Slightly Bizarre - what do I clean DD's new dinghy with?

[Katymac]

I tried the power washer (lazy) & the centre board (I think that's what it's called) came up fine

But the rudder has a layer of kinda faded grey over the white

Jif/vim & kitchen spray have had no effect

Please Help?

Is it plastic? It's impossible to keep eg plastic garden furniture looking like new - as long as it's actually clean, does it matter if it looks faded?

I guess that

but she wants it clean

Ah - well, let her try to make it clean then

The best thing to clean plastic with is washing powder.

Bio or non?

BTW flash doesn't work either

She is cleaning - I am supervising

I wish it was small enough to go in the dishwasher

Sorry - I was otherwise engaged/forced into the playhouse and made to lie down in bed whilst reading stories to my captor

I would always choose bio for anything that's not babys clothes, but I actually haven't excperimented to see if it makes a big difference on plastic cleaning tbh.

excperimented?

New word....nice

My dad has suggested Milton (the bio didn't work)

Oh well - perhaps just works best on surface dirt.

Good luck with the Milton. You might have to resort to telling your daughter to live with it!

She is coming round to that way of thinking atm

She might call it the dirty banana to save having to clean it anymore

Vim & a scouring pad seem to be the most effective

They just take such a bloody long time

They will damage the surface too, katymac - it will get dirtier, and be harder to clean next time you try.

Try to convince DD that being clean is more important than looking clean

Oh POO

That's a bummer

& now I find I have to use a heat gun on the whole thing to even out the colour and remove all the white (which is sun dmamge or bruising )

Now I've seen the naming DD's boat thread, I'm wondering if it is plastic - is it, or wood?????

Plastic (polypropoline) Very worried about it ever coming clean

see here

Well the heat gun thing sounds promising (although scary)

Good luck

Very scarey