Quicksilver 675SD — Maintenance
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Solventsareflammable.Exercisepropercare.Wearrubber
glovesduringallcleaningacvity.Usecauonwhen
cleaningaroundstchingordecoravetrimasthese
solventscouldseriouslydamagesuchareas.
Whenstainingfrombuild‐updoesoccur,useonlycleaningagentsthatarerecommendedformarine
gelcoat.Neveruseanabrasivecleanertowashyourboat’shull,noruseanabrasivepadtoaemptto
removestubbornstains.Neverusestrongsolventstoclean.
3. Component Maintenance
Stainless Steel
Stainlesssteelisstrongandcorrosionresistant,butsllrequiresmaintenancetokeepitsappearance.
Frequentrounecleaningofyourstainlesssteelwillhelpmaintainthefinish.
Quicksilver®recommendsthatyouwashstainlesssteelcomponentswithmildsoapandcoldor
lukewarmwateraereveryuseoftheboat.Ifaddedproteconisnecessary,applyacleaningwax.
Eventhefinestcleaningpowderscanscratchorburnishamill‐rolledsurface.Onpolishedfinishes,
rubbingorwipingshouldbedoneinthedireconofthepolishlines,notacrossthem.
Crevicecorrosion,abrownishcoloringwhichoccurswheretwopiecesofstainlesshardwaremeetis
causedbyimpuriesinwaterandair.Itcanbeeasilycleanedwithagoodgrademarinepolishusinga
sponge,clothorsmallbristledbrush(fornooksandcrannies).
Cushions
Saltwater,saltresidue,dirt,ultra‐violetraysetc.willtaketheirtollonvinylproductscausingthemto
losetheirlusterandtexture.Toclean,removeordinarydirtandsmudgeswithamildsoapandwater
soluon.Drywithaso,lint‐freeclothortowel.Moredifficultstainscanbecleanedusingrubbing
alcohol(isopropylalcohol).Rinsecleanedareawithfreshwateranddrywithaclean,so,lint‐free
clothortowel.
Yourcushionsarenotwaterproof.Theyareconstructedofopen‐cellfoamandwillabsorbandhold
water.Donotleavethecushionsinstandingwaterorexposedtoheavy,prolongedrain.If,inthe
eventyourcushionsbecomewaterlogged,removethefoamfromthecushion,pressasmuchwateras
youcanfromthefoamandallowtoairdry.Topreventmildew,keepthevinyldryandmakesurethat
moisturedoesnotaccumulatebetweenthecushions.
Neveruseabrasivecleaners,detergentsorsoscrubtype
cleanerstocleanstainlesssteel.Neveruseabrasivepads,
brushesorspongestoaempttoremovestubbornstains.
Neverusestrongsolventsordetergentswhichcontain
chlorine,andneverusesilvercleaners.
Thecleaneryourstainlesssteelcanbekept,thegreaterthe
assuranceofopmumcorrosionresistance.Withoutproper
careeventhebeststainlesssteelwillcorrode.
Canvas
Chafing,fiberwearfromdirtandgritanddeterioraonfromultravioletlightcancauseyourcanvasto
degradeoverme.Thefabricshouldbecleanedregularlybeforesubstancessuchasdirt,pollen,etc.
areallowedtoaccumulateonandbecomeembeddedinthefabric.Thecanvascanbecleaned
withoutbeingremovedfromtheinstallaon.