I can only assume this is a factor of two decades worth of tools being stored in the drawers of my boat, but every single one of them without exception is full of dirt, sawdust, and a bunch of other crud. I gutted the boat when I bought it about 6 months ago (banishing all of the tools into the cockpit lockers), and I would love to use the drawers in the boat for things like clothes, silverware, or any number of other items you might need on a long weekend cruise (crazy I know), but I can't bring myself to put household items in the drawers as they are now.
Because the interior of the drawers is raw wood, I am having a difficult time figuring out how to clean and effectively sanitize them. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
You might want to consider trying Murphy's Soap, it's made specifucally for wood. I've used it in the past on oher wood projects and found it to do a fair job.
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Allan Rex
# 2216
I'll give it a try, thanks!
Clean them with Laquer thinner, then prime/paint the insides with a white enamel?
Craig
Craig Illman, Seattle
S/V Espresso C34 #1150 1991
our 93 had set for years unused and collecting dirt dobbers, wasp nests and abosorbing smells and stains from all thing left in drawers and every where else. Much was cleaned with Castrol SuperClean, this stuff is awsome! be careful and use gloves but it makes black bilges new again as well as everything else, its biodegradeable too. I've removed all drawers and their structures, washed with laquer thinner then denatured alcohol and finally coated everything except front teak with MAS thin epoxy thinned 10% with denatured alcohol. The teak is sanded with 180 then varnished with many coats of Target water based gloss varnish, I love this stuff as you don't need to sand between coats and eventually the gloss comes out with a 400 sanding before the final coat. Russ:):):)
Spanki & {Russ 12-8-1949/9-6-2010 R.I.P Butch}
s/v Spanki 1993 Catalina 36 #1224
"Don't worry, Be happy""Sail your life away"
My admiral lined the bottom of all our drawers with that spongy lattice material used for non-slip. I have no idea what it is called.
It has the benefits of muffling the sound of anything hard hitting the drawer bottom, hiding the drawer bottom if it is less than pleasing to view, and keeping objects from sliding as much in a seaway.
Duane Ising - Past Commodore (2011-2012)
s/v Diva Di
1999 Catalina 36 Hull #1777
Std rig; wing keel, M35B, Delta (45#)
Punta Gorda, FL
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