Quote Originally Posted by Razzman View Post
This has been posted before but i'll repeat it again. What everyone needs to realize is that marine vinyls have UV inhibitors impregnated into the vinyl. Using ANYTHING other than what the manufacturer recommends to clean the vinyl can damage those inhibitors leading to vinyl breakdown and ultimately damage to the vinyl. The use of the wrong cleaner can also start a irreversable breaksown of the vinyl.

It's everyone's choice what to use but just let me relate this true story. A few years back Mastercraft and another large builder (can't remember which one) isued a statement that any use of harsh chemicals to clean vinyl, and Fantastik was specifically mentioned, voids the warrenty. All because of interior warrenty claims. There was a big flap and MC prevailed because cleaners other than approved were used.

I know some have said Fantastik is on some kind of approved list but i would think twice about it.
I agree 100% with everything you posted. In fact that's exactly why I posted this link from the manufacturer!

I hadn't heard about Fantastik and the MasterCraft issue. If you have any additional info or links I'd love to hear more.

I chose to give Fantastik a try since it is on the vinyl manufacturers list of approved cleaners (see link in first post.) Given that, I am confident that any vinyl warranty issues due to Fantastik would be covered. That said, if it's been proven to cause issues with other vinyl, it's not worth the risk.