Paulj Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 I told my wife we would keep our 2016 B52-23 at least until MB did a complete redesign.....Well that day is here. So I'm looking for some feedback on the interior. Does anyone have any input on the denim and the reflex? Thinking about using the denim on the main seating area and the reflex for the accent areas. The reflex resembles brushed aluminum and is super smooth. I really like Ratan but I fear it will hold dirt and make marks on your skin when sitting up against it for long periods of time. Gel will be orange flake and silver flake. As always I value this groups input. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk sand2snow and adam4x4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdad22 Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Denim is my favorite material. I bought my 17 that had that for A fair bit of the interior. So when I built my boat last year I used denim for a majority of my interior. Doesn’t seem to get brittle like some the vinyls. Really comfortable. Doesn’t seem to get too hot. My only complaint with it is the first material in my boat to collect mildew or mold of it doesn’t get aired out. I would still order again in a heartbeat, but next time I won’t do the white in denim material. Paulj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoddtost Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hey Paul- I met you when you were ordering yours. Congrats on getting a L. I switched my order up to a regular b52. I don’t thing the L will clear a 8’ tall garage door. I did mostly regular on my build this time because of the right color pallet I was going for. The denim is awesome, but just not the right color this time for me, I did accents of gridlock to get some contrast. sand2snow, Birddog7.62 and Paulj 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWCasper Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Here’s mine. LOVE Denim and Rotan. Both are extremely easy to maintain. Had the same concerns about Rotan but hasn’t been the case. I know mine are dark colors but I have SERIOUS OCD when it comes to cleaning. Notes: Gridlock in black doesn’t like sunscreen - takes a couple hours in the sun to disappear - Gridlock in pearl white doesn’t seem to to have the same issue with sunscreen but it’s easily the hardest vinyl in my interior to maintain and I don’t think it’s because it’s the only white I have - It almost seams porous - dirt oldsmobiledriver, sand2snow and Paulj 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Donfather Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Here’s mine. LOVE Denim and Rotan. Both are extremely easy to maintain. Had the same concerns about Rotan but hasn’t been the case. I know mine are dark colors but I have SERIOUS OCD when it comes to cleaning. Notes: Gridlock in black doesn’t like sunscreen - takes a couple hours in the sun to disappear - Gridlock in pearl white doesn’t seem to to have the same issue with sunscreen but it’s easily the hardest vinyl in my interior to maintain and I don’t think it’s because it’s the only white I have - It almost seams porous - dirt . I have gridlock in white. I have no issues. We use Boat Bling every time we come back in. We also use Boat Bling Conditioner every third time. sand2snow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulj Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Wow that's dark! How's the temp in the sun? Do you have any pics of the actual interior? I would have never thought of using the ratan in the main seating area. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWCasper Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 I have gridlock in white. I have no issues. We use Boat Bling every time we come back in. We also use Boat Bling Conditioner every third time. I use the same products same frequency. I would say the Gridlock pearl white is fine everywhere I have it with the exception of the areas around the cabin speakers - where the vinyl has to be drawn extremely tight to eliminate wrinkles in the negative arcs. Maybe that tightness is the difference. I suspect few people would even notice it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWCasper Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Wow that's dark! How's the temp in the sun? Do you have any pics of the actual interior? I would have never thought of using the ratan in the main seating area. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk I does get warm in the sun but never uncomfortable. I wouldn’t recommend it in Phoenix, I’m in Michigan so... sand2snow, oldsmobiledriver, Paulj and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot4teach Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Paul, My boat is all reflex. I love the look of it and its easy to clean. It seems to scratch easier than some of the others. Accent areas would be perfect though. My B52 I'm going with carbon denim for main and gridlock silver and white for the rest. Congrats on the new boat!! Can't wait to see it. Paulj and sand2snow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot4teach Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 I does get warm in the sun but never uncomfortable. I wouldn’t recommend it in Phoenix, I’m in Michigan so... I love that! I wish the gridlock charcoal was more like the color of the rattan. MWCasper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Donfather Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 I told my wife we would keep our 2016 B52-23 at least until MB did a complete redesign.....Well that day is here. So I'm looking for some feedback on the interior. Does anyone have any input on the denim and the reflex? Thinking about using the denim on the main seating area and the reflex for the accent areas. The reflex resembles brushed aluminum and is super smooth. I really like Ratan but I fear it will hold dirt and make marks on your skin when sitting up against it for long periods of time. Gel will be orange flake and silver flake. As always I value this groups input. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Paul, Are you doing the Ultra Custom 23.5 23 foot exterior withe the 24 interior? adam4x4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosshog Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 23 interior is not the same as 24 adam4x4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulj Posted January 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Just assuming the new 23 would be similar. I am waiting to see The Boat Shacks first. I'm not ordering anything until I sell mine, and see it in action. In other words the stars will have to align. Lol Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Kalen427 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulj Posted January 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Let's hope not. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Birddog7.62 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot4teach Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 23 interior is not the same as 24 @Bosshog. Will the interior on the Boat Shack's first one look the same as the final production? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birddog7.62 Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 @Bosshog. Will the interior on the Boat Shack's first one look the same as the final production? saw your ad on CL, damn bro you're giving that thing away. Smoking deal for someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot4teach Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 saw your ad on CL, damn bro you're giving that thing away. Smoking deal for someone. Yep. Just need the right person to see the add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodiestcadaver Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Denim looks and feels nice. My worry would be long term sun fade and hard to clean My experience with the gridlock was not the best. I had it in white and I thought it was hard to clean. and seemed to spread around the stitching like it was a weak material or something. But it looks and feels great. Paulj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperryd Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Cool, you can bring it to Shasta for the mini meetup in July. I won't mention topping off the tank or anything!! Paulj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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