How to keep your marine cooler always white

Having a good marine cooler both on board and as a fishing companion is a great advantage, especially now that temperatures are high. Nothing beats being able to enjoy a refreshing drink or a fresh piece of fruit. Not to mention live fishing bait, it's the best option to keep them. If there's one thing we think about as soon as summer starts, it's protecting ourselves from the sun. But, how to keep your marine cooler always white. It seems impossible if it has to withstand the sun's rays for many hours, even if we put it in the shade.

What products to use to clean our white cooler?

To clean a white cooler and maintain its white color, use a damp cloth and wipe it over the entire surface. Then, mix half a cup of bleach and a quarter cup of baking soda in four cups of warm water. Clean the surface, let it sit for about 15 minutes, and remove any residue with another clean, damp cloth.

Over time, plastic loses its white color and tends to turn yellowish, especially if exposed (like marine coolers) to the sun. Although the models we have at Inuitz have a treatment with UV inhibitors against the effects of direct sun, it's still a good idea to perform maintenance to keep our white cooler perfect.

Baking soda is a great ally for keeping a surface white and eliminating that yellowish tint. In addition, it helps to minimize germs and dirt on the surface. Did you know that you can whiten any plastic surface with hydrogen peroxide? Not to mention bleach, an option we all know, but mixed with baking soda, it achieves even better results.

Choose a white marine cooler that knows how to protect itself from the sun and storms

At Inuitz, you'll find a wide variety of marine coolers, suitable for your needs, whether for use on a boat or as a fishing companion. For example, the Igloo Marine Ultra 30 28-liter portable cooler is not only perfect for your favorite nautical sport, but it also has features specifically designed for use on boats or in marine environments.

For easier transport, it features a fold-down top handle equipped with a non-slip grip.

This type of cooler is designed to withstand the elements. It incorporates 30mm thick high-density injected polyurethane thermal insulation, which not only provides a high cold retention capacity but also makes them more resistant to impacts.

But if we focus on how to keep the cooler white, it's worth noting that its outer layer is highly resistant, with a special treatment of UV inhibitors to prevent long-term deterioration and improve its lifespan. All screws and connecting elements are made of high-quality stainless steel to resist corrosion.

If we want to keep a cooler white longer, it's essential to opt for a quality model that not only keeps our food and drinks fresh, but also has an exterior prepared to spend many hours under the sun.

Keep your white cooler in the shade

Once we are fishing or sailing, just as we try not to open the portable cooler too many times so it doesn't lose its coolness, we should also keep it as far away from direct sunlight as possible. You can cover it if you can't find shade, but even if it's of the highest quality, it wouldn't hurt to prevent direct sunlight from hitting it for several hours.

Direct sun, especially in summer, can have a negative impact on your summer cooler. Although its exterior has a special treatment, if it gets too hot, this will negatively affect cold retention and humidity will enter, causing our drinks and food to warm up. And this is not what we want on a trip to the sea or the beach.

A simple option to protect it is to cover it with a towel if you are fishing and it is impossible for you to move from the spot. But this is only if there is no other way to expose your marine cooler to the sun. There are always options to protect it; white is ideal for cars, and also for coolers when dealing with hot places, but despite everything, minimal care will make the exterior look attractive.

What kind of maintenance does your portable cooler need?

Exterior maintenance is important, as we've seen, to preserve the white color, but so is the interior. For traditional coolers that use ice or ice packs, one tip is to clean the inside very well once we get home to avoid bad odors. We want it immaculately white and perfect for our next outing. Our Inuitz marine portable coolers are equipped with odor inhibitors, so maintenance would be minimal.

Did you know these tips for maintaining the color of your marine cooler?