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You've probably thought you heard it all about help with stains
I have a 77 V the finish is getting kind of porous so it's getting more an more difficult to get satins out.Here is what i think is a new one for the books Caterpillar s!!!t one speck and a drop of water and you have a stain the size of a dime on what ever it's on after it dries.Everything I've tried so far won't begin to touch it.Some of the things I've tried is greased lighting and the pressure washer, soft scrub ,Mr clean erasers,steel wool.It only lightened them up but there still very visible.Can anybody give me some ideas to try other than a repaint.BTW this all went through the tarp I had a over the boat.
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06-02-2010, 03:42 PM
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Just a heads-up Lathehand,
Ya gotta be real careful with steelwool around a boat. As you scrub small splinters break off and and embed themselves into the surface. It does not take long before these splinters start oxidising. What you end up with are yellow streaks that follow the path of the water runoff. You will wash them off , yet they will keep reappearing. I use Bronze Wool instead. As for the Grasshopper poop... Maybe you can do a test spot with Hydrogen Peroxide? I seem to recall it has whitining properties. Good luck!
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06-02-2010, 04:18 PM
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I know how much trouble that crap can be. I am a commercial painter and sometimes we have to spray the poop with a stain blocker before putting the latex over it so it does not bleed through. You might need to try some sort of over-priced marine gel-coat cleaner. You could also try a more natural approach like maybe vinegar or lemon juice (that is just a total guess). Here is a link to a thread on boat detailing using a few of the cleaners http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/bo...t-looking.html
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06-02-2010, 05:57 PM
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I talked to the folks at Pro Line and Sea Pro and they both said what they reccommend is toliet bowl cleaner,(liquid type you buy anywhere). I squirt it on or pour it on a sponge and wipe it on and let it sit for about 5 minutes and then wash with a sponge. It will take the nastiest stain (brown water stain) off.
Remember to use it only on the outside of the hull. If you get it on hinges or metal it will discolor. I have been using it for years on the hull of my V.
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06-02-2010, 08:39 PM
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Here's what you need...
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...Bottom+Cleaner But be REEL careful when using it...has about 3 different acids in it and will cause immediate respiratory distress if inhaled...some BAD stuff, but it will get the caterpillar poop off your boat...read the directions closely before you use...Academy Sports also has it...I got mine thru a marine dealer..
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