I just power washed my 16 year old deck and it cleaned up easily. ? OTOH, I am looking at pretty 'flat white' (non-painted) gel-coat. ? Also, I need to redo my non-skid for the 2nd time soon, probably with the Kiwi stuff which was well reviewed by Practical Sailor recently. ? Ideally this will be my last non-skid application and while I like the presumed permanence of the glue-on stuff like Treadmaster, its cost is a lot more than the paint-based stuff. ? In the interim, what does the list like for 'easily' shining up the deck--the non-non-skid portion?? Water Phantom takes a lot of NC sun year round and will probably need the deck painted when I do the non-skid. ? Charlie Nelson Water Phantom C&C 36 XL/kcb Greenville, NC
cenel...@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> To: wal <w...@wbryant.com>; cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 10:50 am Subject: Re: Stus-List Deck Cleaning Help I understand that rust stains and those brown stains we see just above the water line, at least we get them here in St. Margaret's Bay, are actually very fine particulates in nature and these small particles penetrate into the gel coat or paint. Getting rid of them requires more than elbow grease...it requires something that can get in there and dissolve those micron and submicron sized particles so they can be flushed out...when totally broken down into the constituents ions they are colourless in solution and acidic solutions or acidic pastes like oxalic, hydrochloric and phosphoric acids can dissolve these particles quite readily and presto...the stain is gone. Same for rust and manganese deposits that form in toilets that are flushed with water which contains iron and manganese particles like iron oxide hydroxide for example. Useless information maybe but it's a slow day here. Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Wally Bryant Sent: October 22, 2012 10:49 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Deck Cleaning Help Liz - For the rust rings, try FSR (Fiberglass Stain Remover) from Davis Instruments. Google it for a million sources. I had always assumed it was just Oxalic Acid thickened up a bit, but there must be something else in there as it works a lot better than an Oxalic Acid paste. I just tried it on a lark, as I have a tendency to develop the worlds worst rust streaks down my transom from the mounting hardware on my Monitor and the teak shelf that sits underneath it. This stuff removed the streaks in less than 5 minutes after applying it with a paint brush and no scrubbing other than using the brush to keep the stain wet. Wal Liz Mather wrote: > and secondly he left > tools and the setol can (metal) on the deck and obviouly during a rain > storm and stained the decks with the metal so I now have a metal ring on my > deck in two places -- s/v Stella Blue www.wbryant.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5347 - Release Date: 10/22/12 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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