I second the recommendation for Bar Keeper's Friend. It cleans all sorts of stuff, rust and glue residue included. It can be used on a wide variety of surfaces so it's handy to have around in general.
Steve Toronto C&C 32 On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:09 PM, <cenel...@aol.com> wrote: > 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 > <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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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