On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:56:12 -0400, " JimH" ask wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:09:30 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:49:02 -0400, "Bill Kearney"
wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote:

I've always used Soft Scrub - non bleach, non scented.
Works and not a lot of "elbow grease".

Which is still an abrasive and will not help your gelcoat.

Really?

Hmmmm - well, no.

Here's a image of the interior of the boat which gets all kinds of
crud, blood and stains - see any deterioration of the gel coat?

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger06.JPG

Here's an image of the side of the boat.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger03.JPG

See any deterioration of the gel coat?

We have a fiberglass bath/shower and it's cleaned with Soft Scrub all
the time - no scratches there either.

It does work and work well.

I was a little harsh on that reply - my apology. A little tired
today.

I've used it for a long time and never had a problem. I'll admit it
did hit the boat with Finesse-it II three years ago, but I still use
Soft Scrub with no swirls or fine little scratches.

I have used Soft Scrub when cleaning the anti slip areas on my boats. It
cleans on the surface only.

When trying to clean set in stains like the original poster has oxalic acid
(Bar Keepers Friend) is a far better solution. ;-)

Could be I've never had that kind of stain.

I do fish in a lot of areas that are tannin stained though and that
can be a pain.

I tried Never-Dull once on a stain on a fiberglass boat- that worked
really well, but it strips off the wax.