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Gelcoat Maple tree stains
Spent a nice day on a coworkers 26' Macgreger Sailboat.
Beautiful boat except it recently was stored under a tree and has horrible sap stains all over it. He says he has tried everything. Today I tried Xtreme hull cleaner, a product I found worked really well on waterline scum ,basically an acid, it didnt work at all. Any suggestions? Magic potions? Grammas old recipies? Thanks in advance. RK Lake Simcoe Ontario Canada |
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Gelcoat Maple tree stains
"Doobie" wrote in message
5.104... Spent a nice day on a coworkers 26' Macgreger Sailboat. Beautiful boat except it recently was stored under a tree and has horrible sap stains all over it. He says he has tried everything. Today I tried Xtreme hull cleaner, a product I found worked really well on waterline scum ,basically an acid, it didnt work at all. Any suggestions? Magic potions? Grammas old recipies? Thanks in advance. RK Lake Simcoe Ontario Canada Go to a paint store and pick up some Oxalic Acid crystals. Used for bleaching wood but also works on gelcoat. It's what's in the stain remover FSR and a heck of a lot cheaper. Make certain you rinse well once it's done it's thing. jps |
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Gelcoat Maple tree stains
Something that I have been able to use on car, boat, canoe, anything is
Rapid Tap. I'm not sure where you can get it from but it's used for tapping threads in pipe and steel. It works and doesn't damage the paint, gelcoat or materials.... plus it's cheap. Good Luck! "Doobie" wrote in message 5.104... Spent a nice day on a coworkers 26' Macgreger Sailboat. Beautiful boat except it recently was stored under a tree and has horrible sap stains all over it. He says he has tried everything. Today I tried Xtreme hull cleaner, a product I found worked really well on waterline scum ,basically an acid, it didnt work at all. Any suggestions? Magic potions? Grammas old recipies? Thanks in advance. RK Lake Simcoe Ontario Canada |
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Gelcoat Maple tree stains
IF it is infact sap... if it's something else I don't know how it will
work... it may still work... I know for sure it removes the lumps of sap... "M.E." wrote in message ... Something that I have been able to use on car, boat, canoe, anything is Rapid Tap. I'm not sure where you can get it from but it's used for tapping threads in pipe and steel. It works and doesn't damage the paint, gelcoat or materials.... plus it's cheap. Good Luck! "Doobie" wrote in message 5.104... Spent a nice day on a coworkers 26' Macgreger Sailboat. Beautiful boat except it recently was stored under a tree and has horrible sap stains all over it. He says he has tried everything. Today I tried Xtreme hull cleaner, a product I found worked really well on waterline scum ,basically an acid, it didnt work at all. Any suggestions? Magic potions? Grammas old recipies? Thanks in advance. RK Lake Simcoe Ontario Canada |
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Gelcoat Maple tree stains
I believe it is although I'm not too sure... all I know is I have a couple
cans of it at home here that work great! I'm curious about that now and will have to look into it. Mike "Steve P." wrote in message ... I can't vouch for how well this stuff would work on sap but I am going to guess that you would be referring to the "Original Formula" Rapid tap as opposed to the "New" formula. The original was mostly 1,1,1-Trichloroethane while the new is mostly mineral oil. At one time most tapping fluids were 1,1,1-Trichloroethane based but I believe that the chemical itself can no longer be made in the US because it is ozone depleting. Steve P. "M.E." wrote in message ... Something that I have been able to use on car, boat, canoe, anything is Rapid Tap. I'm not sure where you can get it from but it's used for tapping threads in pipe and steel. It works and doesn't damage the paint, gelcoat or materials.... plus it's cheap. Good Luck! "Doobie" wrote in message 5.104... Spent a nice day on a coworkers 26' Macgreger Sailboat. Beautiful boat except it recently was stored under a tree and has horrible sap stains all over it. He says he has tried everything. Today I tried Xtreme hull cleaner, a product I found worked really well on waterline scum ,basically an acid, it didnt work at all. Any suggestions? Magic potions? Grammas old recipies? Thanks in advance. RK Lake Simcoe Ontario Canada |
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Gelcoat Maple tree stains
Try FSR. It's a blue gel with oxalic acid in it... has always worked for me.
-- Keith __ Men are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Get used to it. "M.E." wrote in message ... I believe it is although I'm not too sure... all I know is I have a couple cans of it at home here that work great! I'm curious about that now and will have to look into it. Mike "Steve P." wrote in message ... I can't vouch for how well this stuff would work on sap but I am going to guess that you would be referring to the "Original Formula" Rapid tap as opposed to the "New" formula. The original was mostly 1,1,1-Trichloroethane while the new is mostly mineral oil. At one time most tapping fluids were 1,1,1-Trichloroethane based but I believe that the chemical itself can no longer be made in the US because it is ozone depleting. Steve P. "M.E." wrote in message ... Something that I have been able to use on car, boat, canoe, anything is Rapid Tap. I'm not sure where you can get it from but it's used for tapping threads in pipe and steel. It works and doesn't damage the paint, gelcoat or materials.... plus it's cheap. Good Luck! "Doobie" wrote in message 5.104... Spent a nice day on a coworkers 26' Macgreger Sailboat. Beautiful boat except it recently was stored under a tree and has horrible sap stains all over it. He says he has tried everything. Today I tried Xtreme hull cleaner, a product I found worked really well on waterline scum ,basically an acid, it didnt work at all. Any suggestions? Magic potions? Grammas old recipies? Thanks in advance. RK Lake Simcoe Ontario Canada |
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