Black mark removal
 

My boat is routinely lifted by a fork lift to be put on a rack. The lift has
left many black streaks on the bottom of the boat. Now the marina has finally
bought new covers for the forks, so I'm thinking of cleaning the marks off.

West Marine sells stuff to do the job, supposedly. Has anyone ever used it? Any
recommendations on how to do it?

Thanks!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

John,
Any polish will do the job.


"John H." wrote in message
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My boat is routinely lifted by a fork lift to be put on a rack. The lift
has
left many black streaks on the bottom of the boat. Now the marina has
finally
bought new covers for the forks, so I'm thinking of cleaning the marks
off.

West Marine sells stuff to do the job, supposedly. Has anyone ever used
it? Any
recommendations on how to do it?

Thanks!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

In article , PocoLoco415
@hotmail.com says...
My boat is routinely lifted by a fork lift to be put on a rack. The lift has
left many black streaks on the bottom of the boat. Now the marina has finally
bought new covers for the forks, so I'm thinking of cleaning the marks off.

West Marine sells stuff to do the job, supposedly. Has anyone ever used it? Any
recommendations on how to do it?

Thanks!

The black streak remover that west sells is for streaks down the sides.

You need polish and some elbow grease. Don't forget to wax.

jps

On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 14:02:57 -0400, John H.
wrote:

My boat is routinely lifted by a fork lift to be put on a rack. The lift has
left many black streaks on the bottom of the boat. Now the marina has finally
bought new covers for the forks, so I'm thinking of cleaning the marks off.

West Marine sells stuff to do the job, supposedly. Has anyone ever used it? Any
recommendations on how to do it?

Thanks!

To to WalMart and buy some Soft Scrub Plain.

Little elbow grease, little wax and your all set.

Magic Erasers by Johnson and Johnson ( I think ) I don't know how they work
but they do. We use them on just about everything.
"John H." wrote in message
...
My boat is routinely lifted by a fork lift to be put on a rack. The lift
has
left many black streaks on the bottom of the boat. Now the marina has
finally
bought new covers for the forks, so I'm thinking of cleaning the marks
off.

West Marine sells stuff to do the job, supposedly. Has anyone ever used
it? Any
recommendations on how to do it?

Thanks!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Pesonally , I would bitch at the marina and have them remove the marks, they
put them there



"John H." wrote in message
...
My boat is routinely lifted by a fork lift to be put on a rack. The lift
has
left many black streaks on the bottom of the boat. Now the marina has
finally
bought new covers for the forks, so I'm thinking of cleaning the marks
off.

West Marine sells stuff to do the job, supposedly. Has anyone ever used
it? Any
recommendations on how to do it?

Thanks!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 17:31:54 -0500, "seeray28" wrote:

Pesonally , I would bitch at the marina and have them remove the marks, they
put them there



"John H." wrote in message
.. .
My boat is routinely lifted by a fork lift to be put on a rack. The lift
has
left many black streaks on the bottom of the boat. Now the marina has
finally
bought new covers for the forks, so I'm thinking of cleaning the marks
off.

West Marine sells stuff to do the job, supposedly. Has anyone ever used
it? Any
recommendations on how to do it?

Thanks!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."


Well, thanks to all for the advice. Looks like it's going to take work. Damn.

I've already bitched at the marina. It's 'just one of those things'. If I left
it in the water, I'd have to remove barnacles. Oh well.


--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

HarryKrause wrote:


I'll be glad to loan you my pro-grade waxer-buffer. Saves on the elbow
grease.


Now that's an offer. You previously offered to take JohnH out on your
boat & he declined...it'll be interesting to see if he takes you up on this.

On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:41:38 GMT, Don White wrote:

HarryKrause wrote:


I'll be glad to loan you my pro-grade waxer-buffer. Saves on the elbow
grease.


Now that's an offer. You previously offered to take JohnH out on your
boat & he declined...it'll be interesting to see if he takes you up on this.

Got one. I'se just hopin' there was an *easy* way.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

John,

Suggest you try Goo Gone before anything else. It's amazing what that stuff
will soften. Follow with some fiberglass polish and a buffer.

Good luck.

Butch
"John H." wrote in message
...
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:41:38 GMT, Don White
wrote:

HarryKrause wrote:


I'll be glad to loan you my pro-grade waxer-buffer. Saves on the elbow
grease.


Now that's an offer. You previously offered to take JohnH out on your
boat & he declined...it'll be interesting to see if he takes you up on
this.

Got one. I'se just hopin' there was an *easy* way.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:02:20 GMT, "Butch Davis" wrote:

John,

Suggest you try Goo Gone before anything else. It's amazing what that stuff
will soften. Follow with some fiberglass polish and a buffer.

Good luck.

Butch
"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:41:38 GMT, Don White
wrote:

HarryKrause wrote:


I'll be glad to loan you my pro-grade waxer-buffer. Saves on the elbow
grease.


Now that's an offer. You previously offered to take JohnH out on your
boat & he declined...it'll be interesting to see if he takes you up on
this.

Got one. I'se just hopin' there was an *easy* way.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD


Great idea! I've got a quart or so of that stuff around here somewhere!

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:02:20 GMT, "Butch Davis"
wrote:

John,

Suggest you try Goo Gone before anything else. It's amazing what that
stuff
will soften. Follow with some fiberglass polish and a buffer.

Good luck.

Butch
"John H." wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:41:38 GMT, Don White
wrote:

HarryKrause wrote:


I'll be glad to loan you my pro-grade waxer-buffer. Saves on the elbow
grease.


Now that's an offer. You previously offered to take JohnH out on your
boat & he declined...it'll be interesting to see if he takes you up on
this.

Got one. I'se just hopin' there was an *easy* way.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD


Great idea! I've got a quart or so of that stuff around here somewhere!

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

Good old kerosene would probably work also....it will also strip the wax so
you would have to touch it up afterwards.

On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 10:27:13 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:02:20 GMT, "Butch Davis"
wrote:

John,

Suggest you try Goo Gone before anything else. It's amazing what that
stuff
will soften. Follow with some fiberglass polish and a buffer.

Good luck.

Butch
"John H." wrote in message
...
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:41:38 GMT, Don White
wrote:

HarryKrause wrote:


I'll be glad to loan you my pro-grade waxer-buffer. Saves on the elbow
grease.


Now that's an offer. You previously offered to take JohnH out on your
boat & he declined...it'll be interesting to see if he takes you up on
this.

Got one. I'se just hopin' there was an *easy* way.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD


Great idea! I've got a quart or so of that stuff around here somewhere!

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

Good old kerosene would probably work also....it will also strip the wax so
you would have to touch it up afterwards.


I wonder if mineral spirits would work, without messing up the gel coat?

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

"John H." wrote in message
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On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 10:27:13 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:02:20 GMT, "Butch Davis"

wrote:

John,

Suggest you try Goo Gone before anything else. It's amazing what that
stuff
will soften. Follow with some fiberglass polish and a buffer.

Good luck.

Butch
"John H." wrote in message
m...
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:41:38 GMT, Don White
wrote:

HarryKrause wrote:


I'll be glad to loan you my pro-grade waxer-buffer. Saves on the
elbow
grease.


Now that's an offer. You previously offered to take JohnH out on your
boat & he declined...it'll be interesting to see if he takes you up on
this.

Got one. I'se just hopin' there was an *easy* way.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD


Great idea! I've got a quart or so of that stuff around here somewhere!

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

Good old kerosene would probably work also....it will also strip the wax
so
you would have to touch it up afterwards.


I wonder if mineral spirits would work, without messing up the gel coat?

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

I would not think mineral spirits or kerosene would mess up the gelcoat. If
you get into something with a high solvent content like acetone it would
definitely soften up the gelcoat.

On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 10:44:56 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 10:27:13 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
...
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:02:20 GMT, "Butch Davis"

wrote:

John,

Suggest you try Goo Gone before anything else. It's amazing what that
stuff
will soften. Follow with some fiberglass polish and a buffer.

Good luck.

Butch
"John H." wrote in message
om...
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:41:38 GMT, Don White
wrote:

HarryKrause wrote:


I'll be glad to loan you my pro-grade waxer-buffer. Saves on the
elbow
grease.


Now that's an offer. You previously offered to take JohnH out on your
boat & he declined...it'll be interesting to see if he takes you up on
this.

Got one. I'se just hopin' there was an *easy* way.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD


Great idea! I've got a quart or so of that stuff around here somewhere!

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

Good old kerosene would probably work also....it will also strip the wax
so
you would have to touch it up afterwards.


I wonder if mineral spirits would work, without messing up the gel coat?

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

I would not think mineral spirits or kerosene would mess up the gelcoat. If
you get into something with a high solvent content like acetone it would
definitely soften up the gelcoat.


Well, maybe this won't be as much work as I feared. If I can spray and wipe with
the mineral spirits, that would be much easier than breaking out the
buffer/polisher.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 10:44:56 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 10:27:13 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
m...
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:02:20 GMT, "Butch Davis"

wrote:

John,

Suggest you try Goo Gone before anything else. It's amazing what that
stuff
will soften. Follow with some fiberglass polish and a buffer.

Good luck.

Butch
"John H." wrote in message
news:lcokc11vjph2iqn9dc727554itia5ljoir@4ax. com...
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:41:38 GMT, Don White
wrote:

HarryKrause wrote:


I'll be glad to loan you my pro-grade waxer-buffer. Saves on the
elbow
grease.


Now that's an offer. You previously offered to take JohnH out on
your
boat & he declined...it'll be interesting to see if he takes you up
on
this.

Got one. I'se just hopin' there was an *easy* way.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD


Great idea! I've got a quart or so of that stuff around here
somewhere!

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

Good old kerosene would probably work also....it will also strip the wax
so
you would have to touch it up afterwards.


I wonder if mineral spirits would work, without messing up the gel coat?

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

I would not think mineral spirits or kerosene would mess up the gelcoat.
If
you get into something with a high solvent content like acetone it would
definitely soften up the gelcoat.


Well, maybe this won't be as much work as I feared. If I can spray and
wipe with
the mineral spirits, that would be much easier than breaking out the
buffer/polisher.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

Heck WD40 might also work.