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Re: Deck stains

Posted By: Vic Roy
Date: Tuesday, 9 November 2004, at 5:17 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Deck stains (Eddy G)

Bleach is great for organic stains, but totally ineffective on inorganic stains, like rust or mineral stains. Acid will get the inorganic stains off right now, period. Don't fear acid, it is your friend. For example, I had a little rusty stain down the port side of AJ under where the forward bilge pump exits - sure result of some rusty nuts and bolts dropped in the bilge long ago, or maybe that 7/16 box wrench I dropped under the port engine and could never find. Scrubbed the stain down the side with Super Clean, no dice. Took some acid, cut it 50/50 with water, put a dab of Dawn in it as a wetting agent, and one swipe with a deck brush, and ZOOM - the stain is gone off the Imron. Moral is match the cleaning substance with the stain. Organic, say spider crap or leaves, use alkiline (bleach), but on the hard non-organic stuff, use acid, and be agressive with it, then simply rinse, and if you are paranoid about the acid residue eating your boat up, follow with some Clorox to kill the acid.

High school chemistry.

UV

Messages In This Thread

Deck stains
Dave C. -- Tuesday, 9 November 2004, at 10:11 a.m.

Re: Deck stains
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Tuesday, 9 November 2004, at 10:20 a.m.

Re: Deck stains
Frank -- Tuesday, 9 November 2004, at 6:50 p.m.

Re: Deck stains
Chiles -- Tuesday, 9 November 2004, at 10:29 a.m.

Re: Deck stains
Joe Fikentscher -- Tuesday, 9 November 2004, at 3:06 p.m.

Re: Deck stains
Eddy G -- Tuesday, 9 November 2004, at 4:58 p.m.

Re: Deck stains
Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 9 November 2004, at 5:17 p.m.

Re: Deck stains
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Tuesday, 9 November 2004, at 5:29 p.m.