Hi, i have just bought a second hand rib and noticed that in some areas the gel coat seems to have some stains that look like they could of been caused by oil or something but i don't know for sure? i have tried a heavy duty cleaner and t-cut but it doesn't fully remove the stains its almost like its got under the gel coat. Does anybody know of any products that would remove the staining or have i done all that i can? Many thanks, Tim.
Tim,
Try a product called Y10. Cant remember the manufacture! It is good stuff but wear gloves and eye protection!! & you will still need elbow grease ( i think you can get that in most chandlerys!!)
My Dad's boat got stained by an oil slick in Gibraltar from a ship flushing its tanks. He used some sort of oxalic acid based product that's like a gel you just paint on and it restores the colour (probably by bleaching out the stain).
I can't remember the name of the product though I'm afraid... it could have been Oxy-something or other?
My Dad's boat got stained by an oil slick in Gibraltar from a ship flushing its tanks. He used some sort of oxalic acid based product that's like a gel you just paint on and it restores the colour (probably by bleaching out the stain).
I can't remember the name of the product though I'm afraid... it could have been Oxy-something or other?
Reds and oranges tend to fade and reveal brush strokes from when the boat was first gelled in the mould. I have just started a 5.2 Aircraft in Rescue Orange but sprayed the gelcoat and pigmented the frist layer in the same orange to hopefully stop this from happening in the future....
The hull...... Is it red or orange?
