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JimGo
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Initially Posted - 10/12/2011 : 14:04:21

Has anyone tried Spotless Stainless (http://www.spotlessstainless.com/) for keeping their stainles steel clean?

- Jim
Formerly of 1984 C25 named Dragon Wing

NOTE: In my case, PLEASE don't confuse stars/number of posts with actual knowledge. On any topic.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 10/12/2011 : 17:32:33

Wow, reading it sound great.
Did some web searches, found both sides of the argument. But was most impressed by the one where the guy is going to buy more.

I'll take a look at practical sailors review.

paul

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JimGo
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Response Posted - 10/12/2011 : 20:52:03

Paul,
I just did some reading too (novel concept, thanks for the idea!) and almost all the reviews from people who actually tried the stuff are positive. I might just have to give it a try.

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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 10/13/2011 : 01:18:21

Get cheaper Oxalic acid, its cheaper ;-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 10/13/2011 : 03:19:57

Thomas, that was a subject often found in the research. I recall reading that Oxalic acid on stainless steel was effective but also the return of corrosion was hastened. Not a PS quote, still have to look up that article.

Paul

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Tradewind
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Response Posted - 10/13/2011 : 13:43:33

Nice, I have to try that!

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 10/13/2011 : 14:58:07

I go to SailNet for most of my non-Catalina-specific information. They have had several discussions on Spotless Stainless over the last couple of years. Here's one that is currently active:

[url="http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-discussion-sailing-related/77222-spotless-stainless-question.html"]Spottless Stainless Questions[/url]

There are other threads as well - use their search function. It's interesting that there was a very long thread a couple years ago that has since disappeared. Comments were generally favorable, but not 100% positive. Since then, Spotless Stainless became a SailNet advertiser (purchasing banner ads). I wonder if that fact had anything to do with the disappearance of that thread.

FWIW, I do plan on buying that product as soon as I get around to it.

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JimGo
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Response Posted - 10/13/2011 : 18:24:58

Rick,
Its funny, I checked Cruisersforum and sailboatowners, but not sailnet. Thanks for the link!

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rrick
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Response Posted - 10/13/2011 : 19:27:22

If the ingredient is what those other forums list it as, you can try, and fail, with your own formulation from your grocers canning aisle. The free acid will be much different than the formulation they likely offer, what with chelators, buffers and surfactants to actually make the process work. The product they offer is much different than paying a buck for Barkeeper's Friend instead of $10 for fiberglass rust remover powder (different acid discussed, don't home-can with oxalic acid).

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Lynn
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Response Posted - 10/16/2011 : 21:16:56

I use Bar Keepers Friend on stainless and a lot of other items, and it comes in powder or liquid. Also used it on black fenders (very dirty) given to me free. A friend cleaned her white fenders before selling her boat and swore by the product.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 10/17/2011 : 11:03:42

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Lynn
 I use Bar Keepers Friend on stainless and . . .
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Excellent suggestion Lynn - just enough grit to clean but not scratch.

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 10/17/2011 : 12:29:54

I use Barkeepers Friend a lot also. However, Spotless Stainless is a gel formulation that can penetrate threads and other hard to reach places, then sit there for a period of time (with misting, if you're in drying conditions) and rinse off. (One particularly good applications would be open turnbuckles.) So it potentially has other applications from Barkeepers Friend. That's why I plan to get it.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 10/17/2011 : 18:07:32

I wonder what Spotless Stainless does to wax when you rinse and the residual runs down the sides of th hull . . .

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