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frich
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Initially Posted - 04/20/2003 : 14:58:18

Dont know if this has been tried or mentioned on the site, but i stumbled on a great easy way to clean the bumper rails. On Irish Ayes there are tan rails that were black after a tough winter, what i did is as follows.

I went to Sears hardware and got a small container of "GOO Gone" (about $4) put this on and let it stand for 2 minutes. The black stains then simply wiped away. For tougher stains I put acetone on fine steel wool and without any rubbing effort the stains were gone.

I rinsed everything with water, and applied a wax coat (Colanite) which by the way works great for the hull.

My rails are as good as new and against the green boot stripe they look great.

Frank R
84 C25 SK

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OJ
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Response Posted - 04/20/2003 : 16:52:12

Thanks Frank!

This is when a "Best of Catalina Maintenance" database would be nice.

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gnorgan
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Response Posted - 04/20/2003 : 20:12:29

Thanks for the good advice. And OJ: I am now going to keep my own file (printed and inserted in my owners binder) on these good ideas. They should be put into the Mainsheet also. Also including Doug's bit on how to make a whiskerpole.<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>
Gary

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marzluff
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Response Posted - 04/20/2003 : 20:58:25

I think goo gone is nothing more than lighter fluid which is cheaper and easier to find.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 04/20/2003 : 21:11:04

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I think goo gone is nothing more than lighter fluid which is cheaper and easier to find.
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Huh? What about the "2 minutes" part? I think lighter fluid would be sorta gone...

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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Response Posted - 04/20/2003 : 21:20:20

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For tougher stains I put acetone on fine steel wool and without any rubbing effort the stains were gone.
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Acetone is not a good general-purpose cleaner, especially on plastics, vinyls, and even gelcoat. It tends to eat into them and shortens their lives. For tough stains and marks, I like Soft Scrub with Bleach, which has a very fine abrasive. Just don't get it on any clothes the Admiral cares about, especially new shirts from LL Bean... <img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle>

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 04/20/2003 : 23:23:26

Just like sandpaper, rubbing compunds come in different "grits". A coarse #7 did a very nice job on my rub-rail. Then indeed some marine wax.

Oscar
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frich
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Response Posted - 04/21/2003 : 07:13:02

Goo Gone is a Citric Based product, and when I used the acetone I did not rub at all. The rails look fine, and came out none the worst.

Frank R
84 C25 SK

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capn rick
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Response Posted - 04/29/2003 : 17:27:50

I just cleaned my rub rail sunday with a rag already permeated with "202" Interlux hull degreaser. Going from dingy dinged and gashed faded white to a nice Hatteras Off-White Polyurethane hull and two gal. of bottom paint. whew!

Capn Rick
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