little brown specks - The Hull Truth

never eneough · 10-21-2002, 06:18 PM

I just got my boat back from being tuned,serviced etc,and it has little brown specks on one side of the deck!!!@!I read a post several weeks ago about a similar problem....HELP>>>>iI cant seem to get them off easily...What is this?

jocko_nc · 10-21-2002, 06:21 PM

Perhaps rust spots from a gringing operation done nearby? The iron may be gone, but the spot will be there.

"Bar Keepers Friend", a kitchen cleanser works great and is recommended for fiberglass.

Search on same.

jocko

Tbob · 10-21-2002, 06:46 PM

never enough,
I have had exactly the same thing as what it sounds like your describing on my boat before - I think it is something from leaves that get on your boat and stay there for an amount of time - perhaps a type of leave [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif[/img]

reel mccoy · 10-21-2002, 10:41 PM

I'd betcha Jocko is right -- sounds like little rust spots from grinding or sanding. A whole lot of mildly abrasive cleaners will get them out, including the one Jocko mentioned.

The Reel McCoy

Thom · 10-22-2002, 06:08 AM

I get them from the shavings from drilling into steel (even stainless). The cure for me has been FSR (Fiberglass Stain Remover). Its a gel that you apply to a dry surface, let it set for a minute or two, and then it it with a hose. Stains go away. Stuff works very well. It is blue in color and comes in a opaque container so you can see the color. Costs a bit, somewhere around $8 a tub as I recall. Lasts a long time ans works very well on all sorts of stains though. Worth having a can around.

Thom

"I command thee, O fish of the ocean, rise to my bait"

never eneough · 10-23-2002, 04:12 AM

where can i get the FSR? btw it was metal shavings.I found where they drilled into a trolling motor bracket/.We need to inform anyone drilling into metal to clean up your work...this is going to be a pain to get rid of.

jocko_nc · 10-23-2002, 07:16 AM

BKF removes rust quite well. It should not be a big job at all.

I left a coffee can out on my bow locker for a week once by mistake and ended up with a nasty rust ring. BKF took it right up when nothing else would even touch it.

About a buck at the grocery store. In the cleanser section.

jocko

jocko_nc · 10-23-2002, 07:18 AM

Oxyalic acid is the compound in any of those cleaners that does the trick...

bluefin2na · 10-23-2002, 07:20 AM

You can get FSR at any marine store, like West Marine or Boater's World, etc...

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CaseyP · 10-23-2002, 07:33 AM

Has anybody tried OxyClean? I used it on my deck and it works better than FSR. Have not tried BKF.

Casey

Gil Morgan · 10-23-2002, 08:33 AM

As pointed out above, anything with Oxalyic acid will do the job with no rubbing. STARBRITE has a spray bottle that works fine. Spray it on and rust spot goes away in a couple of minutes.