Getting Tree/Leaf Stains off boat?
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I'm trying to recover from IRMA. Guess I should be glad (I am) it is still in one piece, but my baby is a mess. Got tree and leaf and whatever stains all over her, head to toe. The boat is a cream color fiberglass painted with Imron. I tried OrPine wash and wax - it did nothing. I do have some White Knight Stain Remover, but my boat needs inside totally cleaned. The White Knight route may be only option.
But does anyone else know a stain remover a little easier to apply over large area I can try? thanks
But does anyone else know a stain remover a little easier to apply over large area I can try? thanks
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Clorox
Clean-Up Cleaner + Bleach
Clean-Up Cleaner + Bleach
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Wet it, sprinkle barkeepers friend around and lightly spread with a deck brush, rinse then wash. Oxalic acid is the key. Also other cleaners like starbrite that have it and work.
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I'm trying to recover from IRMA. Guess I should be glad (I am) it is still in one piece, but my baby is a mess. Got tree and leaf and whatever stains all over her, head to toe. The boat is a cream color fiberglass painted with Imron. I tried OrPine wash and wax - it did nothing. I do have some White Knight Stain Remover, but my boat needs inside totally cleaned. The White Knight route may be only option.
But does anyone else know a stain remover a little easier to apply over large area I can try? thanks
But does anyone else know a stain remover a little easier to apply over large area I can try? thanks
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Magic erasers work well but be very careful it's actually taking a very thin layer of your surface off.
The sun will fade the stains over time but try this stuff it works well.
The sun will fade the stains over time but try this stuff it works well.
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Don't know about some of the stuff mentioned, but the Clorox Clean-up+bleach cost $2.88 a bottle. One bottle did the entire interior of my 25' boot and only took about an hour. I had organic stains over nearly every inch. Squirted the stuff all over everything, scrubbed with a long handled brush and let sit for a bit and rinsed off. It came out sparkling and areas got clean I never thought would.
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I also get oak pieces and other leaves that leave a nice brown acidic stain. Only thing that works is bleach. I scrub on deck and let sit for a 2-3 minutes, looks brand new again. Some people say don't use bleach but frankly I have tried other products and they just simply do not work to the same level.
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Don't know about some of the stuff mentioned, but the Clorox Clean-up+bleach cost $2.88 a bottle. One bottle did the entire interior of my 25' boot and only took about an hour. I had organic stains over nearly every inch. Squirted the stuff all over everything, scrubbed with a long handled brush and let sit for a bit and rinsed off. It came out sparkling and areas got clean I never thought would.
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Bleach is about the worst thing in the world you can put on the inside of your boat BUT it is about the only thing that works on tree stains. I make sure I only do the spots that won't come up and immediately make sure you put woody wax down. Don't spray the entire inside of your boat unless you really don't care about it. It will eventually make everything chalky