[C38] FSR is oxalic acid in a gel

[William Knowles]

Thanks Don will give it a try. There are some spots with not much gel coat
left, thought of painting but with the tumble-home I would go nuts trying
not to hit anything. That would take the fun out of boating, and waste
$10000.

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 5:49 PM, D. R. Strong <drstrong at ucdavis.edu> wrote:

>  It really works. Brightened my 30 year old C38 hull. Removed spilled wine
> from gel coat in cockpit area, removes rust from stainless fittings. I
> imagine that it might get the exhaust stains off too.
>
>
> http://www.davisnet.com/product_documents/marine/msds/msds790.pdf
>
> 2.0 Hazardous Ingredients
> Description CAS # % TLV UNIT
> Isopropanol 67-63-0 4.5 400 PPM
> Oxalic Acid 144-32-7 4.5 N/A
> Non-toxic Ingredients 91.0
> 3.0
>
> William Knowles wrote:
>
> Is FSR like roll off a sodium based cleaner?
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:20 PM, D McC <cat38skip at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>  After the FSR ~ Wax, Wax, and more Wax ~~~
>>
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>>
>> Common Sense is a rare gift from the Gods.
>> Most people have only technical training!
>>
>> When in doubt, try the vice you haven't tried before!
>>
>>
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>>
>>
>>  The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span those hours spent in
>> sailing.
>>
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>> *From:* D McC <cat38skip at yahoo.com>
>> *To:* Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
>> *Sent:* Fri, April 16, 2010 11:56:34 AM
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [C38] exhaust stains
>>
>> Try FSR from Davis .... has cleaned every stain I have encountered on
>> gelcoat without the danger of softening it as with acetone or MEK. FSR is
>> oxalic acid in a gel that clings to the surface (and doesnt run down your
>> hand and arm).
>>
>>
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>>
>> Common Sense is a rare gift from the Gods.
>> Most people have only technical training!
>> When in doubt, try the vice you haven't tried before!
>>
>>
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>>
>>
>> The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span those hours spent in
>> sailing.
>>
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* William Knowles <whk1965 at gmail.com>
>> *To:* Listserve at catalina38.org
>> *Sent:* Fri, April 16, 2010 10:21:25 AM
>> *Subject:* [C38] exhaust stains
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas of removing black exhaust stains from the stern?
>> Tried about everything,Roll off with bronze wool seems to take it off. Is
>> there anything less severe?
>>
>> --
>> W H Knowles
>>
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