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Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:27 am**

Scotchbrite and chemicals ! When you rinse, and see the white chalkiness in the water, that was your boat!
Perhaps part of the survey process should be a measurement of gel depth.
Imagine your first real cleanup of your 'new' second-hand boat revealing the beauty of woven rovings suspended in dark resin.
As I asked above, why are so many boats resprayed ? The answer is evident for all to see.
There's a Westerly in Alicante marina that has been "cared for" down to the matting.

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:47 pm**

="longjohnsilver"
Well I'm a convert. In Dartmouth this year had the misfortune to have boat next to me let off maroons for start of regatta, discovered next morning nasty scorch marks on white grp which I couldn't shift. That is until I remembered that I'd got some wessex fibreglass cleaner which i hadn't used. Applying it almost neat along with scrubbing with a sotchbrite cloth not only removed the marks (which I really thought were there permanently!) but also brought the grp up to what looked like new. The only problem then was that I had to do the whole area and then polish it.

It's a brilliant product, can't recommend it enough.

I wouldn't concur, but, as long as you are convinced that all you were removing was the black scorch mark.

The thickness of most gelcoats can be measured in microns. It really doesn't take that much rubbing to breach it.

As for Claymore. Yup that sounds nice, and is somethng you will always see when onboard - so giving great bangs for yer buck, unlike something hideously small and expensive which is tucked out the way....

Donald

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