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Old 09-19-2007 | 12:51 PM
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Angry Rust stains on gel coat

Over the weekend some dipsh!t left a can of wd40 on my my stern and it left a nasty rust ring. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it? Thanx.
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Old 09-19-2007 | 12:53 PM
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CLR and a lot of elbow grease.



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Old 09-19-2007 | 01:47 PM
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Try Whink in a brown bottle in the cleaning section of grocery stores or WalMart. Spray it on and then wash it off. It will clean the brown off the bottom of boats also. Don't get in your eyes!
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Old 09-19-2007 | 01:52 PM
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Go to Lowe's. They carry the Zep brand of commercial cleaning products. Buy a quart spray bottle of their Tub & Tile cleaner. It's made for removing stains from fiberglass.

While you're there, spring an extra $8 for a replacement axe handle. Use this to whack Mr. WD40 in the nuts.
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Old 09-19-2007 | 01:56 PM
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Snowbowl or on-off.
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Old 09-19-2007 | 02:04 PM
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Like Panther said, ON-OFF will take it right off, If you already tried an oil base cleaner, degrease and allow to dry, apply on -off dry with water ready.
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Old 09-19-2007 | 02:11 PM
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Iron-Out is another. Basically anything with phosphoric acid listed as its active ingredient will do the job.

I've taken a rag, a piece of plastic and some duct tape and made a "band-aid" and left it on overnight for tough stains.
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Old 09-19-2007 | 02:59 PM
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Magic eraser and some wd-40 will peel it right off with ease.
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Old 09-19-2007 | 03:00 PM
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Mary Kate ON/OFF will remove a rust stain almost instantly, and won't hurt Gel-Coat I use it all the time. It is basically Muriatic acid so don't get it on any Galvinized stuff. Eric
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Old 09-19-2007 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Panther
Snowbowl or on-off.
definately that is all i use for rust stains and they work great
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