Cleaning bottom gelcoat for winterization

[garywilkinson]

potion

Ok,....

bought Starbrite Hull cleaner, trying that 1st.

Then,.. if that doesn't work,...

the potion of Lysol TBowl cleaner with Hydrogen peroxide.

will letcha know what does it best.

[stillsking]

Re: Cleaning bottom gelcoat for winterization

I have a 95 Nautique in immaculate condition, previous owner never had it in the water for more than 24 hours.

This summer, I had the boat in our (very) clean lake for the season and wiped her down below water line every weekend. Still the silt in the lake produced a brown tinge that is a pain to see and clean off.

Power washing gets off surface grime but obviously doesn't get to the porous depths of the gel coat. I waxed 3 times in the spring with a highly regarded wax to no avail.

Now the problem is getting the brown waterline off the bottom surface.

Detergents don't seem to do it completely and I'm worried about Muriatic acid for obvious reasons.

Anyone have a magic potion or procedure that works well on gel coat???

(I'm actually debating having the waterline down surface painted with black Imron!)

Any magic out there???

[stillsking]

FSR at BoatersWorld gets the stains off,wipe on,wipe off with out gloves.

[igkya]

Just did mine this week with Slimy Grimy. Worked great, but like others said, keep this (and other similar products) out of your eyes, mouth and skin.