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Use Skunk Potion
By:michael
Date: 12/8/2000, 6:20 pm
In Response To: To remove "Skunk Work"? (Tony)

: That does it! Either my yak is jinxed or the RAKA epoxy I used. My yak seems
: to attrack all the wild life in my neighborhood. The first day I glassed
: the cocpit, a racoon climb all the way inside and crapped. I have to scrap
: and wash the inside of my yak. Everytime I coated the boat, I found cat
: paw prints all over. Since than, I made a tarp cover which got tatter real
: soon -- they still managed to get inside.Last week I did the final fill
: and set it aside to cure for a week to wax it. Last night a skunk was
: chased by my neighbor's dog. Guess where it end up. I don't know where it
: sprayed (inside or out,) the whole thing stinks 20 feet away. I probably
: have to sand it down once the smell subsided to remove possibly any smell
: contamination and cover the rest with yet one more coat of epoxy to seal
: in any smell.
: Any suggession to remove skunk smell without demagging the epoxy or future
: vanish?
: My brother-in-law now calls my effort "the Skunk Work." -- he
: previously called that "the Titanic."
: You know guys, I just may paint a skunk onto the back side of my yak to
: remember this. So, in the future, if you see a stitch and tape Guillmot
: with a strip recessed deck and skunk paint on the stern end, you know
: where this all started!

Try Massengill's powdered douche. Don't laugh. It worked on our dog (a Samoyed) when she got sprayed. Once we found out about it we kept a gallon container of "skunk potion" pre-mixed and ready just in case. Luckily our current golden retriever, Rocky, can't seem to find the skunks or get near enough to them.

Michael

Messages In This Thread

To remove "Skunk Work"?
Tony -- 12/8/2000, 4:20 pm
Re: To remove "Skunk Work"?
Russ -- 12/14/2000, 12:28 am
Re: Try Sink the Stink *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 12/11/2000, 7:29 pm
Re: To remove "Skunk Work"?
Tony -- 12/11/2000, 12:26 pm
Re: To remove "Skunk Work"?
Todd Bradshaw -- 12/10/2000, 7:24 pm
Re: To remove "Skunk Work"?
Tony -- 12/11/2000, 12:20 pm
Re: To remove "Skunk Work"?
Brian Wegener -- 12/9/2000, 10:47 am
Re: To remove "Skunk Work"?
Lee -- 12/8/2000, 8:04 pm
Use Skunk Potion
michael -- 12/8/2000, 6:20 pm
Re: To remove "Skunk Work"?
mike Allen ---} -- 12/8/2000, 5:35 pm
Re: To remove "Skunk Work"?
Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 12/8/2000, 5:14 pm