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Re: Spots on the finish
By:Paul Lund
Date: 5/5/2001, 12:16 pm
In Response To: Re: Spots on the finish (Mike)

: Hi Paul, thanks for the help, the spots are translucent white and just like
: dried rain spots, they vary in size and are fainter now after a scrub with
: soap and water but do not want to go away all together. Some you can
: hardly see except in the right light. They showed up after just two hours
: of paddling in this particular lake. Never had problems like this in Salt
: water or other fresh water lakes.

: I was thinking of trying a vinager solution to see if that would take them
: off. Let me know what you think. Not a big deal, but curious as to the
: cause.

: Mike
: ----------------------------------------

Mike,

I'd start out by trying warm water first.

You might have luck with the vinegar. Or rub a bit of lemon on one of the spots, that might work too, and be a little less harsh than the vinegar.

The plumbing dept of your local hardware should have something to remove mineral deposits from shower roses and other plumbing fixtures, this will work, though i'm not sure of it's effect on your varnish, should be ok.

Your local camping store should have hard water soap, this may work too.

Julie's given some good sugestions too.

Whichever way you decide to go, make sure you try it out on a test piece first!

Cheers,

Paul.

Messages In This Thread

Spots on the finish
Mike -- 5/4/2001, 1:26 am
Re: Spots on the finish
Julie Kanarr -- 5/5/2001, 10:03 am
Re: Spots on the finish
Mike -- 5/5/2001, 10:47 am
Re: Spots on the finish
Paul Lund -- 5/4/2001, 6:12 am
Re: Spots on the finish
Mike -- 5/4/2001, 9:37 pm
Re: Spots on the finish
Paul Lund -- 5/5/2001, 12:16 pm
Re: Spots on the finish
Rehd -- 5/5/2001, 10:07 pm
Re: Spots on the finish
Julie Kanarr -- 5/5/2001, 12:30 pm