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OJ
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Initially Posted - 05/30/2011 :  16:08:43  Show Profile
Waiting over a week for Semco Teak Sealer, Starbrite deck cleaner and Pettit Rust-lok to arrive at WM. Had to have the holes enlarged in the mast plate from CD. Had to send the new forestay back to the rigger to install a correct size toggle. Waiting for 2 replacement extrusions from Harken. I don't mind the work - it's the waiting that is driving me crazy . . .
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redeye
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  06:02:13  Show Profile
What waiting? I've got so many chores lined up... always got something to do. Interesting to see what gets to the top of the list.

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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  06:10:45  Show Profile  Visit Tomas Kruska's Homepage
Starbrite deck cleaner is just the expensive oxalic acid.

Try to find the local chemistry shop and get the oxalic acid crystals.
1 spoon per 1 liter of water.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  08:27:05  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Tomas Kruska</i>
<br />Starbrite deck cleaner is just the expensive oxalic acid.

Try to find the local chemistry shop and get the oxalic acid crystals.
1 spoon per 1 liter of water.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Interesting oberservaton Tomas. I am under the impression that Starbrite also leaves a thin coating that helps protect the gel coat from attracting dirt - at least not as quickly as bare gel coat.

Can anyone comment?
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  09:59:28  Show Profile
It claims to have "PTEF" (Starbrite's name for PTFE, or Teflon), to protect gelcoat. I see no indication of what the cleaning agent is, but I like the stuff.
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  11:03:54  Show Profile
It's Starbrite Hull Cleaner that's basically just oxalic acid. Starbrite Deck Cleaner is something entirely different.

Always remember, any advice that you find on the Internet is worth what you paid for it - or less! This includes (especially) my advice.
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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 06/01/2011 :  07:28:29  Show Profile  Visit Tomas Kruska's Homepage
Yup, you are right, "Starbrite <b>Nonskid</b> Deck Cleaner" is different, that contains teflon.

I meant the Hull cleaner.
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