Good Stain Remover

[unbusted67]

After a winter of refitting and finding out this spring that the tree under which our boat lies sheds something akin to blackberries every time the wind blows, we have found that our deck and cockpit are looking a little gross. There are some stains where standing water left dirt to evaporate into the nonskid and where the little bird **** berried have made there way under our tarp and into the paint. Does anyone know of a heavy duty product that can help kill these stains. I do not know exactly what my decks are painted with, maybe some kind of gel coat?

[Navicula]

try Magic Eraser it really works like magic

[Hud3]

I've had good results with Davis FSR stain remover. It'd be a good idea to test it on a small patch of deck before going whole hog, but if your surface is gelcoat, just follow the instructions. Don't let it sit too long.

It'll remove rust stains, bird poop stains, and squid ink stains, so berry stains shouldn't be much of a challenge.

(sounds like you have a mulberry tree.)

[unbusted67]

Yes a Mullberry tree, can you believe what looked so innocent in the winter has become the bane of my existence this summer? I have learned my lesson about parking the boat under any kind of tree. I think that FSR stuff looks like the right ticket. Thanks Hud

[GordMay]

As with many* cleaners, rust removers & bleaches, the active ingredient in "Davis FSR" is Oxalic Acid.

*ie: Barkeeper’s Friend

[aboutgone]

Iron out is cheap...found at most grocery stores....it's Oxalic Acid.....

[Alan Brown]

Used Soft Scrub to remove rust stains. Did a great job and didn't damage the paint finish.

[unbusted67]

WM didn't have any FSR so I went with some Star Brite. It really made the white stuff look way whiter but the stains are still there. Right when I went to tarp the boat up a big wind kicked up and splat splat splat F*&ing mulberries everywhere.

[Sailmonkey]

I always use sno bowl toilet bowl cleaner on my catamaran. After sailing on Galveston bay and ignoring the wax the gelcoat takes on a "smile". The best thing I've found to take it out is toilet bowl cleaner. Just be sure to wax like hell after!!

[GordMay]

The active ingredient in “Sno Bowl” is Hydrochloric Acid, HCl (muriatic acid; hydrogen chloride, hydrochloride).
“StarBrite Hull Cleaner” is primarily Oxalic Acid.

[Sailmonkey]

Originally Posted by GordMay

The active ingredient in “Sno Bowl” is Hydrochloric Acid, HCl (muriatic acid; hydrogen chloride, hydrochloride).
“StarBrite Hull Cleaner” is primarily Oxalic Acid.

I should have mentioned I wear ski goggles and heavy rubber gloves when doing this.