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Best cleaner to get oil off of gel coat
Posted: August 18th, 2018, 9:28 pm
by 390Express
Tried dishsoap, followed it up with vinegar dishsoap mix, followed that up with comet/softscrub, but I can still see fingerprints, etc. that were slightly oily from when I was doing my last oil change. What has anyone used to get this little bit of residue off of or out of the gel? I'll try mineral spirits next, but has anyone had any luck with anything else?
I think I'm having more of an issue than I'm used to, because the boat sat outside for 2 years and has virtually no wax or sealant on the gel.
Re: Best cleaner to get oil off of gel coat
Posted: August 18th, 2018, 11:10 pm
by throwback2
Used a Mr Clean Magic Eraser on my back deck to get some oily fingerprints off.It came out so good that I wound up doing the whole deck with them.
Re: Best cleaner to get oil off of gel coat
Posted: August 19th, 2018, 7:52 am
by mjk1040
Cleaner Wax or Restorer Wax will remove. Also a great cheap cleaner that has great cleaning everthing properties is at the Dollar Store called AWSOME!
Re: Best cleaner to get oil off of gel coat
Posted: August 19th, 2018, 8:35 am
by bud37
390Express wrote:Source of the post Tried dishsoap, followed it up with vinegar dishsoap mix, followed that up with comet/softscrub, but I can still see fingerprints, etc. that were slightly oily from when I was doing my last oil change. What has anyone used to get this little bit of residue off of or out of the gel? I'll try mineral spirits next, but has anyone had any luck with anything else?
I think I'm having more of an issue than I'm used to, because the boat sat outside for 2 years and has virtually no wax or sealant on the gel.
Is this in the bilge gel or the shiny stuff ?........ Something that we have found that cleans great is Captain Phabs purple power cleaner.
Re: Best cleaner to get oil off of gel coat
Posted: August 19th, 2018, 6:58 pm
by Viper
I always carry a can of 3M Citrus Cleaner in my tool box. It's pricey for such a small spray can but it works very well to remove oil and grease off many surfaces including vinyl.
http://falsecreekfuels.com/product/3m-citrus-base-cleaner-142g/
Re: Best cleaner to get oil off of gel coat
Posted: August 20th, 2018, 8:25 pm
by 390Express
It's near the helm, where it's supposed to be shiny, but it's pretty chalky from years of neglect. Top half is going to be my last project... Ha, I'll probably be finishing it up right as I'm putting it away for the year. At least I shouldn't have as many issues next year. It's came a long way so far. Thanks for the suggestions.