Stains on Boat

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C-Dude

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I parked my boat in the driveway of our new house. A birch tree adjacent to the driveway has dropped sap and leaves all over the boat. I pressure washed most of the sap off (from a distance of about 4 inches), however the leaves have left brown stains that the pressure washer and Simple Green would not remove. Has anyone ever experienced similar problems with this type of staining and if so what are the recommended removal techniques. Thanks, Ben.
 
Careful with bleach. You'll learn why they call it stainLESS steel, not stainPROOF steel.

I'd try Whink fabric cleaner. The active is oxylic acid, I believe.
 
I'll second Tyboo's recommendation for Barkeeper's Friend.

I don't know if my store just started stocking it or its new, but i just discovered they also make it as a liquid. So now I've got a bottle of liquid, kind of like "Soft Scrub" but better, on board.

For the really stubborn stains I'd use the powder. :thup
 
The active ingredient in Barkeeper's friend--and many of the other cleaners is oxylic acid. The crystals are in-expensive in the big box paint and hardware stores. Just make a saturated solution and sponge it on. Let it work and then wash off. I think this is better than sodium hypochloride (Bleach). Use gloves when handling these products. "I also do like Bar keepers friend. But for large areas, often the oxylic acid solution will take care of the stain. After wax it with Colonite Fleet wax or other good marine wax. Wash with what ever soap/simple green etc first then I like to use a mild cleaner before waxing--
 
thataway":3d6jgl5n said:
The active ingredient in Barkeeper's friend--and many of the other cleaners is oxylic acid. The crystals are in-expensive in the big box paint and hardware stores. Just make a saturated solution and sponge it on. Let it work and then wash off. I think this is better than sodium hypochloride (Bleach). --
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Bob... is the trick here not to rub it in? Am assuming the grit could scratch? Noted you used "dab". We've been using this on our stainless steel pots/pans for some years now and love it.
 
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