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sail stains < rust and cleaning surgestions

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Created by HG02 > 9 months ago, 2 Mar 2015
HG02
VIC, 5814 posts
2 Mar 2015 10:17PM
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I pulled all my sails out tonight and will try my best to give them a good clean up and measure whats there to Identify all and mark them accordingly so Far looks like two mains ,one mizzen and two number 1 Genoas plus a number 2 and a self tacking stay sail and one or two sail bags I still have not pulled out yet

SandS
VIC, 5904 posts
2 Mar 2015 10:55PM
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nappy- san for the dirty sheets , may work on the sails as well ? try a little section first . ................ definitely works on dirty double braid sheets though , soakem in a bucket .

Galatea
VIC, 119 posts
3 Mar 2015 1:16PM
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wash sails in warm soapy water, preferable if soap is 100% soluble, with no grit like a lot of detergents have.
you can use some eucalyptus oil on heavier stains or acetone on woven Dacron sails.
for rust use oxalic acid, I part in 100 and wash out after, if this doesn't work, learn to live with them.

sirgallivant
NSW, 1531 posts
3 Mar 2015 11:24PM
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If it seems too much work you could try vacu-wash
www.vacuwash.com.au
0415-333244
5/228 headland rd. nth. curl-curl



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