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dam gum leaf

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Created by r2908 > 9 months ago, 24 Jun 2011
r2908
NSW, 214 posts
24 Jun 2011 11:33PM
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a few weeks ago it seems a gum leaf must of been stuck to the bottom of my JP FSW when i put it in the board bag, and now it has a leaf inprint on bottom, i want to put this board on buy and sell and this leaf print looks a bit crap.. i ve tried diluted boat cleaner which cleaned the rusty bottom really well but didn t take off the leaf...
any ideas would be great.. surely this has happened to someone B4..

Mark _australia
WA, 23715 posts
24 Jun 2011 10:20PM
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Get a koala to lick the board?

elmo
WA, 8896 posts
24 Jun 2011 10:23PM
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if CLR doesn't get it of try some white toothpaste on a soft clothe

Darkplague
SA, 197 posts
25 Jun 2011 8:41PM
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The solution is quite obvious. Use Eucalyptus Oil!!

dinsdale
WA, 1227 posts
25 Jun 2011 7:26PM
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Darkplague said...

The solution is quite obvious. Use Eucalyptus Oil!!


Not sure if you're joking or not, but it's probably a good idea. Eucalyptus Oil is excellent for removing other stuff, particularly sticky stuff left by sticky back stick-on stuff. (Stuff, did I say that?)

Another possibility, but I'd be very careful trying it, is acetone. I've used it to successfully remove otherwise immovable stains from things, but it does eat some plastics.

barn
WA, 2960 posts
26 Jun 2011 11:42AM
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I'd leave it, the leaf is now the only thing remotely Australian about that board..

But the quickest way to get it off, along with the 'yellowing' that some boards get is to hit it with 1500+ grit wet'n'dry..

Or, if thats a scary thought, then you could use Jiff, which will just take the same layer of paint off anyway..

This stuff..



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