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Re: lv-ab: blood stains on sails

From: John Heinisch (no email)
Date: Sun Sep 02 2001 - 16:11:35 EDT

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    Meat tenderizer .... (Adolph's, etc)

    Mix up a little paste with some water. Then dab it on the stains. Let it
    'tenderize' for five to ten minutes and then rinse with some cool
    water. Might need to scrub them a bit with a toothbrush before rinsing.

    At 02:59 PM 9/2/2001, wrote:
    >I somehow managed to get blood stains on my like new UK main. I have not
    >tried any method of removing the blood yet. One person advised to use only
    >water, another person advised using Soft Scrub. I do not want to damage the
    >sail or allow the stains to bleed (no pun), making larger stains.
    >
    >What works best? BTW, I did not notice the stains until a week after I bled
    >on the sail, so the blood has been there for a week now.
    >
    >Thanks,
    >
    >Fred Fraim
    >S/V Walking Tide
    >Baltimore, Md.
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