Don Casey - Dragged Aboard Storm Tactics Handbook:
Modern Methods of Heaving-To for Survival in Extreme Conditions
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Re: lv-ab: cleaning hull stains

From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Sat Nov 02 2002 - 11:14:51 EST

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    In a message dated 10/24/02 9:17:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
     writes:

    > I've used the acids a number of times, mostly on swimming pools, to remove
    > stains. I used a 2 gallon plastic garden sprayer with an attached hose
    and
    > 18" long wand type spray head. I wore a painters breathing mask and
    > goggles. It did fume quite a bit as it made contact with the stains, and
    it
    >
    > did combine with the sweat on my hands and face, and it did burn. The
    trick
    >
    > was to hold the sprayer as far away from the body as possible. Wetting
    > myself with water, before use, made everything worse. I was always
    > concerned that the fumes would combine with the moisture in my eyes, but
    it
    > didn't. In short, the stuff really works, but I'd try almost anything
    else
    > first.

    This has been my experience too...

    Norm
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