Any harm in using muriatic acid on my bronze prop or s/s shaft? That's where I find most basal plates.
-- Jonathan Indigo C&C 35III SOUTHPORT CT > On Oct 22, 2015, at 22:20, Rick Brass via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > A spray bottle of muriatic acid does the same thing. Use a cheap spray bottle > because you will only get to use it one time. > > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dreuge via > CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 7:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Dreuge <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint -> devolving the basal plates > > Robert, > > The barnacle remains are called basal plates. If you are concerned about > over sanding > than take a look at Barnacle Buster. You spray it on, let it devolve the > basal plates, and wash it off. > This stuff is great, but you need to keep it wet. > > Here are two links providing info. The first one is a write up in Practical > Sailor on using Barnacle Buster in a "Barnacle Remover Test “. The second > info link, is a brochure. > > http://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/33_5/chandlery/5439-1.html > > https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/pdfs/Trac_Ecological/TDS_Barnacle_Buster_2011.pdf > > > > - > Paul E. > 1981 C&C 38 Landfall > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL > > http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > > On Oct 22, 2015, at 6:41 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:11:01 -0300 > From: robert <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > For the past 4 sailing seasons, I have used Micron 66....the first 3 > seasons/haulouts, the bottom was void of any marine growth, and no > slime.....didn't even need a pressure wash. > > This haulout (season #4), the bottom was infested with barnacles....not > a few scattered around, a significant number all over....I wet sanded, > which removed the most of the little critters (and a lot of the 66) but > there are still traces of the 'little critters'. Not sure if I will > sand them out completely or simply paint over them next Spring. > > Anybody have this problem and how did you finally deal with it? > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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