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Posted by evodawg on May 2, 2008, 4:50 pm
pipedown wrote:
>
> If she used a cleaner with a solvent especially one with Acetone in it, it
> will damage the surface. Some window cleaners have acetone but not many.
> Other solvents that damage plastic will also do this. If it is solvent
> damage, the surface won't feel as glossy as before. Buffing with gel coat
> cleaner might help with this. Additional solvent damage can crack
> fiberglass so don't go crazy trying to make the damage uniform if that's
> what it was. You or they should also contact the tub manufacturer before
> doing anything permanent, they will know more about the material and how
> to repair it than anyone.
>
> I don't know of any chemical that will change the pigment in
> Fiberglass/Acrylic so I doubt that is just bleached white. I suspect that
> the surface damage is just making it look white.
>
> In the future tell them to have the maid use liquid dishwasher detergent
> on
> the tub. This way they don't have to stock a separate acrylic tub cleaner
> or just use gel coat cleaner, its good for stainless steel and stone
> surfaces too.
It doesn't look like the surface was damaged or etched. It just looks like
it turned it very white. You can see where it was applied and it ran down
the inside of the tube, that area is much whiter than orginial. I just want
to turn it all one color.
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