Mooring line scuff marks

[Mainship Pilot]

I’ve tried magic eraser, gel coat cleaner, Awlgrip wax cleaner, this stuff won’t come off. Avalon mooring lines for the last week rubbing against. Will use a towel next time, but any ideas?

 

[guy with a boat]

I don’t have the answer to clean your gel coat, but I can suggest using your own dock lines looped through the mooring lines to connect to your boat. That keeps the nasty mooring lines away completely. Sometimes those things have sand and grit in them and can do worse than the black marks.

 

[O C Diver]

If citrus boat soap undiluted on a Scotchbrite sponge doesn't work, next is lacquer thinner, maybe acetone, and then:

Roll-Off Cleaner & Stain Remover, Quart | West Marine

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Works well but needs to be rinse off thoroughly.

Ted

 

[Mainship Pilot]

If citrus boat soap undiluted on a Scotchbrite sponge doesn't work, next is lacquer thinner, maybe acetone, and then:

Roll-Off Cleaner & Stain Remover, Quart | West Marine

Check out our Roll-Off Cleaner & Stain Remover, Quart and more from West Marine!

www.westmarine.com

Works well but needs to be rinse off thoroughly.

Ted

I don’t have the answer to clean your gel coat, but I can suggest using your own dock lines looped through the mooring lines to connect to your boat. That keeps the nasty mooring lines away completely. Sometimes those things have sand and grit in them and can do worse than the black marks.

Normally do, but the Admiral pulled the mooring stick up and put the mooring loop on the cleat…..so there is that!

 

[Mainship Pilot]

If citrus boat soap undiluted on a Scotchbrite sponge doesn't work, next is lacquer thinner, maybe acetone, and then:

Roll-Off Cleaner & Stain Remover, Quart | West Marine

Check out our Roll-Off Cleaner & Stain Remover, Quart and more from West Marine!

www.westmarine.com

Works well but needs to be rinse off thoroughly.

Ted

Acetone worked! Cleaned it up after, then rubbed tome all grip wax on it after, Thx

 

[ABfish]

A guy at the boatyard told me to use acetone for marks left by a shorepower cord or vinyl hose. Works like a champ.

 

[Mainship Pilot]

Yup, It worked great!

 

[arthurn]

I would try boat life powder fiberglass cleaner.

Amazon.com

 

[rgano]

Acetone has been my go-to for the gelcoat, Bill, but not for the painted hull.