So I started taking of the faded and cracked stripes on the nose to get that naked look. One of the access doors had BONDO in some scratches:(
Just in case you want to 'get some clothes on", the guy that did our stripes in Phoenix will re-do the nose with the 3M decals for around $250.00. Due to the angle, (THEY SAY) it will last five years, before the silver part starts getting brown blotches. Our's is 'blotched', but still looks good, unless the sun is at the wrong angle!
Decals left a brown stain ghosts in gel coat, will try acetone today, all I had yesterday was some acrylic enamel reducer, laquer thinner was empty.
Were the stains in the same silver colored area as mine? I would never be without my stripe, even if I had to replace it every five years, (which I will if it gets worse!). ^.^d
The darker the strpe, the darker the stain. LOL, I can read foretravel, acetone did not help much, bleach did a little, bar keepers friend I might try a paste. Vinegar nope. I know Racedad hit his with some muratic acid but may hold off on it for a while.
In my experience the only way to insure it never comes back is to sand it down to the fiberglass and start over--new primer new paint new, new ,new --but if you don't go back to the fiberglass it will bleed through over time.
Good luck
Chris
OPP, have you tried "Goof-off" ? They make a ultra-strong version (rubber gloves) in a little can (size of a lighter fluid can) with drip nozzle. ^.^d
Bar keepers thick paste allowed to dry, nothing. Brown spots are actually high spots, as seen under a razor blade. Block sand with 320 may knock them down.
Ok a team of 20 mules pulled my head out of my butt. The reason acids weren't working is the discoloration is an acid build up from the stripes. Got out the borax with the mules on the box. With a alkaline pH of slightly over 8 I am making progress. Soak paper towels in borax solution and stickem to the surface.
Let us know how that works! ^.^d
Yep you are exactly right, i ran out of gel coat before the stain disappeared. Partial wrap or graphic to update the front end. I am not artistic, i dunno maybe a blacked out double grille look. I can live with this for a while cause i stopped when i could see the gel coat starting to bottom out on the thinly coated access doors. My naked dream is loosing steam.