> Judy,
> Could be that gell coat resists it but when I was working on my forward
> hatch I used some laquer thinner to remove some unwanted two part epoxy
> (clean up with laquer thinner) and it got on the non gel coated glass, it
> all went mushy, freaked me out. Later, after it had all dried etc. I gave
> it a coat of polyester resen and it is alright now. It was a small spot, but
> I'm quite paranoid about laquer thinner around polyester resin anymore.
I've used acetone, lacquer thinner, and DuPont PrepSol (which makes
the other two seem like hand lotion) on the gelcoat skin of Ursa Minor
with no ill effects. As usual, sanity is implied: if you use these --
for whatever purpose -- rinse soon.
Also, of the "Sof-Scrub" type products, choose one with a brag of
"bleach/chlorine" content to clean your baby; they work like a champ.
Again, rinse!
Regards,
Bill Combs
WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987)
"Ursa Minor"
Fort Walton Beach FL
ttursine@gnt.net