Dion_Dunn
Member
I spent the weekend getting my 'new' to me Sunfish cleaned up. I'm pretty sure the hull and decks hadn't been polished or waxed since it was new in 1983. So lots of arm work later, she is looking pretty good again. However, one thing that has bothered me is where the old hull numbers were stuck on. I removed them with a heat gun, removed all of the residue, even sanded the spots with 400 then 600 grit paper and followed it with rubbing compound, polish and wax - but the shadow of the numbers remains. It's almost a faint light tan color burned into the gel coat.
Honestly, when the boat is on the water it probably won't be noticeable but after spending 6 hours polishing the boat it bugs the crap out of me! Anyway to get these old stains off of there, or do I just need to live with it? In Kentucky I don't need the hull numbers on there like the boat did in Ohio, or I would just cover it up with new numbers. You can see the faint outline of the old stickers on the attached pic.
Thanks
Dion
Honestly, when the boat is on the water it probably won't be noticeable but after spending 6 hours polishing the boat it bugs the crap out of me! Anyway to get these old stains off of there, or do I just need to live with it? In Kentucky I don't need the hull numbers on there like the boat did in Ohio, or I would just cover it up with new numbers. You can see the faint outline of the old stickers on the attached pic.
Thanks
Dion