Issues after 3 years of wrapped storage

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Liv2Fish

After a couple of searches for "removing oxidation from nonskid decks" on THT, I found a thread about exactly the same issue I'm having with the fibers. There's a product called Bar keepers friend that is exactly like ajax but has 10% oxalic acid instead of bleach. Wet the surface, sprinkle it on, (don't inhale the dust, trust me on that) work it in and let it sit for a few minutes before scrubbing in tight circles with a stiff bristle brush. I found that if I just lightly go over an area and move on, leaving the area to sit for a while, the next pass takes off more, etc until it's clean. Seemed to work better than scrubbing the #^&#^&#^&#^& out of the same area.

The stuff is unbelievable! It's looks like it did when it was brand new. The water coming out of the scuppers after rinsing looked like milk from all of the oxidation coming off. I'm going to seal it with a couple of coats of a liquid wax and work it in with a fine bristle scrub brush. This should seal it good. I'll post some before and after pics tomorrow.

I highly recommend this product. $1.50 a can at the grocery store. http://www.barkeepersfriend.com

Congrats, glad it worked out for you. I have been using Bar keepers friend for a couple of years. Great stuff and available at Wally World for about $1.28 for the powder. Also comes in a squeeze type liquid.