colind3782
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Some of the non-slip areas which are Kiwi Grip have some dark staining. Cream cleaner and scrubbing doesn't touch it so I wondered if oxalic acid would do the trick and if it's safe to use on Kiwi Grip paint?
Oxalic acid on Kiwi Grip?
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rotrax
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Just mask the area and re Kiwi Grip. It is dead easy.
William_H
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Oxalic is fine on 2 pack polyurethane paint but does stain and change the color of my anti fouling paint. So possible damqage to a one pack paint. Just try it on an area where damage does not matter. Or put oxalic on uniformly so any color change doesn't show up. ol'will
VicS
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ITYWF KiwiGrip is an acrylic polymer.
DrSpock
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KiwiGrip seems to absorb all stains. The only solution I found was to repaint but it never lasts. Awlgrip products are a better solution but not cheap.
colind3782
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Interesting. Would Awlgrip go on over the Kiwi Grip?
DrSpock
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It's not something I would do. If you're going to pay for Awlgrip and their nonslip system then apply it on a properly prepared surface.
Sea Change
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I'd have thought that the flexibility of the kiwi grip would lead to the hard Awlgrip flaking off. Just conjecture though.
rogerthebodger
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My understanding is that you cannot overcoat a single part paint like Kiwi Grip with a 2 part paint like Awlgrip but I could be wrong
rotrax
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The KiwiGrip we used on our Steel Hartley 32 in NZ was cheap, easy to maintain/retouch up. Never had any colour change/staining issues. Three years before the first complete re do. Two small patches were re done after I dropped a heavy tool which skidded across the two patches, scoring deep marks in them. Filled the scores with a small brush and KiwiGrip to level them, then re did then. It is water based so it is easy to clean up after. Personally, I see little reason to use anything else. It does exactly what it says on the tin.