Thread: Dock bumpers
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Old 04-17-2014, 10:33 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Keith View Post
Dock bumpers are a great idea; most marinas I've been in have them. Just don't get BLACK! Leaves really nasty dock rash.
The simple answer to all that dock rash is GOOF OFF or Acetone. I had quite a few scrapes from the plastic dock bumpers which I couldn't polish or compound off easily at all. Then found that Goof Off (Profressional strength) on a rag and they simply wipe off! A bit of polish afterwards and she looks like new. I believe Acetone will work just as well.

I think the white dock fenders are mostly PVC which is much softer than geloat or Awlgrip and so the paint is unharmed when there is a scrape. Afterwards the messy PVC smear can be wiped off for pride to return to the Captain!

Knowing how easy dock rash it is to remove, I am more confident now when docking.
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