"evodawg" wrote in message
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Ok here's a good one. Customer called me today, her maid or cleaning lady
used something (she thinks some kind of toilet cleaner) on her brand new
fiberglass or acrylic tub. What ever she used turned a off white tub,
bright white but only where it ran and other spots where it sat. It
appears
it did not degrade the finish just turned it very white. I told them I
could probably get it bright white but never to it's original color. They
kinda figured that. But they don't know what the idiot maid used and she
can't remember.

Anyone have a clue on what she may have used or what I can use to treat
this
new tub and get it one color again, bright white?

Thanks,
Rich
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If she used a cleaner with a solvent especially one with Acetone in it, it
will damage the surface. Some window cleaners have acetone but not many.
Other solvents that damage plastic will also do this. If it is solvent
damage, the surface won't feel as glossy as before. Buffing with gel coat
cleaner might help with this. Additional solvent damage can crack
fiberglass so don't go crazy trying to make the damage uniform if that's
what it was. You or they should also contact the tub manufacturer before
doing anything permanent, they will know more about the material and how to
repair it than anyone.

I don't know of any chemical that will change the pigment in
Fiberglass/Acrylic so I doubt that is just bleached white. I suspect that
the surface damage is just making it look white.

In the future tell them to have the maid use liquid dishwasher detergent on
the tub. This way they don't have to stock a separate acrylic tub cleaner
or just use gel coat cleaner, its good for stainless steel and stone
surfaces too.