Hunter H33 - Color Fading and Yellowing Correction; Minor Scratches Repair; Stain Removal; Stainless Steel Maintenance

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heck the product label for recommended surfaces and
a
ppli
cat
i
ons
.
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4.2.3 Color Fadin
g
and Yellowin
g
D
arker colors are more prone to
f
adin
g
because the
y
absorb more o
f
the sun’s ultraviolet ra
y
s. Whites and o
ff
-
whites will
y
ellow, usuall
y
on the deck radii. If the finish
o
n
y
our boat has started to
f
ade or
y
ellow, and waxin
g
will not restore the
f
inish, compoundin
g
with a
f
ine
g
rit
c
ompound and a low speed buffer ma
y
be necessar
y
.
An automotive,
f
ine
g
rit rubbin
g
compound will work well
in m
os
t
cases.
*
Follow the manu
f
acturer’s application instructions. Do
not appl
y
compound or wax in direct sunli
g
ht
.
*
Never place the bu
ff
er in such a manner that the pad
touches the
g
round. The pad will pick up dirt which will
c
ause dee
p
scratches in the finish.
*
A
f
ter compoundin
g
, clean the sur
f
ace with soap and
water. Appl
y
a
g
ood coat of wax.
1
4.2.3 Minor Scratche
s
I
f
y
ou have li
g
ht sur
f
ace scratches and rubbin
g
compound
does not remove them, wet sandin
g
ma
y
be necessar
y.
**
T
o
w
e
t
sa
n
d
:
* Clean the area with soap and water. Durin
g
sandin
g
,
tr
y
to keep the area
f
ree o
f
dust and dirt.
* Use a 500 or 600
g
rit wet and dr
y
sandpaper. Use a
sandin
g
block.
S
andpaper and sandin
g
blocks can be
purchased
f
rom automotive suppl
y
stores
.
*
When sandin
g
, keep the sur
f
ace wet.
O
n dr
y
sur
f
aces,
press a wet spon
g
e above the sandin
g
area. Alwa
y
s
k
eep the sandin
g
block flat on the surface. Never use
the ed
g
e or corner. Doin
g
so will make scratches that
rubbin
g
compound will not remove
.
*
A
f
ter completin
g
wet sandin
g
, compound the sanded
area with a
f
ine
g
rit rubbin
g
compound. Use a low speed
(
1200 – 2800 rpm
)
buffer. Several applications of rubbin
g
c
ompound will have to be applied be
f
ore all the scratches
a
r
e
r
e
m
o
v
ed
.
*
Appl
y
a
g
ood coat o
f
wax.
1
4.2.4
S
tain
s
You can remove stains usin
g
a cleaner specificall
y
made
f
or
g
elcoat sur
f
aces. An
y
cleaner recommended
f
or cul-
tured marble or
f
iber
g
lass tubs and sinks will work. Most
o
f these cleaners can be purchased at a
g
rocer
y
store.
I
f
a cleaner does not remove the stain, use a
f
ine
g
rit
rubbin
g
compound. B
y
hand, appl
y
a small amount o
f
the compound to the stain area. Usin
g
a cotton cloth
and medium pressure, rub the compound into the stained
area. After the stain is removed, wash the area with soa
p
and water and appl
y
a
g
ood coat o
f
wax.
1
4.2.5 Stainless Stee
l
Your Boat Hardware is made
f
rom top qualit
y
stainless
stee
l
an
d
w
i
t
h
proper care an
d
ma
i
ntenance w
ill
gi
ve
y
ou
man
y
y
ears o
f
service.
Mi
rror
Fi
n
i
s
h
The mirror
f
inish on most o
f
y
our stainless hardware is
produced b
y
a series of pro
g
ressive machine and hand
polishin
g
operations. It is this care
f
ul polishin
g
that
m
a
k
es
th
e
s
t
a
inl
ess
f
ini
s
h
so
beau
ti
fu
l...
a
n
d
eas
i
e
r t
o
clea
n
a
n
d
m
ai
nt
ai
n
.
Recommended Cleansers
We have reviewed several
g
eneral stainless cleansers
/
polishers to determine their e
ff
ectiveness in cleanin
g
and
protect
i
n
g
y
our sta
i
n
l
ess stee
l
.
E
ven t
h
ou
gh
op
i
n
i
ons w
ill
c
ertainl
y
di
ff
er our opinion is that one o
f
the most e
ff
ective
c
leanin
g
and polishin
g
products is
C
ollinite
©
#
850 Metal
Wax. To help maintain the factor
y
finish of
y
our stainless
steel hardware, tr
y
the recommended cleanser because
y
ou ma
y
a
g
ree with us. A sample
‘S
tainless
C
are Kit’ is
supplied with
y
our boat to start
y
ou off with the recom-
m
e
n
ded
m
a
int
e
n
a
n
ce.
Recommendations for Cleanin
g
• Do…Appl
y
an even la
y
er o
f
the polishin
g
compound onto
a clean soft ra
g
and distribute over a mana
g
eable area o
f
th
e
s
t
a
inl
ess
su
r
face
with
a
sof
t r
o
t
a
ti
o
n
a
l m
o
ti
o
n.
• Do…Repeat the application i
f
some sur
f
ace stains
remain until all the finish is back to the ori
g
inal clean
shin
y
f
inish.
• Do…Remove an
y
excess polishin
g
compound and pol-
i
s
h
ou
t th
e
s
t
a
inl
ess
fini
s
h f
o
r
a
mirr
o
r
s
hin
e.
• Do...Rinse thorou
g
hl
y
with
f
resh water a
f
ter each cruise.
Thorou
g
h rinsin
g
can prevent a lot o
f
the sur
f
ace stainin
g
that stainless steel produces when left in contact with salt