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I give you credit for working on your boat in the heat we've been having... I've given up and am waiting for cooler weather (I'll take anything in the 80's at this point!). To answer your questions, I'm going with gel, an no- I haven't cleaned up the dust yet. I thought I did, but then it reappeared. I think it will be a never ending battle, even years after the baot is complete.