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I have some silicone that is in the gel coat pattern on my floor that I need to remove. What is remaining on the floor is actually lower then the textured pattern in the floor itself. (previous seats) What keeps happening is the small remaining amount keeps picking up dirt and then I have these 8 silver dollar size marks left that look terrible. I don't want to use something that is so harsh it delaminates the floor. When I scrub them down they will stay nice looking for about a day.

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To remove some 5200 from the floor of my boat when I pulled the seat and console up, it was recomended that I use 3M adhesive remover. Its an automotive product for taking side moldings off of cars(without damaging the paint). It worked quite well and didn't damage the gelcoat. It came in a red and white quart can.
I poured some on the aluminum plate that was stuck to the floor and allowed it to sit for about 15 min, the pulled the plate up. I was then able to rub the rest of the adhesive off with a rag.
This worked much better than the first plate I removed, when I pulled it up part of the gelcoat came off the floor with the plate:o

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I just read a thread on another marine board where the consensus was to remove it by mechanical means and not cleaners/chemicals.

I would recommend a plastic putty knife and use the corner. Sharpening the corner with a utility knife may help.

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I've been refurbushing a 13' U-haul fiberglass trailer. I used goo gone and a platic razor. It removed the silicone on the fiberglass with ease.

The cost is under $8.00 dollars at home depot, lowes, and west marine. Works great!

Keyz :o

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I too tried the goo gone, as we use it frequently at work on veneer. However, I was worried that the goo gone would get between the fiberglass and the foam on the floor boards and start delaminating it. There are holes with silicone (previous seats) in them and then what spread over the screw/bolt hole. I'm trying to get off the bit that is actually in the texture of the floor. It keeps picking up dirt, etc and then I have these 8 silver dollar size nasty looking marks on the floor.
If someone can just confirm that the floor won't delaminate when this product starts eating away at the silicone in the plugged hole then I will try it again.
Thanks for the help.

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Bruce,

I am sure that on the bottle of "Goo Gone", there's a support telephone number printed on the back label. Try giving "Goo Gone" a call and ask thier chemical engineers your question.

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My opinion is that the filled holes are a thousand times deeper than the thin film of silicone on the floor and that goo gone or any other solvent won't penetrate very far. I haven't used goo gone but I'm willing to bet it will soften the silicone but it won't eat it away very quickly! .02 :)

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here is another thread on the this subject...

http://whalercentral.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=6807&pid=41229#post_41229

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Try gettin in there with some "Scotch-Brite" or plastic brillo pad. Silicone is a tough stain to remove.

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I have used the scotch brite pad to remove silicone around a fuel tank cover. Worked Great.