My shimano chronarch is stained...

[fisherrw]

So after 11 hours of flipping with red braid this is what my chornarch looks like. How should I go about cleaning it without damaging the paint on my reel?

[Darren.]

LOL, that happened to my Quantum Accurists when 

I used red Power Pro.

 

Should just wipe off without any harsh chemicals.

[bigturtle]

water and wipe, maybe a bit of soap

[Big-Bass]

Try magic eraser very lightly.

[Darren.]

^^ above all good suggestions, too  

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

If simple green etc won't get the stain try denatured or rubbing alcohol.  

[RoLo]

That reel is toast, I'd toss it in the dumpster!     

 

[fisherrw]

24 minutes ago, RoLo said:

That reel is toast, I'd toss it in the dumpster!     

 

Or how about I ship it to you for free:)

[RoLo]

5 minutes ago, fisherrw said:

Or how about I ship it to you for free:)

 

Don't you dare, I insist on paying all shipping charges

[kschultz76]

54 minutes ago, Big-Bass said:

Try magic eraser very lightly.

I'd be careful about that. I've had magic eraser take the gloss finish off appliances. I'd start with something a lot more mild. 

[RoLo]

 

I would start with something like '409' or 'Simple Green'.

 

 

[Mumbly]

3rd vote for Simple Green

[fishnkamp]

Well I guess that answers the question " Does that line bleed its color?"  

 

Again 409 should not hurt the reel. I used that stuff to help clean up diesel fuel spills and stains in VERY expensive yachts. I would spray it on cloth liberally then wipe down the reel. Just lightly wipe it and it should be okay.

[fisherrw]

15 minutes ago, fishnkamp said:

Well I guess that answers the question " Does that line bleed its color?"  

 

Again 409 should not hurt the reel. I used that stuff to help clean up diesel fuel spills and stains in VERY expensive yachts. I would spray it on cloth liberally then wipe down the reel. Just lightly wipe it and it should be okay.

Yup for y'all who wanted to know power pro vermillion red does "bleed"

[fishnkamp]

I guess what is more important to ask is "Did you catch any big ones?"

[kickerfish1]

One of the reasons I hate braid an only use it for frogging and heavy slop fishing.

[fisherrw]

11 hours ago, fishnkamp said:

I guess what is more important to ask is "Did you catch any big ones?"

Not a fish in 11 hours of fishing

[kschultz76]

17 minutes ago, fisherrw said:

Not a fish in 11 hours of fishing

You're equipment is clearly busted, send it out to some us to confirm. It will be a hardship for us but we'll bare it for you. 

 

Seriously that sucks, we all have those days. Me more often then not. 

[J Francho]

http://rotundacleaning.com/rotunda_store/perfect-solution/

[fisherrw]

4 hours ago, LowRange said:

I have used that same line on a white reel and did not have this issue. Did you spray anything, such as lone conditioner, onto the line?  

No I didn't do any.

[kickerfish1]

With the red stain you are half way there! Just add a few red aftermarket parts like this to give it that custom look

 

[Raul]

HOLY S...... loook at all that blood ! 

[onetime]

Use some buffing compound on a rag, lightly rub on it and it will go away and be shiny!

[Basswhippa]

Comet and steel wool will remove it.

[Jeff H]

On 2/27/2017 at 10:42 AM, fisherrw said:

Not a fish in 11 hours of fishing

Post of the week!  Now that's being honest!