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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: txg on March 19, 2021, 11:43:26 am

Title: What is this on my shell and how can I fix it?
Post by: txg on March 19, 2021, 11:43:26 am
Pretty sure I may have ruined my shell a bit with this so I stopped before I did anymore damage. We've had our hot tub for about a month and a half and yesterday I noticed white / dull spots in a couple areas of the tub above the waterline. The guy at the hot tub store said it was ok to use a non-abrasive sponge to clean things so I went to work figuring I just hadn't been keeping up in those areas.

Most of the stuff was coming off but there were some really stubborn areas that with a fairly significant amount of pressure the shine was coming back in those spots as well. But then I noticed the white spot and I have a feeling I scrubbed went right through some protective layers or something to the bare acrylic below  :-\

Does anyone have an idea as to what these dull spots are and how I might fix them without further hurting the tub? I have a picture linked below:

https://imgur.com/a/GWcGXCG
Title: Re: What is this on my shell and how can I fix it?
Post by: A.O. on March 19, 2021, 06:53:40 pm
Looks to me like the finish is gone... not sure how to fix that.
Title: Re: What is this on my shell and how can I fix it?
Post by: Tman122 on March 20, 2021, 07:59:03 am
Quote from: txg on March 19, 2021, 11:43:26 am
Pretty sure I may have ruined my shell a bit with this so I stopped before I did anymore damage. We've had our hot tub for about a month and a half and yesterday I noticed white / dull spots in a couple areas of the tub above the waterline. The guy at the hot tub store said it was ok to use a non-abrasive sponge to clean things so I went to work figuring I just hadn't been keeping up in those areas.

Most of the stuff was coming off but there were some really stubborn areas that with a fairly significant amount of pressure the shine was coming back in those spots as well. But then I noticed the white spot and I have a feeling I scrubbed went right through some protective layers or something to the bare acrylic below  :-\

Does anyone have an idea as to what these dull spots are and how I might fix them without further hurting the tub? I have a picture linked below:

https://imgur.com/a/GWcGXCG

Some brands have better finishes on them than others.
Title: Re: What is this on my shell and how can I fix it?
Post by: txg on March 20, 2021, 10:09:54 am
Wow, that's no good. I've sent the pics to my hot tub store and they're reaching out to the manufacturer on my behalf. Thanks for the input guys!