 VERY OT: Aluminum Boat Cleaner, what's the best? |
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| Bruce Allert |
 Nov 8 2004, 10:52 AM
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Hellions asleep  Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
An avid fisherman friend & work buddy has a 20' North River Aluminum boat that needs the oxidation & crud removed so it's bright & shiney again. He's tried a cleaner that's high in various acids & all it does is streak it.
Anyone know of a great product for aluminum boat bottoms?? .........b |
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| boxstr |
Nov 8 2004, 11:25 AM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Bruce Call Stevens Marine, they are the distributor for Alumaweld boats, they have a product but I can't remember what it is. Must be old age.
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| Joe Ricard |
Nov 8 2004, 12:08 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
Here is something to contemplate. Don't clean it. Seriously, say your hul is 1/8" thick new. The oxidation is what? aluminum oxide.... which comes from the hull. When the hull completely oxidizes it won't go any further. if you polish all the oxidation off the hull will quickly start the oxidation process again. Every time you do this the hull get THINNER. Leave it alone and the hull will last longer than you. Polish it and you wiil be riding in a beer car in a few years.
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| Rhodes71/914 |
Nov 8 2004, 12:09 PM
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Glacier Group: Members Posts: 1,374 Joined: 8-August 04 From: End of the Road, Alaska Member No.: 2,482 |
It's Aluminum, Pressure wash the crap off and be done with it. I know when I was commercial fishing that some people used to paint the bottom of thier aluminum boats, could never figure out why. One of the reasons to have an aluminum boat is low maintenance. There are some products out there that will make it shine, can't remember though, never bothered.
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| GWN7 |
Nov 8 2004, 01:07 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
If it's a bare metal boat, you can use phosphoric acid. Dilute it with water to the right strengh. Test on small areas first. Spray it on and rinse the oxide and alage off.
You can protect the hull afterwards by coating with wax or best once you get it all nice and shinny, paint it with epoxy paint. www.sharkhide.com sells a "Branded' form of the acid 618-624-4091 guy to talk to is/was Clint Bland |
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| MarkG |
Nov 8 2004, 01:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Colorado Springs Member No.: 2,102 |
This WEB page can get you into contact with someone who knoes all about cleaning aluminum boats.....
http://www.geragos.com/our_attorneys-mark_...k_j_geragos.php |
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| Bruce Allert |
Nov 8 2004, 06:43 PM
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Hellions asleep Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Mark, I went to that site & it's a lawyer.... no mention of boats (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| SLITS |
Nov 8 2004, 06:48 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
A/C Wholesales will sell a line of "coil cleaners". Aluminum cleaners are phosphoric acid, sometimes with a Hydroflouric Acid "kicker" and wetting agents/soaps.
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| J P Stein |
Nov 8 2004, 07:44 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Craig:
Nice of you to push some more money towards Paige Stevens....he prolly needs for some supercar he ain't got yet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Lessee : Enzo....check Carrera GT....check Killer 914....check Killer 9eleben....check |
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| Bruce Allert |
Nov 8 2004, 07:51 PM
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Hellions asleep Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
did Craig sell him all those (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chairfall.gif) ....b (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif) |
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