What is the best way to clean a aluminum boat I just bought a 2005 pro crappie tracker boat and I want to clean the aluminum up. Thanks
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What is the best way to clean a aluminum boat I just bought a 2005 pro crappie tracker boat and I want to clean the aluminum up. Thanks
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Heated power washer works pretty good on pontoons...sure it would work on aluminum boats
Have used alumibrite on truck wheels and fuel tanks with great success. Have cleaned my pontoon with it also. It is available at janitor supply warehouses and the polish can be found at local truck stop. Just be sure to follow directions on alumibrite. If done right, it(aluminum) will look like chrome more than aluminum!!
I use Aluminox concentrate. Yo get it NAPA or Amazon. Spray and rinse. This stuff works. It cleans, but leaves a dull like finish. No elbow grease required unless you wanna shine it up purdy like. I farm out elbow grease applications to the more energetic.
Thank you
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The Scrubber foam spray that you use to clean showers with works good to get the hard water stains off. Spray it with the foam let it sit wash it off and then scrub the boat with some distilled vinegar. Will make your boat look brand new.
I used a mixture of toilet bowl cleaner and peroxide on my painted boat, the on trailer that is not painted, worked pretty good. If you let it soak you could just spray it off
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I keep an inexpensive spray bottle in the boat/truck with 1/3 vinegar and 2/3 water. When I pull the boat from the water, I spray it down and use an old rag to wipe it down. The boat is clean when I leave the ramp. Put it in the garage, charge the battery, and it is ready to go for the next trip.
Thanks for the info
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What is something that can be put on the raw aluminum of an older Bass Tracker that will protect it from water staining? I acid washed my boat a month ago and it looked great. After 4 or 5 fishing trips it looks worse than it did before I washed it. It is stained almost black below the water line. I thought about waxing it but I don't know how that will hold up.
I've cleaned mine with Mr clean magic eraser.
Get yourself a spray bottle of Zing pontoon cleaner. They say to spray it on- I dump a little in a bucket, brush it on, spray it off. Do my pontoon boat in 1/2 hour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Part timer
I use the same product. MaryKate Aluminex, Amazon sells it. I buy a gallon, dilute it 1.5 parts water to 1 part aluminex. Spray it on, making sure to "wet/ wash" the entire aluminum area, then hose it off. As cane pole said, my pontoons are clean, but dull, but it's how they looked the day it was new. 1 gallon cleans 24' triple pontoon for two seasons. You can buy premixed, but concentration is lower, doesn't clean as well. Buy the concentrate, mix as I suggest, or stronger , it does work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
The Aluminex does not require any scrubbing, the cleaner does the work.
Spray on wheel cleaner from Walmart works well also!!!
I use Star Brite to clean my aluminum boat. I love how it’s designed for easy application because of its sprayer. I’m not a fan of cheap products as most of them can’t achieve what I want. With this cleaner, I don’t have to worry about mixture ratio and dilution.
Will any of the above suggestions work on my olivedrab painted polarcraft jon boat, I don't know if the surfaces are just dirty or the paint is just dull and needs more than just cleaning, any other suggestion to restore new look to the olivedrab paint???