Hull Cleaner

So I spent the afternoon cleaning my boat and I have been staring at the water stains for a couple years now. Bought the boat from a guy in Florida and have never been able to scrub the brackish stains off. I had read somewhere about toilet bowl cleaner and here are the results. Put the cleaner in a spray bottle, sprayed it on and let it set for about 5 min, light brushing, and a hose off. Completely impressed for a $2.50 bottle of cleaner from Dollar General. Surely somebody can use this!Attachment 402703Attachment 402704Attachment 402705


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Wow!! Much better than 50 bucks for a gallon of starbright hull cleaner.

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Thank you as I need to clean mine this year. Good info!

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Great tip

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Makes sense, it's made to clean stains off of toilets. Why not boats. Great tip

what a great idea :highfive

I hope you wore gloves. 9.5% HCL or hydrochloric acid. A citric acid based cleaner will do the same and is a bit safer.

Is it safe for aluminum ? Does it contain a oxidizer ?

I wouldn't want to put a stong acid on an aluminum boat. Battery acid will eat a hole in an aluminum boat. The previous owner of my boat let it eat holes in the inner floor of the battery compartment

I buy the Simply Awesome cleaner, couple bucks per 1/2 gallon at Dollar General. I bought a 32 oz pump sprayer there too. One sprayer will go completely around my 23 foot boat. Scum line disappears with light brushing and hose. If I really need to go at it, I do the same with my power washer.


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I use awesome and magic eraser on my aluminum boat it really needs cleaning now but I would rather use the time fishing.:twocents

Make sure you put a fresh coat of wax/sealant on there as you have now completely stripped it. If not it will stain again.... and quickly!

Chris

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Originally Posted by NCkenner

Make sure you put a fresh coat of wax/sealant on there as you have now completely stripped it. If not it will stain again.... and quickly!

Chris

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Is there a curtain brand to use?



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Brands tend to lead to debates. (Ford/Chevy/Etc.)
The type of wax/sealant you chose is where the real difference is. How often you want to do maintenance and how much money do you want to spend? At this point, you have stripped the hull so you can use whatever product you choose.
Boat Coating Controversy - Southern Boating

Chris