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Old March 22nd, 2002, 04:51 PM
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Default Cleaning aluminum pontoons

What is the best product to clean aluminum pontoons with.[*]null
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Old March 23rd, 2002, 07:15 PM
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hey tex, use zepalume from zep. works great!!!
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Old March 27th, 2002, 02:34 PM
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use a product called allumibright. You wont believe how well it works. no scrubbing!
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Old March 28th, 2002, 03:53 AM
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Zing is the ticket. Just do not use it on a windy day cause inhalation sucks.
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Where can you use this type of product. The only place I have is in my driveway and the runoff of the drivway goes into the grass. Are these products harmful to grass??
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Old March 29th, 2002, 12:32 AM
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Hey guys thanks for the input, I'll give some of these a try and let you know in a later post how it worked
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Old May 7th, 2002, 10:31 AM
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Default Re: Cleaning aluminum pontoons

Texasboater or anyone else, what did you find worked best at cleaning your toons? Where does one buy Alummibright, Zing or Zepalume? Thanks!
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Old May 7th, 2002, 05:25 PM
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I know one guy that uses oven cleaner and it seems to work pretty well. He's had it for ten years that I know of and it still floats. Just an observation, not meaning to get anyones hair up if I'm wrong.
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Default Re: Cleaning aluminum pontoons

You can usually get the Allumibright from a local refrigeration dealer. They use it to clean the coils of air condition and refrigeration units. It does work well for pontoons too (I hear). I have never tried it myself although I am thinking about using it myself. I just bought a pontoon boat. (96 Model Sweetwater, 24 Ft, 88 HP Johnson) and the pontoons look like new now. The previous owner said he had used the alumibright but it's an all day affair. as far as the run off harming your grass, I'd check the specifications on the container. If it is harmful to grass, I'd take the boat to another location where the run off won't have a chance to ruin someone's grass.I also have an older pontoon boat that is in decent shape for sale. 24 FT, 90 Horse Merc, I think it's an 87 year model.Good luck, Sam
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