Re: Removing Water Stains from Aluminum
Smoaky, there's many, many websites, threads and products for restoring aluminum boats, and from what I've seen, pontoons especially are of interest to people. I think there's a line of products called "toon brite" or something like that. Do a www search for keywords like aluminum, boat, cleaning, etc.<br /><br />That said, last year I cleaned up my aluminum boat with a concentrated procuct called "Super renews II" or something like that. It was concentrate of phosphoric acid, which had to be diluted depending on use ( I used a pump up lawn sprayer). It did a good job and looked pretty nice. I had some stuff called shark hide to protect the finish which I didn't get to. The shark hide would keep it from oxidizing again. The acid cleans it but it isn't left shiny.<br /><br />If you search for "shark hide" and "super renews II" you'll have a start.<br /><br />I've also seen people clean with the acid, then buff it out real nice with an aluminum polish. <br /><br />If I'm motivated this year, I think I'll clean it again and try buffing it. Or leave it alone since there's also a school of thought that the dull oxidized surface is actually good for an aluminum boat, protects it. FWIW, ya know.
