oxidation on non slip area

Having trouble removing white oxidation from non slip area on blue hulls... have tried wire brush, soaps, cleansers, any ideas out there????
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•Present boat -1998 Hobie 16 Solana Sails furling jib[/size]

Wire Brush?!?!

I'd stick to polishing compound and a big, stiff nylon brush. Maybe something like this:



Brian C

It may sound overly simplistic, but I ran mine through the local coin op car wash, the high pressure wand cleaned between all those little holes like no body's business. Just a note of caution, if your boat has been painted don't use the high pressure wand on the hulls, you risk blowing off all the paint.

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06 getaway -- always remember, man with both feet in mouth have no leg to stand on.

I use a brush like the one illustrated by Dog along with some "Barkeepers Friend" a product kinda like Ajax or Coment but it works even better.
I use a lot of the powdered Barkeepers friend, and not much water so that you are working with the brush and an almost paste like mixture.
Once I have scrubbed it well and thoroughly, I leave it set for a couple of hours. it gives the bleach or the acid, or whatever other caustic ingredients are in there, time to do their thing. THEN I take the boat down to the local "coin op car wash" and give it a high powered rinse.
Trying to get it any much cleaner than that gets it, I have found to be a total waste of time.

Beyond that, you hit what I call the point of diminishing return.

Stephen

i tried MANY options and found a light duty wire brush and a bathtub cleanser to be the best option... not great but a little at at a time looks pretty good....are your hulls off the tramp...??? if so how much does each hull weigh???

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•Present boat -1998 Hobie 16 Solana Sails furling jib[/size]

For the tops I use a product called "Greased Lightning" along with a brush you use to clean a bathtub. I find this along with the local coin carwash do the trick well. The high pressure wand is the ultimate tool for removing mildew and dirt from the trampoline. Be careful if you use the greased lightning in your yard- it will kill the grass!

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