Need Help ugly pontoons

[48hr club]

Can anybody tell me what is the best polish to
use on dull pontoons?

[75 spectra V-drive]

A new boat:devil:

[SOCALDETAIL1]

Can anybody tell me what is the best polish to
use on dull pontoons?
3M Heavy Duty compound about a gallon, 3 Wool pads, hi speed buffer about 1800 rpms, alot of hours then follow up with a high quality metal polish like brite boy. alot of money in materials. When we do them its usually 2 guys and about 8-12 hours depending on size, but the outcome is way worth it.

[Taylor923]

Air conditioner coil cleaner. Just spray it on, wait a few min. and spray it off. My buddy who is in the heat and air business left his pontoon in the water year round, after being in the water a few years the pontoons looked terrible. After he did that, they looked brand new.

[Trailer Park Casanova]

http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7275&stc=1&d=1194551231
The Hot Sauce line does wonders, looks like it's gonna be some work though.

[Trailer Park Casanova]

Air conditioner coil cleaner. Just spray it on, wait a few min. and spray it off. My buddy who is in the heat and air business left his pontoon in the water year round, after being in the water a few years the pontoons looked terrible. After he did that, they looked brand new.
Yeah, it's Calgon spray and rinse coil cleaner,, or Calgon spray and forget no rinse coil cleaner.

[maxwedge]

Yeah, it's Calgon spray and rinse coil cleaner,, or Calgon spray and forget no rinse coil cleaner.
Where do you get this stuff at?

[parker guy]

Use Lime Away and a sponge, then hose them off

[Ion]

I believe Big Doug (who posts here) came up with his own solution that works.

[Trailer Park Casanova]

Where do you get this stuff at?
Grainger

[shadow]

I believe Big Doug (who posts here) came up with his own solution that works.
Yeah i asked Doug and he said a little of this and a little of that,I think it's a secret.:idea:

[caroftheweek]

A new boat:devil:
Thats what we are doing. pontoons don't look new...2008 tooner for sale:D :D :D

[Magic34]

User some metal polish and apply with a poece of carpet. Should polish it to be like new.
It will bring a lot of the black out of the toons too, so you may need a few pieces of carpet.

[SOCALDETAIL1]

Do you want to clean them or polish them to a mirrior finish?????

[caroftheweek]

User some metal polish and apply with a poece of carpet. Should polish it to be like new.
...and a week of your time. isn't there something that you can just spray on them and come back and wipe it off to make it look like new.
Michael, that is what your chemist needs to work on for us.
BTW, did you just wake up? your spelling is a little off.:D

[SOCALDETAIL1]

...and a week of your time. isn't there something that you can just spray on them and come back and wipe it off to make it look like new.
Michael, that is what your chemist needs to work on for us.
BTW, did you just wake up? your spelling is a little off.:D
If it was that easy everyone would be sporting shiny toons :D

[maxwedge]

I belive "Hot Sauce" would work on those too Bilge.:D

[SJP]

Perfect thread started. I am in the middle of rebuilding from the deck up my 30 ft. 3 toon. Looking to avoid the 12 hours of grunt work on the toons - considering all of the other tedious exercises I have going on with the build. Any other bright ideas from you pros out there.

[Baja Big Dog]

What would you use on these pontoons?
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2083/11061364oy1.jpg
:D
Thats gonna require some good ole fashion elbow grease...:D

[Baja Big Dog]

Thats gonna require some good ole fashion elbow grease...:D
With a dash of saliva!!:eek:

[DeltaSigBoater]

Thats gonna require some good ole fashion elbow grease...:D
With a dash of saliva!!:eek:
Then finished off with some self-applied liquid rub-in compound :D

[DeltaSigBoater]

Then finished off with some self-applied liquid rub-in compound :D
Repeat as necessary ;)

[roostwear]

Phosphoric acid, or for a REALLY nice surface (and you're feeling particularly suicidal), Hydrofluoric acid.

[SOCALDETAIL1]

DO NOT put acid on the pontoons they are aluminum. The only way is to polish them out.

[TCHB]

chemicals like acid will pit the metal. Metal polish is the right way.

[SOCALDETAIL1]

chemicals like acid will pit the metal. Metal polish is the right way.
Like I said DO NOT use acid...........................

[Daytona19]

for a mirror like appearence take it to a semi trailer place that polishes the tractor trailers. For about 300.00 ( I heard ) they will do the job of polishing. Then go by a product called SHARKHIDE and put this on the newley polished tunes and they will stay that way for 3 to 5 years depending on water conditions. The polishing is the hard part and well worth letting somone else do the hard work. I polished mine and is was a real job even with a professional wheel and proper compounds.

[SOCALDETAIL1]

for a mirror like appearence take it to a semi trailer place that polishes the tractor trailers. For about 300.00 ( I heard ) they will do the job of polishing. Then go by a product called SHARKHIDE and put this on the newley polished tunes and they will stay that way for 3 to 5 years depending on water conditions. The polishing is the hard part and well worth letting somone else do the hard work. I polished mine and is was a real job even with a professional wheel and proper compounds.
Yea out here most truck stop wash shops charge about $500 bucks. We charge less then that. 1/2 goes to labor the other 1/2 to materials, I personally would clear them after, the water conditions out here are harsh. Sharkhide or Joop wont last long.