Wow Mike you did a lights out job as always.
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Wow Mike you did a lights out job as always.
After the test spots and doing one-side, a few day later I had a few guys to help do the other side.
One thing for sure.... I'm not a huge fan of sanding and buffing out pontoon boats. In my opinion and as I state in my boat detailing book, it's a LOT easier and a LOT cleaner and a LOT faster to regularly maintain the aluminum on a pontoon boat then to let it go for years and then salvage it.
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So glad I got the book with the Marine 31 Kit. Been on stumble with a request I had today for polishing aluminum on a pontoon. Looks like a need Pontoon and Aluminum Cleaner
Carry on Don
Carry on
With all of your experience to estimate time , and with the products you have noted above , with a catagory 3 how much time should I plan. Never polished pontoons before. 23 ft long.
I just did this. Mine was a category 4. Acid wash. Wool pad/rotary/Marine31 aluminum polish. Then flex 3401/Lc Orange ccs/marine 31 aluminum polish
What Acid Wash Products did you use and how were they applied?. You can also shoot me an email at d.j.pavlica@icloud.com
For an acid wash I used a product from Flitz
Flitz Industrial Strength Metal PreClean
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler..._PreCleana.jpg
Be forewarned however that this will stain your driveway.
I applied it then scrubbed the aluminum using a very coarse Scotchbrite pad and the acid wash, my elbow grease and the Scotchbrite pad chewed off a lot of what is called white rust.
Then proceed to machine sand or buff whichever route you decide to go.
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Thanks for the info Mike. Pontoons are something I get hit up with all the time. Everyone wants the toons clean. Just noticed this was an old post I searched on. But still looks good.
Thanks Jon...
It was a challenge to restore the pontoons on this pontoon boat and I love a challenge but I'd rather let other guys have the blessing as I like to say.
Kind of like buffing out Air Force 1 or old war birds or even old rail cars. They certainly have their unique factor but at the end of the day it's basically production detailing at a grand level and I prefer show car detailing any day of the week.
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For the guy that sanded his aluminum with #2000 grit sandpaper
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