Can pontoons shine?!!!

[bherron]

Hey guys, any suggestions on polish for pontoons? There is a slight amount of water lines, mostly just little spots and stains from where i dripped carpet glue......I know, I just got excited and didn't take my time Thanks for the input!

 

[Boomyal]

Re: Can pontoons shine?!!!

There are all kinds of polishes that will shine aluminum. None of them will keep the aluminum shiney for very long and I don't know of any clear coating that will keep the aluminum from re-oxdising and that will hold up in water.

As for the glue, that should not be difficult to clean off. Use whatever solvent that the glue is based on.

 

[flashback]

Re: Can pontoons shine?!!!

Like Boom said. I had an old honda 750 motorcycle which i polished the engine case and gear case etc.. to the point where it looked like chrome..don't think i would want to do it to something as large as toons. upkeep would be a nightmare... back to reality.. I guess you could wash them in a mild acid solution and then wax them 2 or 3 times a year..

 

[drewpster]

Re: Can pontoons shine?!!!

I work for a large trucking firm. A driver I know went through allot of effort meticulously polishing the tanks a wheels on his truck to a high shine. Noticing the job I asked him what polish he used to get it so bright. He recommended Mother's Bullet polish. (parts stores sell it) I bought some awhile back to use on some hand rail fittings and it worked rather well.

BTW, the driver I talked to took untold hours getting his tanks like chrome. He said he liked the result but he would rather pay someone else to do it next time. (use a buffer, unless you like tennis elbow)

 

[jeffengle]

Re: Can pontoons shine?!!!

The polish that I use is called Wenol metal polish. I get it online or at Street Rod Shows. It comes in small tubes or up to gallon cans. I don't know if you remember SemiChrome polish, but it looks and works just like it. I was told that the major polishing companies uses this product.

Jeff

 

[jollymon]

Re: Can pontoons shine?!!!

Yes they can shine, as stated alot of elbow grease, even with a electric buffer. Once you get them shiney, you can try a product called Sharkhide. It is supposed to keep the toons shiney.

Been there, done that, but it was to much work to keep them shiney, so I went with the standard look "used"!!!

Scott