Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

Hi all. Im sure this question has probably been answered a 1000 times, but, to make sure I got it, and because I cant find it in a general search, I wanted to ask. What is the proceedure for cleaning your logs? My boat sat in a slip for a year and the toons are discolored. I have been told that a/c coil cleaner works great, but can anyone explain the process of actually cleaning them? ie., how long do i let the cleaner set on the logs, do I have to dilute the mixture? That sort of stuff. I just dont want to screw it up and do more harm than good.

Thanks alot
Daniel

If you use coil cleaner you will etch the aluminum giving you more surface area which is good for an A/C more cooling area. on a toon it asking for it to get dirtier quicker , you better off doing it the hard way and that's with a sander till you get down to the 800 grit paper and start polishing from there.

Then will you get through put the potectant on it that's in the accessories links...

My toon sits in the water from mid/late April to mid October. I use the a/c coil cleaner to clean the toons. I have tried both the acid and the base formula and the acid works the best. I dilute it 50/50 with water and that will do the job. 1 gallon is usually enough. I spray it on with a yard sprayer and let is sit on for 10-15. It will foam up when you are in contact with the aluminum. some spots will take more work than other. Have you powerwashed the grime/growth off the toons yet? If not you should.

While it does etch the aluminum I don't know how much it actually increases surface area. I don't think it is any harder to clean the toons now than it was 4 years ago. I do have sharkhyde on the the top half of the toons and the acid doesn't seem to affect that portion.

I had wondered what was good to use.
My boat sits in salt water all summer.
When we pulled the boat on to the trailer we found a lot of discolor.
My pontoons are painted on the bottom where it sits in the water.
We used Simply Green cleaner.
I mixed a bottle in a bucket with warm water. Wet the toons and soaked the toons with the mix. Went back and used a little elbow grease to wipe them down.
Worked great.
It even bought a bit of a shine back to the top of the toons.