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In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 5:04 pm
by lightpants
I went to work with the http://gordsaluminumpolish.com/ polish and buffer today.
Sharkhide is on it's way.

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 6:37 pm
by pond tuuunes
Im sure a shiny bottom helps, But I think Ed requires topless.

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 5:02 am
by lightpants
Why do you think I want to raft up next to him?!? I just wanted to make sure my '97 looked as good as it could, next to his new pontoon. And maybe, if I am lucky, his boat will be overloaded and I can accommodate some of his extra passengers. :drool

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 8:19 am
by badmoonrising
Damn weather needs to warm up, right now they are all wearing hoodies, lol. :x Heading out on the Bohemia in a few, Capt. Jim. :thumbsup

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 1:21 pm
by Rascal
My back HURTS just to look at that!..... A job for young people.

Rascal

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 3:56 pm
by lightpants
badmoonrising wrote:Damn weather needs to warm up, right now they are all wearing hoodies, lol. :x Heading out on the Bohemia in a few, Capt. Jim. :thumbsup
I'll be there soon!

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:34 pm
by badmoonrising
I have a new batch of women this year, lol. Too bad Canal Days is over, but there's rumors of a Bohemia River raft up in July...

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 4:39 am
by lightpants
Keep me posted on the raft-up. Sounds like something I will have to attend!

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 7:40 am
by badmoonrising
:thumbsup

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 2:59 pm
by rockhound
I watched the video, this product looks to be a lot easier than some, what do you think about using this to polish and then cleaning and sealing with sharkhide?

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 6:26 pm
by lightpants
rockhound wrote:I watched the video, this product looks to be a lot easier than some, what do you think about using this to polish and then cleaning and sealing with sharkhide?

This is what I am going to do, I just have to apply Sharkhide now. I just haven't had the time yet. I will polish it one more time quickly, then sharkhide. I'll let you know how it is. I am in the water, on a mooring all summer, so the sharkhide will be thoroughly tested.

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:05 am
by rockhound
Did you preclan the tubes or just go with the polish

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:02 am
by Bamaman
Gords looks like some great stuff.

If you're wanting to follow with Sharkhide, you're work just started. I found getting polished aluminum clean (of black oxide) to be much harder work than the actual polishing. It takes some serious elbow grease, towels and lacquer cleaner to get aluminum clean.

I'm just polishing my boat anytime it gets tarnished.

Re: In an effort to be allowed to raft up with Ed this summer

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:57 am
by lightpants
rockhound wrote:Did you preclan the tubes or just go with the polish

I used the napa Aluminum Brightener Cleaner. http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Catal ... 0410678680

It cleaned the pontoons and then I used Gords to polish them