Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

I've used Scotchbrite pads on many things in the past, but never on aluminum pontoons..... mainly because I've never owned a pontoon boat before.

After working for several hours with dry elbows since all of my elbow grease was worn out, trying to get the stains off of the logs, it hit me that the scotchbrite pads would be much better than trying a rag and cleansers. Anyway, after rubbing with a SB pad, I still thought this was too much work. It hit me again! Why not get my little electric vibrating sander, put a SB pad on it, then just stroke the logs the way they were meant to be stroked; gentle and easy.

My wife had picked up some of that Bartenders Friend powder, so I got that with my hose and sander, and started to finish the job I started. It went like a cutting a piece of chocolate cake. I had that sander gliding over the toons, They were shining like new by the time I got through with the first one (about 15 mins for the outside of one).

I, then, moved to the second while the first was rinsed well and drying. I went back and applied a nice finishing coat of Lemon Pledge to help protect the metal from the elements on our next adventure.


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Used this with the SB pad:

I was looking for an easy way to clean my toons ,they're just stained so this will probably do the job .. thanks !

Nice !!!

I just tried yesterday using a "00" steel wool pad with elbow grease. Did about a 4 foot section while swimming. Looks OK, but too much effort for the results.

I think I'll give this a try. Too bad...... our boat is only 6 months old. Yikes !!!

When I did my rebuild mine were in bad shape with lots of corrosion. I used sanding sponges and then aluminum brightener. They came out clean but its is a never ending struggle. Some shark hyde is probably a good way to go.

After getting them clean, the key is the Lemon Pledge. I took the boat back out yesterday afternoon. Got back home and took a peak at the toons. It would have normally been stained again, but with the protective coating of the Pledge, the toons were as clean as when I finished polishing them. Now, when I get it back to the house, I simply take about 10 minutes, and put a fresh dose of Pledge on it.

Thanks for the tip! I might as well give it a try since I've got that sander. My toon has been in the lake for a while and probably pulling streamers underneath based on our afternoon trip up the lake yesterday. I'll have some time soon to bring it home and go to work on it.