Ok guys I hear vinegar and water 50/50 will remove water stains from my cowling. Is this true, if not what do you use??
Ok guys I hear vinegar and water 50/50 will remove water stains from my cowling. Is this true, if not what do you use??
If they're really bad you'll probably need to polish them out.
If you don't have a polisher, buy a cheap polishing pad, cut it up, and some polishing compound and use that.
The works toilet bowl
cleaner. Dilute it in a spray bottle and it cleans it right up. Then follow it up
with a good coat of
wax to
prevent the spots from coming back
I'd polish then wax. that'll help to keep them away in the future.
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Dawn detergent and water, then Lemon Pledge.
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Last edited by jerzia; 08-23-2017 at 06:08 AM.
This!!!Originally Posted by AreTheyBiting
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I use hot sauce and tho it makes it shiny and takes away current water spots, it doesnt take away the old ones. I was considering a rubbing compound to get the deep ones out from a previous owner. Any suggestions?
If you have a DA sander/polisher, multiple stages of polishing pads, and the 3M Perfect it series of polishes (1,2,3) you can make any cowl look great. It's like doin paint corrections on automotive paint without the worries of burning or scratching the finish which in most cases is painted plastic or just molded plastic.
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The water/vinegar will work with a bit of elbow grease.
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Boat Bling Hot Sauce is ok, but a lot of these specific products are over priced versions and not much different at all from their automotive counterparts.
If the water spots are pretty old and baked on, chances are they've etched your paint and they need to be polished. Any decent automotive polish should get the job done. I'm rather partial to Duragloss products because they're quite inexepensive and work fantastic!
I currently wipe my boat down with their marrine quick detail spray, then follow up with there aquawax after every trip. Boat looks amazing. Prior to that I polished out the imperfections and coated it with their 105 coating and bonding agent.
I've always used Ducky products, works good on shower door also.
Try BABE's Boat Care spot remover. It works amazing on the hard water spots.
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Anything acidic will usually take care of hard water spots...it's basically calcification that needs to either be dissolved (via an acid) or removed via "mechanical" means (polishing). Regular high pH cleaners can do it, but they sure won't come close to what something with a low pH will do. Spraying with some white vinegar will likely take it right off! The Works would also do it, but it's obviously a bit more harsh. Aluminum brighteners will also accomplish the same thing, but again, more harsh. Those stronger acids will also etch (streak) concrete and glass and if left to dry can greatly accelerate rust on steel, so be careful if you use something heavy duty...mainly just be sure to rinse and rinse and rinse anything it gets onto, or you could neutralize it with some Dawn or baking soda.
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Lime Away will also do the trick.
CLR diluted in a spray bottle. Spray the cowl then wipe with cotton cloth. Rinse with water. Apply wax. Works awesome.
The ProTec Water Spot Remover is fantastic. I just did my brothers's Mercury outboard that was a mess...he was so impressed he bought a bottle. It's honestly fantastic.
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