polishing railing
 

some of the railings and fittings on the boat i just purchased have
some light corrosion. any suggestions for cleaning these up? Thanks
much

polishing railing
 

On Aug 13, 11:05*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:17:57 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

some of the railings and fittings on the boat i just purchased have
some light corrosion. *any suggestions for cleaning these up? Thanks
much

What material are they? It makes a big difference.
Brasso, Chrome polish or Bartender's Friend (stainless) are 3 popular
solutions for 3 different materials. Aluminum might respond best with
BoShield T-9

i think it's steel but not sure. thanks for the info...

polishing railing
 

On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:11:02 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

On Aug 13, 11:05*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:17:57 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

some of the railings and fittings on the boat i just purchased have
some light corrosion. *any suggestions for cleaning these up? Thanks
much

What material are they? It makes a big difference.
Brasso, Chrome polish or Bartender's Friend (stainless) are 3 popular
solutions for 3 different materials. Aluminum might respond best with
BoShield T-9

i think it's steel but not sure. thanks for the info...

Ask any of the boat owners around, they can tell the difference in
brass, aluminum, or steel just by looking.
--
John H

All decisions, even those made by liberals, are the result of binary thinking.

polishing railing
 

On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:11:02 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

On Aug 13, 11:05*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:17:57 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

some of the railings and fittings on the boat i just purchased have
some light corrosion. *any suggestions for cleaning these up? Thanks
much

What material are they? It makes a big difference.
Brasso, Chrome polish or Bartender's Friend (stainless) are 3 popular
solutions for 3 different materials. Aluminum might respond best with
BoShield T-9

i think it's steel but not sure. thanks for the info...

Flitz.

polishing railing
 

On Aug 14, 11:20*am, wrote:
On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:11:02 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

On Aug 13, 11:05*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:17:57 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

some of the railings and fittings on the boat i just purchased have
some light corrosion. *any suggestions for cleaning these up? Thanks
much

What material are they? It makes a big difference.
Brasso, Chrome polish or Bartender's Friend (stainless) are 3 popular
solutions for 3 different materials. Aluminum might respond best with
BoShield T-9

i think it's steel but not sure. thanks for the info...

Stainless? If it is slightly magnetic it is close to the 304 end of
the spectrum and will show a little surface rust. That bartender's
friend does a good job cleaning that up. If it is non magnetic
stainless it is on the 316 end and you probably want to go with
something less aggressive, maybe just elbow grease and some buffing
compound.

Are they round rails? If so you can take one turn with a rag and see
saw it for a lot of rubbing action with minimal effort.

yeah i'm pretty sure it's stainless. it has the 'thump' of stainless
vs the 'tink' of al when i tap it. and the specs on the tollys i've
looked at say it's stainless.

304 definitely tends to corrode far more than 316 (i'd be surprised to
find 316 that corrodes at all except in strong acid environments), so
i'll try the 'bartender's friend.' thanks again.

thanks again.

polishing railing
 

wf3h wrote:
some of the railings and fittings on the boat i just purchased have
some light corrosion. any suggestions for cleaning these up? Thanks
much

My boat has 37 Stainless Steel stanchions. I took one down to the shop
and had the metal polishing guys do a really good job to see how it
would look.

It looked great for a while. 6 months later you couldn't tell which one
was polished.

polishing railing
 

On Aug 14, 3:24*pm, Jim wrote:
wf3h wrote:
some of the railings and fittings on the boat i just purchased have
some light corrosion. *any suggestions for cleaning these up? Thanks
much

My boat has 37 Stainless Steel stanchions. *I took one down to the shop
and had the metal polishing guys do a really good job to see how it
would look.

It looked great for a while. *6 months later you couldn't tell which one
was polished.

yeah i think polishing then some kind of protective coating is
probably needed.

polishing railing
 

wf3h wrote:
On Aug 14, 3:24 pm, Jim wrote:
wf3h wrote:
some of the railings and fittings on the boat i just purchased have
some light corrosion. any suggestions for cleaning these up? Thanks
much
My boat has 37 Stainless Steel stanchions. I took one down to the shop
and had the metal polishing guys do a really good job to see how it
would look.

It looked great for a while. 6 months later you couldn't tell which one
was polished.

yeah i think polishing then some kind of protective coating is
probably needed.

I decided the quality of the Taiwanese Stainless, being what it is,
isn't worth the effort. Shiny is nice, but there are other things to do.

polishing railing
 

On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:51:00 -0700, Jim wrote:

I decided the quality of the Taiwanese Stainless, being what it is,
isn't worth the effort. Shiny is nice, but there are other things to do.

Wax helps. Taiwan trawler?

polishing railing
 

On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:24:37 -0700, Jim wrote:

wf3h wrote:
some of the railings and fittings on the boat i just purchased have
some light corrosion. any suggestions for cleaning these up? Thanks
much

My boat has 37 Stainless Steel stanchions. I took one down to the shop
and had the metal polishing guys do a really good job to see how it
would look.

It looked great for a while. 6 months later you couldn't tell which one
was polished.

Did you wax it?

Casady