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

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.

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.

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.

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?

Wayne.B wrote:
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?


Albin 33. Looks similar to a CHB 34. I think it's a far better boat.

I just clean them and hit them with a piece of gray scotch brite. They
have a dull surface of very good stainless, just not ever gonna stay shiny.

And some battles aren't worth fighting.

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

Richard Casady wrote:
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

Nope Where were you when I did this? lol

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...

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.