Finally, some one that talks Canadian...LOL
"Abe Coates" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:58:05 GMT, "HiTech Redneck"
wrote:

Can anyone suggest the best way to clean an aluminum boat before painting?



I once used naval jellie. My father in law told me about it. They used it
to clean helicopter props. I think I got it at
Canadian tire.

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:58:05 GMT, "HiTech Redneck"
wrote:

Can anyone suggest the best way to clean an aluminum boat before painting?


Please bear in mind that I don't know anything about aluminum (or
aluminium) boats. However I do know that aluminum is maleable, and
whatever you use to abrade it, i.e. metal wools, glasspaper,
sandpaper, even Scotchbrite, will leave tiny shards embedded in the
surface.
Some time ago I owned an auto detail shop and we always cleaned
aluminum wheels with a proprietary wash obtained from car dealers. The
best one came from Jeep.