The White Whale needs to be white again!

[CornRickey]

think about what you typed, acid/toilet bowel cleaner/baking soda method.....would you really put that slurry of acids and bases with unspecified abrasives on your boat no matter what someone else has said? Not me. Stick with compound and wax.

[Dandamanf15]

Haha after I said that I realized that might be confusing.. I just meant I was going to try the "hull cleaner" method before the compound. I'm going to use a 20% hydrochloric acid toilet bowl cleaner by itself first and see how that does.

[crystal waters]

how about clr mixed with water?
The lake I run on leaves calcium spots over time and each fall must acid wash my boat with CLR
I mix about 30 clr and 70 water.
sponge it on and about 2 mins later hose it thoroughly including trailer etc,
Boat comes out gleaming and ready for waxing with no decal damage.

[haugy]

I guess whoever shows up first can have the keys... $18K sounds about right I think. Cash would be great..thanks fellas.

I'll be there in 5 hours. Send the bill to my accountant....JetLink. Thanks

[Jetlink]

I'll be there in 5 hours. Send the bill to my accountant....JetLink. Thanks

In 5 hours, you'll be 4.75 hours too late my friend! Better luck next time Captain Ahab!

[Dandamanf15]

Funny, I did just the opposite last year. I used three different foam pads that went from hard to soft starting the compound to polish layers. Buffed and polished with the wool. Turned out great!
I don't envy your job, but be very careful with your graphics if you plan on keeping them.

Haha! I got some wool ones to use with the compound so I will go ahead and give them a shot with the wax




I starting removing the gunk yesterday. I used "The Works" toilet bowl cleaner. Dispensed it straight from the bottle and then painted it on with a paintbrush. Didn't dispense any close the graphics, just used the brush to get really close to them. It's working GREAT! Wore thick rubber gloves and eye protection and very glad I did...it is quite potent. Also put plastic down on the trailer to protect it. Will post pics when I'm finished.

The only part I have left is the part right up against the bunks on the trailer. I'm trying to figure out the best way to get the boat high enough out of the trailer to reach those areas...what have you guys done in the past? I have a full size car jack, but fully extended, it only gets within a foot of the boat. Build up a platform of wood to put the jack on? Form some kind of spacer for between the jack and the boat??

[jzelt]

I have used a car/truck scissor jack that comes with a vehicle for those road side emergencies. Put a towel down, put it on a flat section of trailer/cross bar, put 2x4 on top and jack it up (don't forget to undo transom straps). Not a lot of weight to lift, and the scissor gets it low profile.

[jtomasik]

Newbie here. Cool info, guys. I have an old '87 ts6m that I purchased late last season, and the hull could use a little TLC. There were some orange and red stripes (stickers) that've worn mostly off, and I'd like to remove them completely. Any suggestions on what to use? Afterwards, I'm going to give the hull the treatment discussed here, staying away from the big, black 'Supra' decals. Oh, any suggestions on wax afterwards? I'm looking to sell this boat about mid-season and get another Supra...something a bit bigger (with open hull).

Here's a pic of the boat I purchased:

Supra.jpg


Thanks in advance!

[CornRickey]

Heat gun and razor blade. Don't use the blade to scrape it off but to lift a corner then stick it on the blade and use it to lift it off.

[jtomasik]

Heat gun and razor blade. Don't use the blade to scrape it off but to lift a corner then stick it on the blade and use it to lift it off.

Thanks for the reply. Gonna be a pain in the behind....there are tons of little flakes of the decal, so lifting it as you suggest will only remove tiny bits of it. Do you know of any kind of blade material that might be safe that I could use more as a scraper with that heat gun?