Cleaning the poly.

[jlumley88]

My poly is a 2003 model so has been around a few years now. It has stains on her from bait, fish guts which i try to clean off as soon as i bring her home. But my main concern is many small black dotts on the hull and in the gun rails is it possible to get rid of these? Also the general finish of the boat isn't bright. Has anyone tried to polish their poly craft at all or is there another way to bring the finish of the boat to a brighter standard?

[Andy]

My poly is a 2003 model so has been around a few years now. It has stains on her from bait, fish guts which i try to clean off as soon as i bring her home. But my main concern is many small black dotts on the hull and in the gun rails is it possible to get rid of these? Also the general finish of the boat isn't bright. Has anyone tried to polish their poly craft at all or is there another way to bring the finish of the boat to a brighter standard?

The black dots are pinholes in the plastic filled with crap. Even high pressure water cleaner wont get it out. I have tried a few things but given up on the idea.

[Giffo]

Mine is a white 2002 model and had all sorts of blood, guts and mud put on it.The best way I have found to clean them, is to leave the boat outside of a night, so the dew and night air get on it and softens up the goobers and dirt, and then hit it with a pressure cleaner in the morning before the moisture dries off the hull. Maybe some truckwash for the oils out of the fish.The little blackheads are small holes full of cr@p,the holes are caused by gases escaping from the plastic in the moulding process, due to the temp not being just right I have been told.I have also been told that marine carpet on a buffer (not angle grinder) will bring up the shine on a dull hull.

[Pirate Pete]

I have a small patch on the cab that gets the small black dots & have found that the pressure washer is all I need to get it clean.

Maybe there are different size small pin holes????

[BigFella]

those tiny black dots will clean with a touch of CT18 and apply the pressure hose in a direct line, that is 90% to the surface and the black dots will vanish!
,,we have trouble with these when boats sit in the yard for a few months?

Hope this has helped?

[DvrDve]

clean boat is the sign of a dirty mind!!
stop washing and take the time saved to go fishing

[Chuck]

Any body have any solutions to getting fuel stains out of the poly? We have developed some stains out of our two breathers at the back and normal truck wash and high pressure cleaner just doesn't move it.
Thanks in advance,
Chuck

[BigFella]

you could try a little peroxide sprayed onto and left for a few minutes?
or
how about some aerosol degreaser and blow it in with an air hose and blow gun?
Sounds like you need to try and release or tease it out rather than wash it out?
Will look into it and get back to you if I can!

[Pirate Pete]

This question has come up often over the years & I cant ever remember reading a solution to the problem.

[Dave]

I had a big overflow from the filler cap which i didnt notice and consequently had a huge stain on the transom and sponson.
Hit it with the pressure cleaner
then used Domestos diluted in water
poured that over it and left for a couple of minutes then
used a scrubbing brush then
hit it with the pressure cleaner again
no more stain

to bring the shine back, use a heat gun to gently heat the area. Keep and eye on the area and when it gets a shimmy on it, it will come up shiny again.

Then spend a rediculous amount of money at Glenn and buy some of his sharkfright oops it was the cost, i mean sharkhide polish!

Anyone got the link to the post on the repair job squizzy did on his boat from the old forum?

[Pirate Pete]

Anyone got the link to the post on the repair job squizzy did on his boat from the old forum?

You are the Grand Poobah Dave dont you know??????