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Repairing my Dad's old aluminum vhull

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Hey guys I ordered MaryKate Aluminex Hull & Pontoon Cleaner 32oz. from Amazon for $16.58. The next couple of posts show the results.

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These are the before photos. The hull was pretty dirty.

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Here's after photos. I think it turned out great. I followed the directions on the bottle by mixing it 1:1 and applying it with a paint brush but it streaked the hull. It really looked bad so I put some undiluted in a plastic spray bottle and sprayed it on. I left it for a bit and hosed it off with water and it turned out great. If you do this though make sure you're upwind when you spray it. You don't want to breath or get this stuff in your eyes. It's straight up acid. I wore rubber gloves and glasses. Should have had at least a dust mask on too.

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Looks great!!!!! Keep at it!

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Looks great!!!!! Keep at it!

Haha, yeah. I finally cleaned out my garage and made room for the boat and trailer. Now I'm going to work on the inside and get the deck painted back to the original grey color. Should turn out nice. I also picked up an old Minn Kota trolling motor to mount on the transom next to my Johnson. It's an old Turbo 40 from 1996. The fella wanted $60 for it and when I went to pick it up, it would run but sounded like a bearing went bad. I gave him $5 for it instead. :>) I just ordered the rebuild parts from Minn Kota for $85 with shipping. Should have a great runner when I get that taken care of.

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