Recent content by klaus96

Update...sharkhide has done its job. Been out numerous times and toons are retaining the acid washed off whitish color. No brown stains or water line marks.

First coat of sharkhide went on tonight. ...super easy to work with...

Don't know about the steel wool issue...just following Gord's application recommendation. Went to the truck stop last night and they did the brightening wash. Looks pretty good, just isn't polished. Easy though. ...I'm going to sharkhide in this condition as polishing is to time consuming. $25...

Marvel melts it just like gords does, however it doesn't get it all like magic or anything. A guy came walking by as I was buffing the nosecone and says he takes his stock trailer and boat to a truck stop about 25 miles from my house. Claims they spray it with a chemical and it comes out shiny...

That is how Gord wants you to apply it....0000 steel wool

Saw a guy on youtube cleaning an old motorcycle with it.

Next up for oxide removal? Marvel Mystery Oil.....

It didn't really do a whole lot for the black oxidation. It looks clean until you apply gord's with the steel wool and then it is like spreading black liquid again. I can see that removing the black is definitely the key here. Above the water line it polishes up really quickly. Getting tired of...

I talked to Gord himself today and he told me to stop with the Gords/lacquer combo of cleaning and to use a bucket of water with dawn soap and a scotch brite pad to get rid of the oxidation. Just passing along..

Lakebum, toons look great! Like your dual battery setup too. I am thinking of doing that this season as well.

I didn't tell her that I was washing them. I saw on an airstream site that a guy who re-did a camper was washing them that way. I have a lot of the black stuff removed now. I think you could wipe til the world was out of any sort of towel and still get black off of those dang things. haha

Wool bonnets went into washer...hot with an extra rinse cycle. Came out fine.

What is best way to clean the lambs wool bonnets?

I'm alternating between lacquer thinner and gords for cleaning...getting an endless supply of black rags!

Yeah, this sucks!! Should have just put sharkhide over the acid cleaned aluminum..