adkboater
Well-Known Member
All these issues with an acid wash..... my shark hide doesn't sound like too much work!! Sorry to hear all the troubles, I'd of probably parked in the dealer's showroom till I got something resolved, no door needed!
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The service manager told me that the parts were not actually anodized and that they could fix it. Honestly, that scares me as it makes me think he has no knowledge of my Bennington. As MrG states, this is going to require some substantial repairs and part replacement (rub rail, fencing) which, when it becomes apparent to my dealer, hopefully doesn't alter their agreement to make it right.
I'll keep you posted...
I'm getting an uneasy feeling about this. I'd start documenting every conversation and keep a log. I hope I'm wrong but this is going to get worse before it gets better.
Also, is there acid overspray on your panel as well? I'm looking at the last photo. Looks like there are a bunch of white spots in the black fence.
Think I'll stay away from acid.
This is especially true up by the wave guard, the toons need to be rinsed and rinsed over and over to get the left over acid gone (takes lots of water) and you need to force the left over stuff out of the nooks and crannies
I have noticed when you use the etching chemical to many times it causes the aluminum to take on a chalky un even look. And I have also noticed that the residue reacts to the minerals in the lake water. It causes the treated surfaces to oxidize at a much faster rate then the un treated areas. Result you have a water line mark on the toons much faster with a etched surface rather then a sanded finish.
Michiman, I'm so sorry this happened to you, too! I remember when I wrote about my bad wash, yours was still at the dealer. I just wrote an update on my thread. But for your convenience I will tell you the dealer assured me the company he found would take care of the regular aluminum and the anodized parts. But they couldn't. They only polished my toons and got most of the spots removed from my motor area. That all looked great. The dealer will be replacing my ladder at the end of the season...but we have decided not to let them touch it. We will pick up the ladder instead and install it ourselves.
The spotting on our rubrail was not overwhelming so we accepted the shape it was in. Our lawyer said it would be hard to fight for a new boat...or replacing all the parts affected since we had no before photos, etc. Our first mistake was no pictures, our second was taking the boat when it was returned to us spotted. It's all been overwhelming. But we decided to heed the advice from many on this site to enjoy the boat.
We will be taking pictures from now on anytime we hand it over to anyone!