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cleaning a trailer
can anyone tell me what i can use to clean up an aluminum trailer(you know that oxidation type stuff that builds up on it)I have tried pressure washing it but that didnt work.ANY IDEAS??
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02-05-2011, 07:59 AM
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Try WD-40 and a wire brush...let the WD-40 sit for about 5 mins or so before you scrub...
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha 
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02-05-2011, 08:40 AM
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Like reel said!
I know it does sounds strange. After you get the trailer back to the shape you want, you need to then do some preventive maintenance. The outer protective coating has been lost, allowing oxidation. My favorite preventive covering for aluminum is spray silicone.
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02-05-2011, 09:34 AM
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i would agree...get a wire wheel on an angle grinder and go to town.
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02-05-2011, 11:26 PM
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Well, a wirebrush and WD will work for sure, but that's a lot of elbow greese. Buy some Naval Jelly. The one for aluminum, not metal, spread it on with a paint brush, let it sit a while and then just hose it off. Viola...all done... (I like the chemical way because it gets into and cleans the pores of the aluminum.) Then either spray it with silicone or clear coat it with polyurethane.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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02-06-2011, 09:09 AM
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cleaning a trailer
Where do I buy naval jelly.Never heard of it!
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02-06-2011, 11:35 AM
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha
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02-06-2011, 05:18 PM
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Go to a powerwash supply store and buy a product called "alumna-Brite". It will clean the aluminum without etching it. Made for cleaning alumium siding you can use a pump spayer to apply let the solution soak and powerwash off.
Brian
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