CLEAN YOUR PONTOONS - How to Acid Wash Pontoons

This video walks through how to apply and acid wash or aluminum brightener to your pontoons to give them a brighter and cleaner look. This is an option that is much faster and easier than polishing pontoons. It can be done once or twice a season to keep your pontoons looking nice, and only takes about an hour to complete the process.
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[@austinphibbs6827]

Thanks, Tom! I am planning to clean my boat, but I wasn't sure about the steps that I needed to be completed. Thank you for the run down!

[@tomspontoons]

Been meaning to make this video for a while. I don't do a ton of acid washing, but this customer requested it so we went ahead and took care of it while it was torn down. They're super happy with the result and the price is a fraction of what having someone polish them would be (only to fade back to dull oxidized aluminum within a couple years anyway).

[@RandomlyAwkward1]

The video looks great Tom! Nice voiceover too…
I was considering taking the anti-fouling paint off of my pontoons, but I’m afraid it’s plugging a bunch of holes!

[@tomspontoons]

@@RandomlyAwkward1 Thanks! I still need to get that microphone setup if I'm going to do more voice over stuff. Sitting there using my computer microphone isn't exactly ideal! If I lived down south I would 100% keep any anti-fouling paint on the aluminum, unless I was removing it to replace it with fresh paint. Or just clean it up, scuff it well, and paint over top of the old if you're confident there are pin holes or corrosion pitting happening. It's not something I'm versed in as we don't do anything like that way up here in the fresh water.

[@jasonworkman4660]

Was always wondering do you clean the toons and chassis before starting rebuilds?

[@tomspontoons]

Actually this is a rare thing for us. This boat was getting literally every option, and it wasn’t a bad scale build up so I agreed to tackle it while it was stripped down. Glad I did, it really made it look nice!! And it’s WAY less expensive than paying someone to polish them (I DO NOT POLISH TOONS!!)

[@brimarkkroese1900]

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[@WnYFella]

Hey guys I've been soaking up your content, and y'all Rock!
Question for you. I recently bought a lower end pontoon boat. It is 16 yrs old and sat on trailer most all of its life. While giving it my 1st washdown I've noticed aluminum rust (oxidation) this you can feel as I run my hand across the toon. How do you recommend I approach this?
Thanks
Mike

[@tomspontoons]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words! Is it pitting like corrosion? You could try an acid product like this brightener in a small spot that can't be seen easily to see if that helps. I wouldn't want to sand them...that leads to polishing and all sorts of not-fun!

[@WnYFella]

Yes pitting is white oxidation I call it aluminum rust. I will try acid wash. So how do you protect against it coming back?
Thanks again!

[@tomspontoons]

@@WnYFellait shouldn’t happen if you’re in freshwater unless you towed it on a salty winter day. You should be able to get it cleaned off and then use an aluminum protectant like Shark Hide.