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Was wondering if there was any advise out there on how to best clean the white portion of the rub rails. My boat would look outstanding if I could just get that cleaned up. Was thinking about Armour All?
Pressure washing works well (Not too much pres. please). I could'nt get a pressure washer this year , I did use "Comet" liquid with bleach, and a good stiff brush (do a small area at a time, and rinse well for best results, use 2 brushes a large stiff brush for general cleaning, and a small curved detail brush for all the nooks and cranny's around the rub rail). The results surprised me, very clean, looks great, won't last long in the Bay, LOL, "Joe" was kind enough to post the pic of the newly cleaned boat for me on my "Personal Pages" (see "whalen" if you would like to see the results. Whaler's are built like a truck, and a few nicks and bruises on them are common war scars, and make the boat look cool (I think). One time I was soft aground on a friends 24' Bristol sail boat (tide ebbing of course), many of my "Swell" Long Island Brothers in boats just cruised by ignoring us ( this was something that as a young boater, I was taught NEVER to do, you should always offer help in any way to a boat having problems, water, food, contact someone by phone/ radio for them, someone might be injured, etc.). WHO helped us ? two guys who saw us way off in the distance, with this filthy 17' beat up Montauk, they pulled us off the shoal, would NOT take any money but, just asked if we would return the favor to other boaters, (I have many times), That dirty 17' Montauk was a "Knight in shining armor" to us !!!! I guess there are a handful of us "old school" guys left.
I know it sounds a bit harsh but so long as you do not do more than once a year it will not hurt anything and it really works well.
Take a clean rag and put and wet it with laquer thinner. You can wipe it on both the white and black parts of the rub rail. Once finished take a good silicon sealent like Mequires Gold Care tire shine and go back over the area. It will look like new.
if you would like to see the results. Whaler's are built like a truck, and a few nicks and bruises on them are common war scars, and make the boat look cool (I think). One time I was soft aground on a friends 24' Bristol sail boat (tide ebbing of course), many of my "Swell" Long Island Brothers in boats just cruised by ignoring us ( this was something that as a young boater, I was taught NEVER to do, you should always offer help in any way to a boat having problems, water, food, contact someone by phone/ radio for them, someone might be injured, etc.). WHO helped us ? two guys who saw us way off in the distance, with this filthy 17' beat up Montauk, they pulled us off the shoal, would NOT take any money but, just asked if we would return the favor to other boaters, (I have many times), That dirty 17' Montauk was a "Knight in shining armor" to us !!!! I guess there are a handful of us "old school" guys left.
