[Rhodes22-list] Pressuring washing a boat

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Hi Frank,

I have a gasoline powered pressure washer.  You regulate the pressure by changing nozzles.  The lowest pressure nozzle does a good job of cleaning everything but rust stains.  For that I use lemon juice diluted 4:1 and a Mr Clean Magic Eraser pad and don’t scrub too hard.  It’s better to let the lemon juice work on the stain for a few hours, scrub, then spray and repeat as necessary.  Be careful spraying around stripes and decals.  The spray will chew them up faster than you can say, “HOLY SHIT!”.  I just spray with water, no detergent.  I consider a good pressure washer an essential boat owner’s tool.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 
1978. Sanford, MI

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> On Jun 10, 2024, at 6:48 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
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> I just use straight water.
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> —Peter
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>> On 2024-06-10, at 18:28:43 EDT, Frank Goldsmith wrote:
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>> Thanks, Peter.  That was my hope, that it would brighten up the deck.  Do you
>> use any kind of cleanser in the power washer?
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>> Frank
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