[Rhodes22-list] Pressuring washing a boat

[Frank Goldsmith]

Thanks, Roger.  I’m familiar with the nozzles, as my gasoline-powered washer has them (red for the strongest, orange for medium, yellow for mildest — plus a black “turbo-nozzle” for really high pressure, which I’ve never had to use.  I had not thought about the lemon juice idea and magic eraser — thanks.  I’m sure things like stripes and decals (like my boat registration) would be very vulnerable.  

I appreciate all the answers on this thread. 

Frank


> On Jun 10, 2024, at 7:53 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
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> Hi Frank,
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> 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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> Sent from my iPhone
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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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