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Boat Hull cleaner needed, please help
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:50 am
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:50 am
This is for an older bass boat fresh water only, I used The Works on it for years and it was great cleaner . Now I need to find something else. I’ve tried several with no results. It’s a white boat that gets a stain in it from this tanic water in the lake.
Thanks !
Thanks !
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:58 am to BIG Texan
Starbrite bottom cleaner
Do you seal or treat the surface after you clean it to prevent future staining? If you don’t then it’s going to stain again immediately.
Do you seal or treat the surface after you clean it to prevent future staining? If you don’t then it’s going to stain again immediately.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:06 am to BIG Texan
Booyah (non-acid) cleaner…wont remove wax.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:11 am to Redlos
I tried this and it is not very good at all but thanks.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:21 am to BIG Texan
Cheap toilet bowl cleaner works miracles
Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:36 am to BIG Texan
Anything Starbrite will clean the hell out of a boat. Seats, hull, deck...
Posted on 8/13/25 at 9:34 am to BIG Texan
I use hydrogen peroxide and bottled lemon juice in a pump sprayer, spray on and let sit for a few min then rinse it off. But like others say, you gotta wax it or it will immediately restain when it hits the water again.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 9:40 am to BIG Texan
Any particular reason you want to find something else?
I use MaryKate On/Off gel with a cheap throwaway painbrush or old ray with gloves. Its badass and designed to what you want.
Like everyone said, you'll need to put some kind of wax or sealant over that area after. Though anything at or below the waterline wont last too long with being constantly blasted by water.
I use MaryKate On/Off gel with a cheap throwaway painbrush or old ray with gloves. Its badass and designed to what you want.
Like everyone said, you'll need to put some kind of wax or sealant over that area after. Though anything at or below the waterline wont last too long with being constantly blasted by water.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 10:25 am to BIG Texan
Hull cleaner is just oxalic acid. You can buy it online for cheap. Mix a little bit with water, wipe it on, then rinse it off.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 11:29 am to BIG Texan
Starbright Hull cleaner
The stinging when it hits your skin tells you it's working.
After you get it clean, wax it as others have said.
The stinging when it hits your skin tells you it's working.
After you get it clean, wax it as others have said.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 4:52 pm to Shexter
quote:
Cheap toilet bowl cleaner works miracles
Yes it does. Cover or keep rinsing the drip line onto your trailer. Will eat galvanize.
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 8/14/25 at 7:40 am to Mister Bigfish
I did a three step cleaning on mine a couple years ago using only a buffer(killed my shoulders). It lasted one season 200 hrs and I don’t plan to partake in that nonsense again.
It’s a never ending battle once you use chemicals to clean a hull bottom, wax only last so long.
It’s a never ending battle once you use chemicals to clean a hull bottom, wax only last so long.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 7:55 am to Antib551
They quit making The Works so I just bought some Starbright hull cleaner, will report back with the results,
Thanks
Thanks
Posted on 8/14/25 at 9:02 am to BIG Texan
FSR.
Wipe on.
Wash off.
Rewax.
Wipe on.
Wash off.
Rewax.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 10:51 am to Captain Rumbeard
quote:
FSR.
This stuff works on removing waterline stains.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 1:12 pm to BIG Texan
Update, I got star bright bottom cleaner and it worked like the the works.
Must be the acid init but the stain disappeared in seconds , now it is back to bright white. I’ll do the whole boat when it cools off some.
Excellent product !
Thanks
Must be the acid init but the stain disappeared in seconds , now it is back to bright white. I’ll do the whole boat when it cools off some.
Excellent product !
Thanks
Posted on 8/14/25 at 1:26 pm to BIG Texan
Starbrite makes two
A "hull cleaner" and a "bottom cleaner". The bottom cleaner is a lot stronger and works best for that brown rust looking stains. I'd wear gloves and goggles and wax after using it. Also gotta make sure and rinse your trailer and ant metal it touches with fresh water because it's acidic. I try to use the bottom cleaner and wax it when the brown stains start to show every 6 months or so.
I just used it on mine last week to remove the stains, 13yo boat that gets fished in Louisiana algae heavy water 2 days a week.
*Just saw the update, glad you bought the right one haha
A "hull cleaner" and a "bottom cleaner". The bottom cleaner is a lot stronger and works best for that brown rust looking stains. I'd wear gloves and goggles and wax after using it. Also gotta make sure and rinse your trailer and ant metal it touches with fresh water because it's acidic. I try to use the bottom cleaner and wax it when the brown stains start to show every 6 months or so.
I just used it on mine last week to remove the stains, 13yo boat that gets fished in Louisiana algae heavy water 2 days a week.
*Just saw the update, glad you bought the right one haha
This post was edited on 8/14/25 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 8/14/25 at 2:00 pm to BIG Texan
Posted on 8/14/25 at 4:18 pm to Dontbearichard
I used FSR on a thirty year old sailboat that had been in the water for half it's life. Couldn't get that waterline off with anything. Tried for years. Then I wiped on FSR and it was like an infomercial. Couldn't believe it simply disappeared.
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