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dave andersen
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Initially Posted - 01/06/2002 :  14:24:04  Show Profile
I'm rerigging and with my mast down I see how nasty it looks.
The rigger says wash it with detergent but leave it alone
as to further cleaning. He says the anodizing will be affected
if you start scrubbing it with abrasives. The obsessive/
compulsiv
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Response Posted - 01/06/2002 :  16:05:32  Show Profile
Follow his advice.Don't scrub through the anodizing. After you wash it, put on a coat of wax. If the condition really bugs you, you may want to investigate Awlgripping it, but that's a little pricey from what I hear.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 01/06/2002 :  16:13:53  Show Profile
Dave ,
The painted mast looks great for a time, then the same thing that scared the anodized coating, does it to the painted surface -- there is no end to it.

Val on the hard DAGNABIT


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Jeff
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Response Posted - 01/06/2002 :  20:40:24  Show Profile
I cleaned my mast two seasons ago. Used 3-M liquid rubbing compound (which I got at West Marine) then two coats of Four Seasons paste wax.
The mast looks great, sheds water, but is really slippery when going up the stick.
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DaleV
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Response Posted - 01/22/2002 :  20:54:34  Show Profile
I cleaned my mast with hand cleaner last year and it worked great. The people at trimline (body shop supplier) said that people order it by the case to clean big aluminum tanks. It cleaned up nice and didn't affect the coating. I'll check the brand and so
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thacket3
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Response Posted - 01/24/2002 :  09:27:23  Show Profile
I used to crew profesionally on a large aluminum yawl, putting myself through college. Every year I had to clean the mast twice with Bon Ami. I would get my hand wet and sprinkle the stuff into the palm of my hand. Then gently rub it onto the mast. I'
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OJ
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Response Posted - 01/24/2002 :  09:51:25  Show Profile
There's a product called NeverDull that gives a uniform finish, easy to apply.
Steve Madsen
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DaleV
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Response Posted - 01/27/2002 :  20:58:04  Show Profile
The product I used was a BASF product called R-M 953 Hand cleaner. It worked great with hardly no effort at all and really left the mast shiny with now ill effect to the finish.
Good luck
Dale

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Headhunter
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Response Posted - 02/05/2002 :  13:07:10  Show Profile
I've used the Neverdull product very effectively...the stuff that comes in a can and you just pull what you need off a pre-soaked wad. Use to rub down an area and closely follow with a clean towel.

Remember that you just want to clean the mast, not shi
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