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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Brad @ SCJB on May 22, 2013, 09:00:44 PM
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What should I use to get hard water spots on black ceramic headers?
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They make this cleaner called awesome its at the 99cent stores. Just don't use full cleaner mix it with a little water. I use it on my boat and jet skis every time I get out of the water. Works really good.
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These are hard water spots....that have been cooked in. This isn't just spots on the gel coat. I tried CLR...didn't even put a dent in them.
I thought about Scotch brite pads but thought that might be too abrasive.
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Ducky.
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Try the mr Clean magic eraser if not try a dry buffing wheel
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Then the best thing to try is a little pool acid mixed with water. Try it on a spot where no one can see it. Pool acid take any hard water off. U half to do it quick.
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We use 1 part white vinegar and 3 parts warm distilled water on most water spotted stuff at the river...seems to work fairly well. Give it a shot. You'll need an acid of some sort to neutralize the basic deposits.
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Ducky might do the trick hit up uncle bobby he knows the owner and all the products he Carry's
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Carries
damn pos iPhone!!!!
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I think you guys missed some details here.
These are on the headers....that means they are baked into the ceramic
I tried CLR (shit removes hard water spots like cake from my shower door).....and it didnt put a dent in them.
I am familiar with Ducky - grew up using the shit, it was awesome for whipping down the gel when you come off the water....but I am sure CLR is a bit more potent than ducky.
Tried the magic eraser suggestion - didnt work either.
these headers were spotless when i picked up this boat and had been on the water several times - maybe ill just contact the PO to see what he used.
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Clear vinegar works well in most situations...
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If solvents fail, try a good rubbing compound
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in a very inconspicuous location, try a quick wetsand with like a 3000 grit and soapy water. just to make sure the coating doesnt get affected before u go to town on the whole pipe.
i dont think any chemical is going to get baked on header deposits off.
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Muriatic pool acid.
Use at about 4:1 with water. Wear your Playtex gloves, pour it onto a cloth that you don't care about.
Fire up the boat (or heat with a trigger torch) and wipe the shit off... If it does not work the first time, fatten it up and go 1:1 ratio, just don't breath the shit. Acid into water when mixing, not water into acid. Use cardboard over the concrete if that is where you are working, it will eat the cement.
We have used this on headers for years. I think it is the only thing that will work. It needs to be warm/hot so it can break the glaze over, it turns into friggen glass... (calcium carbonate and silica...
Otherwise find someone with some Rydlyme, it is an electrolytic compound designed for such stuff, but way safer. There are numerous different blends of Rydlyme. http://www.rydlymemarine.com/ (http://www.rydlymemarine.com/)
The pool acid will be stupid cheap.
Don't get any on your clothes or skin, burns like a MOFO O0
EDIT; Oh yeah, wash it all down with soap and plenty of water when your done and stay away from ALL aluminum... This acid is about 600 times the strength of CLR.
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Ya try a micro fiber and some cutting compound and see if the sand/grit from compound might scrub away the water spots that have formed on top over time. Like everyone is saying try a little test spot down under first where its not so visible. Or next time ur out splash lil water on them when there hott and maybe New fresh water spots Will burn off the old and leave fresh newer ones that might be a lot easier to get off. I'm half asleep hope that makes some s :screwy:ense.
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Go to your favorite restaurant and see if they have descaler for their dishwasher. Its pro grade and works great. not as harsh as muratic acid but should remove the spots.
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Be careful with the Muriatic acid. I believe it will work, as GT said, but depending on where you buy it, it can very strong or hardly more than water. It can be concentrated as low as 9% Hydrochloric Acid to as high as what we sell, nearly 35% to be considered Muriatic. :screwy:
If you get it at Leslie's (ten bux, 2 one gallon bottles), mix the strength about half what GT says to start. Anyplace else it's a crap shoot on strength unless you read the box the bottles come in or the bottles themselves. And wear a paint respirator playing with that stuff. Just pouring the 35% variety into a measuring cup for in the pool burns your sinuses and eyes even holding it out at arms length! ;)
Ray
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Hey Brad just wondering if you ever got them off and what you used?
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What should I use to get hard water spots on black ceramic headers?
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Brad, call Embee.