Hull Cleaning: Bar Keepers Friend

thinkxingu · 09-18-2021, 05:11 PM

After researching a ton to find a cleaner for foot well water stains (orangish) and ratchet strap scuffs, I kept coming along two products: Starlight Hull Cleaner and Bar Keepers Friend. Given that the latter was $2, vs. $20 for the former, we gave it a try and EVERYTHING came off.

I don't have before photos, unfortunately, but there's literally nothing left on the hull other than actual scratches. I know it's an acid, so we were very gentle with it and cleaned it off quickly.

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SAB1 · 09-18-2021, 05:19 PM

Bar keepers friend is great. Gets it off nicely. My only concern with it is it's abrasive so probably not the most gelcoat friendly product.

LakeDad · 09-29-2021, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SAB1

Bar keepers friend is great. Gets it off nicely. My only concern with it is it's abrasive so probably not the most gelcoat friendly product.

This. Products like this tend to work, but they strip coatings and make the hull more porous, making the stains stick easier next time.

Buffing with a no-cut cleaning polish does the job

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TomKat · 10-05-2021, 02:23 PM

I used the Starlight Hull Cleaner this year...

Very impressed, it was allegedly less aggressive than Off-On and others , however it worked very well on my 2003 hull.

If you have the boat on a galvanized or aluminum trailer, make sure you keep it wet to avoid streaking the trailer, masking it would be the best approach

Good stuff

09-18-2021, 05:11 PM	#1
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,151 Thanks: 1,161 Thanked 2,033 Times in 1,257 Posts	Hull Cleaning: Bar Keepers Friend After researching a ton to find a cleaner for foot well water stains (orangish) and ratchet strap scuffs, I kept coming along two products: Starlight Hull Cleaner and Bar Keepers Friend. Given that the latter was $2, vs. $20 for the former, we gave it a try and EVERYTHING came off. I don't have before photos, unfortunately, but there's literally nothing left on the hull other than actual scratches. I know it's an acid, so we were very gentle with it and cleaned it off quickly. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

10-05-2021, 02:23 PM	#4
TomKat Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 3 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Worked for me... I used the Starlight Hull Cleaner this year... Very impressed, it was allegedly less aggressive than Off-On and others , however it worked very well on my 2003 hull. If you have the boat on a galvanized or aluminum trailer, make sure you keep it wet to avoid streaking the trailer, masking it would be the best approach Good stuff

09-18-2021, 05:19 PM	#2
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,210 Thanks: 186 Thanked 310 Times in 227 Posts	Bar keepers friend is great. Gets it off nicely. My only concern with it is it's abrasive so probably not the most gelcoat friendly product.

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