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Old 01-27-2008 | 02:09 PM
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Shining up discolored drive???

My drives have a slight cloudy discoloration to them. I tried to use hull cleaner then polishing compound and still discolored.

What's the secret to getting rid of the cloudy look of them?
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Old 01-27-2008 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by East Coast B
My drives have a slight cloudy discoloration to them. I tried to use hull cleaner then polishing compound and still discolored.

What's the secret to getting rid of the cloudy look of them?
Mine too.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 06:51 PM
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Are you running drive showers? If not that could be some of the cause. Dirve gets hot when running.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 07:02 PM
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Are you running drive showers? If not that could be some of the cause. Dirve gets hot when running.
Yes Eddie Marine showers and amsoil gear lube in the drives changed every 20 hrs.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 07:06 PM
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try toilet bowl cleaner... The Works toilet bowl cleaner to be speific
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Old 01-27-2008 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by fountainguy214
try toilet bowl cleaner... The Works toilet bowl cleaner to be speific
Tried it still looks like $!#% . I use the works to get hull stains off .
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Old 01-27-2008 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by formula 382 sr-1
Tried it still looks like $!#% . I use the works to get hull stains off .
I do the same for the hull...
Looks like those drives are gonna need a repaint
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Originally Posted by fountainguy214
I do the same for the hull...
Looks like those drives are gonna need a repaint
Yup it looks like new paint. Where can I find new decals for a Bravo 1.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 08:00 PM
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Temp fix squirt WD40 on them. Sometimes will help.

Medium term solution I taped up everything including the transom and the decals, scuffed the dull paint with 400 grit and spray painted with the can Merc Phantom Black. Looks fine.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Thunderstruck
Temp fix squirt WD40 on them. Sometimes will help.

Medium term solution I taped up everything including the transom and the decals, scuffed the dull paint with 400 grit and spray painted with the can Merc Phantom Black. Looks fine.
Thats what I use now to make them look good. it looks like new paint.
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