[C320-list] cleaning the prop shaft

Wed Mar 28 05:47:15 PDT 2007

Try a little Zud or Barkeeper's Friend with a green 3m pad, works wonders on tarnished bronze, rusted stainless, teak or anything else that can benefit from a chemical reducing agent.

 Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

----- Original Message ----
From: Bill Culbertson <billculb_a2 at yahoo.com>
To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:58:23 AM
Subject: [C320-list] cleaning the prop shaft

What do people recommend for cleaning the bronze prop shaft (the water end)?  I've used Scotchbrite pads the last few years but last year it didn't work very well.  If sandpaper is my next step, what grit?  I'm assuming I need to be careful because I'm guessing bronze is relatively soft as metals go.

I've never worried too much about a shiny smooth bronze shaft but I do want to be certain that at least the area under the shaft zinc is shiny.  I'm thinking it probably wasn't the last year or two and the shaft took a minor hit.  The zinc definitely took a major hit.

-bill
Harmony #859
Lake Erie

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