Marred finish on aluminum skin by best black streak remover

[SKEETERBOB]

HI GANG, GLAD TO BE ABOARD. GOT A PROBLEM, RECENTLY USED BEST BLACK STREAK REMOVER ON AL SKIN HHII, APPLIED PER INSTRUCTIONS, NOW FINISH IS DULL AND SPLOCHED, LIKE PRODUCT WAS TOO CORROSIVE AND ETCHED THE FINISH. I HAVE USED RENEW 3000 AND MILD POLISHING COMPOUND WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. ANY GOOD WORKING SOLUTIONS WILL BE APPRECIATED.

TWO E-MAILS AND PHONE MESSAGE TO ESP( BEST'S PARENT CO) CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE GONE UN-ANSWERED FOR A WEEK NOW.

HELP!

[DRosedale]

First welcome to the forum. Is the skin fiberglass or something else? Depending on the type of skin, you might be able to find a wax that is specific to the type of skin. If it's fiberglass, there are a lot of marine waxes that might do the job.

[offthewall]

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Originally Posted by SKEETERBOB HI GANG, GLAD TO BE ABOARD. GOT A PROBLEM, RECENTLY USED BEST BLACK STREAK REMOVER ON AL SKIN HHII, APPLIED PER INSTRUCTIONS, NOW FINISH IS DULL AND SPLOCHED, LIKE PRODUCT WAS TOO CORROSIVE AND ETCHED THE FINISH. I HAVE USED RENEW 3000 AND MILD POLISHING COMPOUND WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. ANY GOOD WORKING SOLUTIONS WILL BE APPRECIATED. TWO E-MAILS AND PHONE MESSAGE TO ESP( BEST'S PARENT CO) CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE GONE UN-ANSWERED FOR A WEEK NOW. HELP!

Welcome aboard. Just an FYI, it's considered to be rude and yelling when you type in all caps.

[450Donn]

After the polishing compound treatment try applying a good quality wax, I like Nu Finish, using a power polisher. Followed by a hand buffing, That should bring back the finish as much as you are going to get.
BTW to remove black streaks I use Protect All and it generally does a good job.

[K-Star]

Meguiar's makes a Fiberglass Heavy Duty Cleaner that is best used with a power polisher @ about 2500 rpm. It is like a fine compound but made for Gelcoat. After that follow with a good fiberglass polish to restore natural oils to the fiberglass and follow with a good wax. The last two steps can be done by hand with very good results. I've tried Renew 3000 and got very splotchy finish afterwards. Meguiar's fixed itup.

I prefer Meguiar's over anything else. They have a complete kit SPECIALTY KITS: FIBERGLASS RESTORATION SYSTEM: Meguiar's Marine/RV here.