Borax.. 20 mule team...

[Divecoz]

What da heck .. A Box of it was in my shop..
Did It Do A Nice Job of cleaning the Boat and... the SS!!!and thats stuff is CHEAP! Surface rust ( corrosion ) Gone in a flash..
BTW some of that corrosion , if its on the deck around screws etc etc can mean bad issues in the bedding substrate.. Dont just clean it.. Fix it..

[Russ]

I used to use Spic and Span on the teak on my Hunter. Worked wonders.

Never tried Borax. Thanks for the tip.

[AlaskaMan]

Back in my active duty CG days we use to use it to clean running rust and other such things.

Mental Floss

[Matt19020]

We use that stuff for flux when soldering gold to remove oxidation

25 uses: use #9
http://www.diylife.com/2010/08/12/25-ho ... for-borax/

[Hamin' X]

Wonder how #18 would work on sails?

18. Remove mildew and mustiness from linens by soak them in 2 cups of borax mixed with 2 quarts of water. Let the linens sit for a few hours, then rinse them clean.

~Rich

[bobaefa]

Not sure about Borax but Bon Ami is enviro friendly and works great on the brite work and rust. I also like Simple Green. Also enviro friendly. We use it inside the cabin as well. No chemical residue and a nice smell.

[mastreb]

Wonder how #18 would work on sails?

18. Remove mildew and mustiness from linens by soak them in 2 cups of borax mixed with 2 quarts of water. Let the linens sit for a few hours, then rinse them clean.

~Rich

Borax kills mildew and is safe for canvas. Not sure what it will do to mylar.

[ualpow]

I use it in my pool. 50ppm makes the water much nicer. When you splash, the bubbles are almost fizzy like.

[mastreb]

I use it in my pool. 50ppm makes the water much nicer. When you splash, the bubbles are almost fizzy like.

Borax is a salt that softens water, similar in effect to epsom salts. It probably reduced "pruning" on fingers and toes as well as it should reduce osmotic water loss from the body into the pool.

[seahouse]

It is used in (outdoor mostly) pools for the purpose of raising the pH, so you cannot add too much of it or you will negatively alter the chemical balance (and the availability of the chlorine sanitizer) of the pool.

In most areas where the rain is acidic (="acid rain") and the pool pH is reduced every time it rains, it is used in place of the highly marked-up product they sell you in pool stores labeled as "pH up" to restore the alkalinity of the pool.

OK pool owners, now you are equiped with the knowlegde to start saving $$$! Not to mention it's one less (at least) product you now need to have around the home.