Sailfish 320 EXP - Metal Surface Care; Caring for Aluminum (Cosmetic Corrosion)

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04/24/2019
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Theinformationprovidedisdesignedto
giveyouathoroughunderstandingofthe
factorsthatcanimpacttheappearanceof
youranodizedaluminum.Byusingthisin-
formation,wehopetohelpyouenhance
thebeautyandvalueofourproducts.
What Causes It?
Corrosionisanaturalphenomenonthat
a󰀨ectsmetalsbyeitherachemicalor
electrochemicalreaction.Therateat
whichaluminumcorrodesdependsgreat-
lyontheenvironmentalconditionsand
theamountofpreventativemaintenance
performed.Ourgoalistoslowdownor
stopthisnaturalphenomenonwecall
pitting(orcorrosion).
Anodized Aluminum
Thealuminumonyourboathasbeen
anodized.Thiscreatesaveryhardpro-
tectivesealonthesurfaceofthealumi-
numtoprotectitasmuchaspossible
frompitting.Whentheanodizedcoating
isbrokenandrawaluminumisexposed,
corrosionwilltakeplace.Damagefrom
otherabrasiveimpactscanbreakthe
anodizedcoating.
Chemical Attack
Corrosivechemicalscontaininghigh
concentrationsofacidsoralkaliswill
removetheanodizedcoating.Solutions
containingchlorine,salts,orammonia
areallharmfultotheanodizedaluminum
onyourboat.Manycommonhousehold
cleanerscontainchemicalsthatwill
removetheanodizingandcausepitting.
Avoidable Unavoidable
Strongacidicsolutionsfoundincleaners,
paintremover,degreasers,etc.
Airbornepollution.Airborneparti-
clesfromlocalsources:vehicles,
incinerators,papermills,chemical
plants,powerplants,etc.
Concentratedalkalinebasedsolutions.
Manyconcentratedsoapsfallintothis
category.
Harshchemicalsfromworkper-
formedatlocalshipyardsanddry
docks.
Chlorine,sulfurs,solventsandammonia
basedproducts.
Beawareoflocalsourcesthat
canexposeyournewboatto
corrosivechemicals.
Caring for Aluminum
Cosmetic Corrosion (Pitting)