bronze propeller cleaning / antifouling

[DRH]

Hi.
Anyone have suggestions on cleaning a bronze prop that's had antifoul previously but it doesn't stick, and is it actually worth painting it anyway?
thanks.
(i've posted this on MBF too)

 

[homa]

I use an angle grinder with wire brush attachment
Brings the prop up nice and shiny very quickly and easily

I never antifoul the prop. doesn't seem to foul any quicker than friends boats who do paint theirs.

if you do use this method then please wear goggles.

 

[Porthandbuoy]

Polish with 1000 wet'n'dry, used wet. Let it dry then coat with Owaltrol. To be honest I don't know if it'll work, but it's what I've done this year. I was asked if I'd fitted a new prop though /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[youngwrinkley]

I always polish the prop then coat it, thickly, with (Castrol) heavy grease - seems to work well - I think it gives the barnacles indegestion!

 

[jrt]

We clean our prop by scraping off all flora and fauna. We generally don't bother to polish it. Then it gets a coat of lanolin. It works for us. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif