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Metal Polishing

Polishing stainless and aluminum hardware, rails, cleats and towers back to a clean shine.

Performed at your dock, marina slip or storage location on Lake Travis, Lake Austin and across the greater Austin, Texas area.

What this service addresses

Stainless and aluminum on a lake boat pick up water spotting, dullness and surface rust freckling. Once hardware goes dull, it makes an otherwise clean boat look neglected.

What the work involves

  • Cleaning hardware before polishing so grit is not dragged across the metal
  • Polishing rails, cleats, ladders, towers and trim by hand or machine as appropriate
  • Addressing surface rust freckling on stainless fittings
  • Removing water spotting and haze from aluminum
  • Wiping down surrounding gelcoat and vinyl so no residue is left behind

How this gets quoted

We cannot price metal polishing from a description alone, because the amount of work scales with the size of the boat and how far the surface has gone. Send the boat type, approximate length and a short description of the condition, add photos if you have them, and we will quote the work for your boat specifically.

  1. Pick a time. Choose an appointment on the booking calendar. Calendly asks what we need to know. Nothing is charged to book.
  2. Text photos of the boat. We review them and confirm the final price with you before the appointment.
  3. We come to the boat. We schedule a time and perform the work at your dock, slip or storage location. No trailering required.

Boats we perform this on

  • Pontoon boats
  • Wakeboard and wake boats
  • Center console boats
  • Yachts

What we need on site

Access to the boat and to the slip or dock, and a note about whether water and power are available where the boat is kept. Tell us when you book if they are not, and we will plan the visit around it.

Related reading

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Packages that include metal polishing

Polishing is priced by how much hardware there is and how far the spotting has gone. Rails, cleats, towers and racks each take hand time, and mineral spotting that has etched needs more passes than a fresh film does.

Exterior Detail + Protection

Estimated range $290–$780

Estimated range, not a fixed quote.

Nothing is charged when you book. No deposit, no card. The final price is confirmed with you after a remote photo review.

Expected duration

Confirmed with you after we review your photos.

What is included

  • Full exterior wash and decontamination
  • Waterline band and hard water spotting addressed
  • Stainless and aluminum hardware polished
  • Protective sealant applied to the hull
  • Hand drying

Not included

  • Interior or upholstery work
  • Oxidation correction

Priced from 16 ft — boats under 16 ft are charged at the 16 ft rate. Boats over 40 ft are quoted individually.

Range assumes a maintained boat. Buildup, oxidation and access adjust it.

Book This Detail

Length, a hard waterline band, dull gelcoat and marina access are what move this number.

Full Detail — Interior and Exterior

Estimated range $390–$945

Estimated range, not a fixed quote.

Nothing is charged when you book. No deposit, no card. The final price is confirmed with you after a remote photo review.

Expected duration

Confirmed with you after we review your photos.

What is included

  • Everything in the Exterior Detail
  • Everything in the Interior Detail
  • Bimini and cover washed
  • Protective sealant applied to the hull

Not included

  • Oxidation correction
  • Ceramic coating

Priced from 16 ft — boats under 16 ft are charged at the 16 ft rate. Boats over 40 ft are quoted individually.

Range assumes a maintained boat. Buildup, oxidation and access adjust it.

Book This Detail

Length, a set waterline band, dull gelcoat and marina access are what move this number.

Price Metal Polishing for your boat

Book your boat detail

Pick a time on the calendar. We come to the dock, slip or storage location.

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