I was cleaning my boat the other day in prep for the new season. What do you use to clean the trolling motor? Mine had a fine silt deposit that gets in the texture of the paint and is never really clean from just washing. What's the secret? Silicone car spray?

Forgetting to stow it when taking off does a pretty good job.  The can even wash you and the boat down, all in one.

Actually,  I can't remember having ever cleaned mine.

Ha ha. I'm really not a clean and tidy freak at all, but the boat was covered in silty mud from the dogs jumping in and out, and as they stand on the TM all the time I'm fishing, that's covered too. Washed the boat down and it's back to being essentially clean and mud free, but the TM looks dirty because of the silty mud trapped in the finish. Might as well try to have it looking good for the new season.