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    29 ft. cigarette boat

    Anyone can tell me a good product as far as a wax or sealent to use for this vessel. Or can someone give me some suggestions what to use. Ive looked at this LARGE boat today and its got some oxidation on it boat not that bad. Boat is in fairly good shape. Any comments or suggestions are welcome!!!
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    Ohhhhhhhh by the way, where the boat had sat in the water its got some water stain on it not that terrible but what could be used to get this off?
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    Clean4u,
    For wax, I use 3m`s heavy carnuba marine wax. I think megs makes a marine wax too.

    To get the water stain out, use an acid cleaner with Hydroflueric Acid, same type of acid cleaner that is made for cleaning and restoring aluminum. Spray it on and rinse off after 5 minutes, that should take care of it nicely and with minimal effort. ONLY USE ACID CLEANERS ON NON-PAINTED SURFACES, fiberglass boat hulls can be painted but usually are not, if you don`t know, don`t use it. Also, keep away from polished brightwork, and glass. When using, if it gets on the trailer, rinse it off immediately. You can even use it over vinyl decals, shouldn`t hurt it. Will not harm plastic.

    You may have to do the whole boat with it though. It`s amazine how an acid cleaner brightens up fiberglass. If you just do the water line area, you may notice after cleaning it that it looks much cleaner and brighter than the rest of the hull.

    I`ve seen many a detailer compounding and polishing, when all they needed to do is clean it with an acid cleaner and then seal it with wax.

    My whole response is valid for RV`s and anything else that is fiberglass or nonpainted aluminum.
    I`ve been busy but I`ll try to make some time.

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    For water stains this works good . Ducky

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    Kevin,

    It depends on what you want to do with it. For a 1-step, I would definitely recommend Hi-Temps Paint Perfection Glaze. It has Light Cut (excellent polish) as a base, and then leaves a polymer sealant behind, so you get a quality polish and protection. Works great in the sun!

    If you want to do a 2 step, I would use a mild polish (see against oxidation), and then follow up with a sealant. I haven`t seen EX personally with a boat in SALT water, but have done one that is strictly a lake boat.
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    How about some pics?

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    Originally posted by Nickc0844
    If you want to do a 2 step, I would use a mild polish (see against oxidation), and then follow up with a sealant. I haven`t seen EX personally with a boat in SALT water, but have done one that is strictly a lake boat.
    Nick,

    I have clients that use PwC for boat detailing, and then some follow with EX-P not EX...the sealant will last and look better longer in the water vs a wax on top...it will also attract less barnicles and make docking marks easier to remove
    life is short ..do it while you can

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    Thanks for the replys everyone!!!! Ill have some before and after pics this weekend. Hopefully the weather will cooperate!!:kneel
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    I agree with Poorboy, EX-P would work better, however, at the time of the 28` Bayliner I did, we were still testing. The properties of EX-P will last longer, and on a white haul, I`m sure it will look even better!
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    Originally posted by clean4u
    Ohhhhhhhh by the way, where the boat had sat in the water its got some water stain on it not that terrible but what could be used to get this off?
    First off, my boat is kept in a lift all season and the water stains are not bad at all.
    But "Clean Shower" seems to take what there is off quite easily. Just a soap and water wash won`t do it, but if I just spray some Clean Shower on a section of the hull, then wash with soap and water before it dries, it works great.
    I will sometimes use the Clean Shower and a wet towel during the season if I see the stains starting to look bad.
    When I put the boat away for the winter, I clean it, use Klasse AIO, finish with UPP. During the boating season, I usually just clean it up with Poorboy`s S&W while it is on the lift.
    Works for me.
    FWIW, I have heard that marine waxes do have a different formulation for the water environment. In my case, (29 years of boats), I have always used automotive wax and have been happy with the results. :dunno

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    Here are some pics of the boat,,,, ill be posting after pics tomorrow hopefully
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    Hammer time...?


    Sure, it`s shiny, but how smooth is it, and how does it look in direct sunlight?

 

 
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