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suggestions for cleaning boats?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:07 pm
by dellquay13
Hi,
Lots of boats will be coming out from layers of winter dirt soon, what suggestions do people have for cleaning hulls, topsides, interiors etc?
Chris
Re: suggestions for cleaning boats?
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:32 am
by admin
Mur car polish and plenty of elbow grease
Re: suggestions for cleaning boats?
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:42 pm
by Dengo
Starbright premium marine polish ,it's not cheap but works well and lasts .
Re: suggestions for cleaning boats?
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:42 am
by stanfolds
I use CIF, cheap as chips but it works, available from your local shop.
Stan
Re: suggestions for cleaning boats?
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:00 am
by oldshuck
Another vote for Starbrite here
Re: suggestions for cleaning boats?
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:08 am
by consumedbynature
I use Cif or Vim for really grubby bits. Vim is underrated and cheap as chips. It's tough but kind to the gel coat at the same time. Last year I used Farecla G3 cutting compound and a polishing machine followed by two coats of Mer Polish. You could see your face in the shine!
Re: suggestions for cleaning boats?
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:51 pm
by broadsluise
For cleaning - shampoo and water.
For cutting - polish (yes, every time you polish your car you’re actually grinding away some paint; polish as infrequently as possible).
For a shine - wax.
My own preferences for the boat? Autoglym shampoo; Farecla G3 or Collinite 920 cutting compounds; Collinite 885 wax.
Peter