Spring Polishing has begun

Stee6043 said:
I'm wrapping up my pot of coffee now and headed to my boat for the fifth Saturday so far this winter. Three of my trips so far have been cleaning/waxing the hull sides and gunnels/transom. I haven't even started on my topside yet :)

To go around the sides with vinegar, then water, then polish, then wax...I bet 12 hours is about what I'd estimate too. I can typically make it two times around before I crack open a beer and start slowly cleaning up for the day.
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I crack a beer first :) .... I look at the deck and start thinking I could do that in the water... but as past seasons go as soon as it hits the water....no serious work gets done
 
I was out there working away on mine a bit today. Seems like several peeps are there trying to do the same. I got to say that if you are allergic to wool, you have no business being inside stored lol
 
Almightys said:
I was out there working away on mine a bit today. Seems like several peeps are there trying to do the same. I got to say that if you are allergic to wool, you have no business being inside stored lol
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I bought a new $70 :eek: pad at West Marine last week ...I think I left $20 of it on the floor after using it
 
Man Blue, the way you are stuck in reminds me of last winter. The boat behind me did some sort of sanding/painting and got their chemicals on my stern. Ruined the decals, and paint was oversprayed on me. Needless to say before I went in the water all was corrected. This year they left a little more room around me because my yard does the compounding polishing. They will always help themselves!
 
spikedaddy99 said:
Man Blue, the way you are stuck in reminds me of last winter. The boat behind me did some sort of sanding/painting and got their chemicals on my stern. Ruined the decals, and paint was oversprayed on me. Needless to say before I went in the water all was corrected. This year they left a little more room around me because my yard does the compounding polishing. They will always help themselves!
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I am the only boat in the fairly big building that covers the whole boat with a plastic sheet.... I get a lot of people ask why and I get the impression they think there is something wrong with me.
Every year there is something on the plastic be it bird droppings, bottom paint, water stains from a leaking roof, someone else’s rags, compound splatter and just overall dust and dirt. I’ll live with the sarcastic looks :)
 
Blueone said:
I am the only boat in the fairly big building that covers the whole boat with a plastic sheet.... I get a lot of people ask why and I get the impression they think there is something wrong with me.
Every year there is something on the plastic be it bird droppings, bottom paint, water stains from a leaking roof, someone else’s rags, compound splatter and just overall dust and dirt. I’ll live with the sarcastic looks :)
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I would be right there with you. Sometimes I get funny looks due to the some of the things and trouble I go through to keep my boat pristine.....oh well, it is my time and trouble.....

Bennett
 
Blueone said:
I am the only boat in the fairly big building that covers the whole boat with a plastic sheet.... I get a lot of people ask why and I get the impression they think there is something wrong with me.
Every year there is something on the plastic be it bird droppings, bottom paint, water stains from a leaking roof, someone else’s rags, compound splatter and just overall dust and dirt. I’ll live with the sarcastic looks :)
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Our boat is covered in plastic after compounding and waxing every year. Many boats are. The dumpster is full of used plastic when boats start launching and ours always seems to have bird droppings, water stains and a lot of dust.
 
Brent Nutting said:
Our boat is covered in plastic after compounding and waxing every year. Many boats are. The dumpster is full of used plastic when boats start launching and ours always seems to have bird droppings, water stains and a lot of dust.
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That's where I learned to cover in plastic was at Algonac :)
 
Blueone said:
I am the only boat in the fairly big building that covers the whole boat with a plastic sheet.... I get a lot of people ask why and I get the impression they think there is something wrong with me.
Every year there is something on the plastic be it bird droppings, bottom paint, water stains from a leaking roof, someone else’s rags, compound splatter and just overall dust and dirt. I’ll live with the sarcastic looks :)
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My boat gets covered the moment the detail is done in early winter. That way if anyone is working on their boats it don’t get all over mine. I pull it off a day or so before launch just to touch up anything I see
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Blueone said:
Bubble Gum Micro Polish + High Gloss Polymer | Smoove Products (smoovewax.com)

Smoove bubble gum....its more of a polymer

White Cloud High Gloss Polymer | Smoove Products (smoovewax.com)

Then white cloud for wax and a sealer...it worked very well last year. I was just trying to get rid of the Collinite that didnt end up working well at all
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Have you ever tried 3M Ultra Performance Paste Wax? Just curious...
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Blueone said:
Bubble Gum Micro Polish + High Gloss Polymer | Smoove Products (smoovewax.com)

Smoove bubble gum....its more of a polymer

White Cloud High Gloss Polymer | Smoove Products (smoovewax.com)

Then white cloud for wax and a sealer...it worked very well last year. I was just trying to get rid of the Collinite that didnt end up working well at all
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Another vote for Smoove here.... and the plastic sheeting. I just stopped by today and she was nice and clean under the plastic.... just too damn cold in indoor cold storage to do anything!
 
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