Deck cleaner?

The product i posted is the wash and wax. I wax the boat and the beginning of the year then use this to wash it. will not strip the wax and puts a clean coat on it after every use
 
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Captn TJ said:
Just curious why you'd want to use woody wax after every time you wash the boat. With a good polish and wax it should last through several washings.

I'd just use a wash and wax combo like the one prescribed above. It'll be a lot less work and $$.
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Woodys is used by many because it is a good soap product for washing boats. It contains wax and every time you wash your boat it leaves behind a thin layer of wax that makes your boat shiny. I have used it for many years including the day before I stored the boat for winter lay up. Here is a pic of our boat at the end of the season last year.
 
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CliffA said:
i highly recommend getting a can or two of 'Bar Keepers Friend'...it is inexpensive and can be found at most grocery stores....it contains oxalic acid which does a GREAT job at cleaning fiberglass.....just wet the deck with water and sprinkle on the BKF over the deck and use a stiff bristle brush to scrub the the deck while spreading out the BKF...then let the acid work for a while (around 15 mins)...then scrub the deck again with the brush and rinse with fresh water....you may be amazed at how bright the non-skid/gelcoat will be after the rinse....if the stains are very heavy repeat the process....i have done this for years on all my boats and it works very well....works great for cleaning stainless steel items as well such as deck rails...

good luck...
cliff

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The reason this works so well is the main ingredient is an acid that is used in many hull cleaners. Of course that great cleaning outcome comes at a price. That is, it strips all the dirt off as well as any wax that has been applied to the hull and decks. Use hull cleaner if needed before you detail your boat. Then use a soap product like Woody's Ultra Pine with wax for weekly washes. Use a little Woody's spray wax on your brush every three weeks after you wash and you will keep your boat shinny all season with no need for a mid season waxing. I'm often surprised by people who do a great job of detailing their boats at the beginning of the season and then strip their wax by improper washing right after they put it in the water. What a wasteof time and money.

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sbw1 said:
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The reason this works so well is the main ingredient is an acid that is used in many hull cleaners. Of course that great cleaning outcome comes at a price. That is, it strips all the dirt off as well as any wax that has been applied to the hull and decks. Use hull cleaner if needed before you detail your boat. Then use a soap product like Woody's Ultra Pine with wax for weekly washes. Use a little Woody's spray wax on your brush every three weeks after you wash and you will keep your boat shinny all season with no need for a mid season waxing. I'm often surprised by people who do a great job of detailing their boats at the beginning of the season and then strip their wax by improper washing right after they put it in the water. What a wasteof time and money.

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i normally only use 'Bar Keepers Friend' on the swim platform...i use regular wax on the deck non-skid.....i don't wax the swim platform because it becomes slippery when wet....when it is time for a waxing of the entire boat i will use 'BKF' on all of the non-skid for a deep cleaning before waxing....

cliff
 
Which style of Bar keepers friends are folks using? I googled it and found powder, spray on, cleaner and polish, etc.
 
searay495 said:
Which style of Bar keepers friends are folks using? I googled it and found powder, spray on, cleaner and polish, etc.
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Powder on deck (for stains - usually use starbrite deck cleaner otherwise) and soft cleaner on stainless rails, counter and glass cook tops.

Spray the deck, sprinkle powder, agitate to create slurry and let it sit.
For the rails, etc i use the soft cleaner on a sponge.

Either way the idea is to let the acid do its work.

-Kevin
 
sbw1 said:
View attachment 67101 There was a Sea Ray that sat unattended for two months south of here and was loaded with sea gulls, fish remains from the gull feedings and lot of spiders. I helped the owner clean it up from its deplorable condition and it looked great when we finished. We used lots of Dawn detergent, Soft n' Scrub containing bleach, and for the really stubborn stains, poured bleach on the deck right out of a bottle. We even let that sit in full sun for a while to work on the greasy stains the gulls left behind. We scrubbed it with firm brushes on sticks. Once we hosed it down and dried it, it looked great. Then it was polished and waxed, and looked like a new boat. But then it was only a little over a year old, but badly neglected due to the health problem of the owner. Fiberglass is a wonderful material for boats, and if it is not damaged, can almost always be brought back to a high gloss by people familiar with the best practices for doing so. You don't need to buy a bunch of expensive "boat soaps" and "hull cleaners" to get a boat clean. Once it's clean, it is important to use the proper soaps to keep a detailed boat looking good. Many folks get a boat nicely detailed and then ruin the wax job by using "boat soap" defeating the work of the detailer.
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So, what are "proper soaps"?
 
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wayne0 said:
So, what are "proper soaps"?
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I've tried a bunch of them over the years. "Boat Soap" from a boat store is almost always terrible and strips wax. I eventually settled on Woody's Ultra Pine with wax. Every time you use it a layer of wax is left behind. I was was speaking with a professional captain in Harbor Springs last year
who was supervising deck hands washing a big yacht. I asked him what kind of soap he was using and he told me he buys an inexpensive commercial soap, not detergent, and then pours in liquid detailing wax into the wash buckets along with the soap. Not sure what brands he used. The point being, mild soap plus liquid wax seems to be the magic formula. Ultra Pine does a great job. There are probably many others, but I know from experience that Woody's works well. I believe it it a mild soap with detailing wax.
 
For non-skid deck cleaning, Starbrite Non-Skid Deck Cleaner with PTEF works excellent. As for wash that contains wax, several detailers I have talked with over the years live and die by Turtle Wax Zip Wax....


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Bennett
 
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