Cleaning Rails? How do I do it?

Never used anything but Nevr-Dull.
It just doesn't get any easier (well, I've never used anything else, but what could be easier than wipe on, wipe off?).
 
No matter the remedy, you should take a full day, just you and your boat, and labor over cleaning and detailing. After that, step back and take pride in your work and boat. That way you will not likely neglect the day-day upkeep that let it get into the state that you found it. It is a lot easier spending 30 minutes doing something, be it maintaining the stainless, cleaning/waxing a portion of the gelcoat, lubricating zippers/snaps, treating the canvas, etc than spending a whole weekend doing a dozen neglected maintenance items. Its not about how you get your boat looking new. Its about keeping your boat looking new.
 
Almost forgot one thing...and that is WD40 when the rails are really nasty. It will eat off all the grime and most any stain. It will last quite a while until you get ready to polish it. Spray a generous amount in a cotton rag, grab the rails and go at it. Dry with a micro fiber. It's really easy.

I have a chrome exhaust tip on my Dodge Cummins. The tail pipe gets really nasty with baked on road grime. The WD 40 will eat it all off making it look brand new. If it works on that.... well, you get my point.
 
Re: rails

Chris R said:
+1 on the wadding. Use some latex gloves and simply grab the rail with the wadding in your hand and go up and down the rails. The liguids are are a pain and can drip all on your gel coat-
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"go up and down the rail"

Chris, any practice with this technique ?? :lol:
 
Started using Flitz last season. Highly recommend it!
 
I go with Flitz. However never tried WD-40, but know that this product does wondrous things. I will try WD this spring.
 
First Born said:
Does anyone use Meguiars Metal Polish #93? That is what I had planned on using for all the stainless.
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Yep thats what I use and its AWESOME! I haven't found anything better than that! Check out the cloths at the end of the cleaning and you'll see how much stuff it gets off!
 
Score another vote for Nevr-Dull. I've been using it in the my salt water location for 20+ years and it's never dissapointed me!:grin:
 
Mothers wax it used for mag wheels an does an incrdible job
 
Put a light coating of Meguiars Metal Polish on in the fall but don't wipe it off until spring. Keeps the rust spots away. Put your hand in an old sock to clean rails easily.
 
another vote for Nevr-Dull followed by a coat of wax in the spring, lasts all season
 
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