Ready to get wet!

[Cincy Aquaholic]

Finished up polishing and waxing the black hull and getting the boat de-winterized. Still need to polish and wax the white top sides but love the way this thing still shines being that its 13 years old. Adding a new flat screen TV this year but otherwise all my other big ticket items were done last year. :smt038 Looking forward to the maiden voyage with good friends this weekend!

 

[BOATER JOHN]

Looking at yours makes me miss mine. looking good have a safe year.

 

[hakunamatata]

It's amazing when you take care of something, no matter how old it gets, it looks great. Nice work!! My Silverton was 18 years old and still had a showroom shine on her when we traded her in...probably why she only last 4 weeks at the dealer. Just curious, what products are you using?

 

[wayne0]

That's a labor of love!!

 

[Gofirstclass]

Dyammmm, that looks great. Nice job.

 

[kvduff]

Looks really good!!


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[endless seas]

Looks fantastic!!!

 

[mnm99]

Are you in fresh water or salt? Looks great..

 

[Bridog]

Looks amazing. I'm also curious what products you use to get that shine.

 

[Cincy Aquaholic]

Thanks fellas! I'm only fresh water and stored indoors during the winter and sometimes during the summer. I have an outdoor spot close to my house and indoor spot close to my favorite lake that I leave it at when I know we won't be boating near home for awhile.

Over the past 15 years I have probably spent thousands of dollars on polishes, compounds, waxes, buffers, pads etc. One of my previous boats was black as well so I was constantly looking for the best results from a polish and wax. Several years ago stumbled on Presta line of products and use them exclusively now. For this boat I can get away with just using the blue polishing liquid. If in worse shape I'd use their cutting creme. I then finish with a coat of Collinite 885 fleet wax. That stuff lasts longer than anything I've used. I'm of the opinion that the shine comes from the a correctly polished surface so I don't look for the wax to do much but protect.

Of course, the machine is probably just as important. If I need to use the cutting creme I use a rotary buffer with a wool pad. But for the polish I use a Flex dual action polisher with a foam pad. The Flex is an upgrade to the porter cable polishers because its a true dual action tool.

Hope that helps!

 

[boatman37]

Looks great. I love Presta. Used the Presta Gel Coat and Presta Super Cut on my boat. Still working on it but looks and works great

 

[tcason]

Presta Products are the best!~!!