Trailer Tire Blowout

[Juancjv]

Hello everyone!

I'm officially a boat owner. I'm very exited and ready to star enjoy my new acquisition with the family.

The previews owner had a tire blowout on the trailer minutes before I purchased the boat and there are tire marking on the trailer and some minor on the boat since the fender was ripped off by the tire.

Can you please suggest any good products out there to clean the boat and trailer?

Here is a picture of me and my new boat. (Notice the marks on trailer and missing fender)

 

[Juancjv]

here is the pic again

 

[Morpheus]

Congrats on the boat.

I do see the missing fender hard to see the black rubber marks but can bairly make them out.

I'm no expert on fixing a boat yet but I'm sure someone will come along and post on how to fix that right up.

 

[STIHLBOLTS]

A word to the wise, start of slow. Boat soap and soft rag and elbow grease. Maguires cleaner polish would be my next recommendation. Then there is a black mark cleaner by Maguires or 3M. Don't use any thing abrasive until just don't see any way around it. :grin:

 

[tphinney]

I would start with soap and water.

if that doesn't get it I would follow with some Yatch Brite Serouis Cleaner, soak the stain, let it set for a couple of minutes and wash off. re-do a couple of times as needed. the serouis clearner will strip wax so remember that from this point on you will have to re-wax.

if you still have some streaks. move up to the Yatch Brite Pro Polish along with a ramdom orbital buffer. the pro polish is abrasive so don't use any heavy pressure. I like the Pro Polish cause it's a very light compound and no very harsh on the gel coate.

once the streaks are gone re-wax that section of the boat with maguires flagship wax, twice.

every one will have slightly different steps, eventually you find you're own favorite products. the number 1 rule is always use products designed for Boats, not cars....

 

[STIHLBOLTS]

I forgot about Yacht Brite Serious Cleaner, that is good stuff on black marks! :thumbsup:

 

[chuck1]

Welcome Aboard :thumbsup: . Post some pics of your boat in the virtual marina :smt024 . Looks like you already got some great info on cleaning up the boat. Were are you boating out of?

 

[gengiant]

.......the number 1 rule is always use products designed for Boats, not cars....

I hate to disagree, but most cars' finish is just as "sensitive" as gelcoat. The difference is that some of the boat-specific products are less damaging to the environment than are some of the car-specific products. With that said, however, in this particular case we are talking about a trailered boat.

The key as Stihlbolts has mentioned is to be VERY cautious with any type of abrasive cleaner/polisher/Magic Eraser, etc. They will quickly damage gelcoat. However, even these products have their place!

As to car-specific products I use regularly, there are the McGuire-series of cleaners, Turtle wax, a general Wash-n-Wax, mag polish (for polishing metal parts such as rails, and several others. Oftentimes I've found that a) just because it says "marine" it is much more expensive than a comparable automotive product, and b) because it says "marine" and thus is often less or non-damaging to the environment it is too mild for certain applications. Again, with proper caution when using, there are a bunch of very effective non-marine cleaning products on the market that will not damage gelcoat.

Lastly, the advice about needing to re-wax the fiberglass not only applies when using abrasive cleaning products. Most soaps will also take of wax over the course of several washes.

 

[Nehalennia II]

Congrats on the boat for sure!
Elbow grease and any of the products mentioned above should do it.
Keep it handy it won't be the first time.