[C320-list] Hull cleaning and waxing tips

[Jon Vez]

I'm also a huge advocate of Collinite Fleet (#850) for the waxing part of
the job--the paste is the one that will last the longest. Once you get the
oxidation off and use the Collinite Fleet wax, it will be years before you
have to do any compounding. 

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I used fleet wax on top sides. Did you use the Collinite and fleet wax on
the top sides as well?

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Hi Mike,

There are probably lots of good answers out there. 

I use collinite 920 cleaner, followed by Fleet wax each year. 

I don't bother with a electric buffer anymore, it didn't save me any time
and wasn't any easier either, given the need to frequently clean and change
pads. It got heavy pretty quickly and left streaks that took time to get out
whenever the pad got clogged.  It was a 12" pro quality rand/orbital buffer.
I tried a cheap one once and gave up on that. 

I set up two tall step ladders and a long plank, use a couple dozen hand
towel size rags and make two trips around the boat.  Once to clean the
surface with the 920 and the second to wax. Takes me about 4 hours, some
tunes and a rack of beer by myself and I'm done.  :)

The 920 chemically cleans the surface. Does a great job. No signs of
chalking since 2001. We'll see how it does in the future. 

I think the mcguiers color restorer might help occasionally if the boot
stripe is looking faded, but good quality wax should make that not necessary
very often. Fleetwax is recommended for airplanes, so that says something
about its durability, I guess. 

>From what I recall, the boot stripe is blue gelcoat sprayed into the mould
before the rest of the hull's white gelcoat and fiberglass are layered in.
So its not painted on.

-jeff
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Hello all,
I'm looking to do a full hull cleaning and waxing, and by the look of the
gelcoat it hasn't been done in a quite a while.  I'm thinking of a full
wash, then acetone wipe down, followed by rubbing compound and then wax.  
I'll use a electric buffer, but it still this sounds like a big job.  Just
writing this is making me feel tried already.
Any tips or tricks would be appreciated, also any recommendations for wax
and rubbing compound.
Mike Ott
'Amanda Lu'
#508