I'm looking for people with real experiences here, not theory. Not trying to be a weirdo, just wanted some people to chime in here with first hand experiences.
This past winter, I cleaned up my brother 36' Tiara. I used 2 coats of Collinite #925 cleaner wax, and then applied 2 coats of the Collinite #885 waste wax with proper cure times between coats. This is a freshwater boat.
The hull, which hasn't been washed yet, is still immaculate.
From what I've read, Starbrite deck wash with PTFE is wax safe. This boat has a lot of non-skid surfaces on the topside, and this is the soap I use to wash the topside of the boat. After 1-2 washings with Starbrite, all the wax is GONE. the surface is very dull and contaminates are beginning to embed themselves into the gelcoat.
From your experiences, what have you used that is totally wax safe? I busted my hump and used good products to clean and wax the boat....products that are supposed to last a long time, and are harder to apply, but are worth it. All my hard work is gone already.
Is there really not a boat wash that is wax safe? Do they all remove wax?
A lot of people like "sealants" like Rejex instead of wax. Synthetic polymers, not wax. Is this my problem. I would think that 2 coats of #885 would hold up though just fine.
I'm sure I just used the wrong soap/wash solution. Can anyone lend me a hand? Next year, when I re-wax the boat, I want to make sure I have the right soap so I don't get this frustrated again.
This past winter, I cleaned up my brother 36' Tiara. I used 2 coats of Collinite #925 cleaner wax, and then applied 2 coats of the Collinite #885 waste wax with proper cure times between coats. This is a freshwater boat.
The hull, which hasn't been washed yet, is still immaculate.
From what I've read, Starbrite deck wash with PTFE is wax safe. This boat has a lot of non-skid surfaces on the topside, and this is the soap I use to wash the topside of the boat. After 1-2 washings with Starbrite, all the wax is GONE. the surface is very dull and contaminates are beginning to embed themselves into the gelcoat.
From your experiences, what have you used that is totally wax safe? I busted my hump and used good products to clean and wax the boat....products that are supposed to last a long time, and are harder to apply, but are worth it. All my hard work is gone already.
Is there really not a boat wash that is wax safe? Do they all remove wax?
A lot of people like "sealants" like Rejex instead of wax. Synthetic polymers, not wax. Is this my problem. I would think that 2 coats of #885 would hold up though just fine.
I'm sure I just used the wrong soap/wash solution. Can anyone lend me a hand? Next year, when I re-wax the boat, I want to make sure I have the right soap so I don't get this frustrated again.
