Marine polishing and Wax

[TomG]

I am getting ready to commission my boat. I would like to detail it before I put it in thes year. The finish is in good condition. was thinking of a medium cutting polish or a light rubbing compund then followed by a good wax.

What would you recommend as far as what type of polish and what type of wax (carnuba/teflon)?

Thanks

[hook]

I'd go with a synthetic. I've used Klasse AIO/SG on boats in the past with great success. Durable, nice shine, and no friction in the water!

blue skies,
Andrew

[exile]

I thought Collinite made a complete line of excellent marine waxes.


http://www.collinite.com/marine.htm

[TomG]

Do you use anythin on top of KAiO - What is SG?

[CharlesW]

Originally Posted by TomG

Do you use anythin on top of KAiO - What is SG?

SG is Klasse Sealant Glaze.
http://www.detailcity.com/klasse-car-wax.html
I think he is saying that he used Klasse AIO followed by Klasse Sealant Glaze.
Lots of good products out there for marine use. I happen to use Meguiar's Flagship Premium Marine Wax.
http://www.meguiars.com/?boat-flagsh...ium-Marine-Wax

Charles

[hook]

I think he is saying that he used Klasse AIO followed by Klasse Sealant Glaze.

That is indeed what I was saying. I never bothered to look for good marine sealant/wax, since I already had the Klasse and it worked fine for me.

I suspect that products developed specifically for marine use might have some advantages, so might be worth a look.

blue skies,
Andrw

[joe.p]

Originally Posted by CharlesW

SG is Klasse Sealant Glaze.
http://www.detailcity.com/klasse-car-wax.html
I think he is saying that he used Klasse AIO followed by Klasse Sealant Glaze.
Lots of good products out there for marine use. I happen to use Meguiar's Flagship Premium Marine Wax.
http://www.meguiars.com/?boat-flagsh...ium-Marine-Wax

Charles

Everyone meet at charles,where going to for a boat ride and we can all talk detailing

[CharlesW]

Originally Posted by joe.p

Everyone meet at charles,where going to for a boat ride and we can all talk detailing

Just give me a little advance notice.

Charles

[MrRogue]

collonite, I find is very good finishing products. if you need anything for compounding, I usally use 3M finnesse it. It works great. I think it only comes in GAllons, so if you dont want that much, try any 3m or megs marine lines for the compounds or things like that.

[CharlesW]

Originally Posted by MrRogue

collonite, I find

And that IMO, is the biggest drawback in using Collinite products, finding it.
They are not available at any of the local outlets in my area.
To try their Insulator Wax, I had to order it on-line from a company that I didn't need anything else from. That meant the entire shipping cost was for the Collinite. It ended up being around $22 for the Insulator Wax.

Charles

[TomG]

The finish on the boat is in pretty good shape. Should I use a polish (if so what grade?) or should I use a light rubbing compund?