Boat Hull Wax

[LeftyReeler]

Will be taking on the task of waxing the old man's hull for the spring preparation. I've never done this before and can't even begin to imagine what is involved. There are enough guys on here with their own boats who prob do it themselves...If anyone has the time to share product knowledge, technique and tools required I would be much appreciated. I tooled around on google for a bit but it was way overkill. Boat is a 305 Robalo with a BLACK hull. Any help or info much appreciated. Gerry if you have opne of those cheat sheets for Waxing Hulls now's the time to post it. Thanks again for any and all information.

Also if anyone has any product info for waxing aluminum pipes, all suggestions welcomed. I used the whole bottle last year when I did this and I threw it out like a dumbaZZ so I don't remember what I used, but I "DO" remember it being very good.

[Captain Rich]

As Mr. Myagi said, "Wax on, Wax off, Daniel-san" . Seriously I just use 3-M Fiberglass Conditioner and Wax, Dampen the hull section you are working on, apply the paste, let dry slightly, rub with another rag, and buff with orbital buffer. I put my crew of 3 on the hull and they were done in about an hour and a 1/2 on a 31 Rampage. It's a no brainer, don't be intimidated by it.

[River Rat]

Ditto on the 3M cleaner /wax.

Good Stuff.

[sportfishingusa]

Originally Posted by LeftyReeler

Will be taking on the task of waxing the old man's hull for the spring preparation. I've never done this before and can't even begin to imagine what is involved. There are enough guys on here with their own boats who prob do it themselves...If anyone has the time to share product knowledge, technique and tools required I would be much appreciated. I tooled around on google for a bit but it was way overkill. Boat is a 305 Robalo with a BLACK hull. Any help or info much appreciated. Gerry if you have opne of those cheat sheets for Waxing Hulls now's the time to post it. Thanks again for any and all information.

Also if anyone has any product info for waxing aluminum pipes, all suggestions welcomed. I used the whole bottle last year when I did this and I threw it out like a dumbaZZ so I don't remember what I used, but I "DO" remember it being very good.

I would suggest calling a detailer! for the price they charge now a days, it is not worth doing it yourself! lol

They will do the top side, hull and all around!

[giantfan]

Originally Posted by sportfishingusa

I would suggest calling a detailer! for the price they charge now a days, it is not worth doing it yourself! lol

They will do the top side, hull and all around!

Damn Vinnie, you must have money to burn

I agree with what was said above. You can't go wrong with 3M products.

[Gerry Zagorski]

3M stuff is good but Colinte Fleet wax lasts the longest. The problem is it's a little more difficult to put on and take off and it's a 2 part system, cleaner then wax and you need to do both. If you just try to wax with out cleaning you are not going to get good results.


If the hull is black it may be chaulky and for that reason you may need to compound it first to remove the oxidation if it's really chaulky. If it's not the Colinite cleaning product should work just fine. If you decide to go with compounding then you don't need the Colinte cleaner just use the Colinite wax after compounding.

If you want to save your arms I would invest in one of those electric random orbitor waxers. Make sure you change the application pads frequenlty especially during the cleaning process as the get dirty.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Best aluminum cleaner and protector I've found is Alumaguard.

[Gerry Zagorski]

And if you have scum line around the water line, don't bother trying to compound them out. Use On-Off and make sure and wear gloves. Apply with a rag let it sit and before it dries just hose it off.. Then wax.

Works like magic and is good for any tough deck stains too. Just don't get it on you or any other metal or plastic parts of the boat or trailer.