rinisng the foredeck

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When I hose down the foredeck the water becomes a little "milky white". Obviously, some of the fiberglass top coat is rinsing off.

What's the best way to prevent this?

Thanks,
~Norm
 
yes...that common diamond shaped pattern you see etched in the fiberglass.
 
Are you cleaning it with anything? Or just a plain rinse?
 
The milky white may just be chalky oxidation coming off nonskid; doubt that it is your gel coat rinsing off
 
Not cleaning it with anything Don...just plain rinse. I suspect your're right Ted... chalky oxidation. Seems to happen everytime I rinse the deck. Just wondering if there's a wax or something that will stop it from happening?
Thanks.
 
Never tried it but a lot of folks use Woody wax for non-skid gelcoat.
 
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Originally posted by Sandy

Never tried it but a lot of folks use Woody wax for non-skid gelcoat.

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Aurora products has a couple of products that worked well on my Regal. Make sure you get the oxydation off first.
 
Aurora products seem hard to find. Woody wax is easier to find and they have a wax for non-skid deck surfaces.
 
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Originally posted by ddurand

Aurora products seem hard to find. Woody wax is easier to find and they have a wax for non-skid deck surfaces.

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Correct. Grady White recommends Aurora so I went to the (somewhat) local Grady dealer in RIC. You can order it all online. Aurora's non-skid treatment is called Sure Step. I was quite impressed with it.

I have heard great things about Woody Wax as well. The thing that I like about Aurora is is is a 1,2,3 type system so it rather idiot proofs it for those of us born and raised in R.I. Also, Aurora has UV inhibitors in it. I can't find where Woody Wax does. Woody Wax does appear to be easier to apply than Aurora.
 
Woody Wax is easy t0 apply, and it works really well.
...But,there are two drawbacks.
1. It is pretty expensive
2. Although it works well at first, it does not last very long. A few washdowns and hard rains, and the stuff becomes ineffective. The high price combined with with the need for frequent applications, and you couild easily spends a couple hundred dollars a year just in Woody Wax just for your non-skid areas.

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I do not use the 1,2,3 step Sure Step system.
I clean with a good boat soap and water, then
with Soft Scrub and rinse, then apply the Sure
Step and remove with a brush after it dries.
It works just as well as with the Aurora
cleaners, but cheaper.
I apply the Sure Step just once per year and it
does a great job.
We do keep the boat in a covered slip. That may
help with it's longevity.
 
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