Waxing never ends...

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Spent another day compounding and waxing the boat, hopefully, I'll get the whole thing done this year. It's really looking good.

Came home tired, had a Bombay Sapphire martini, and a prime rib dinner.

Life is good...
 
I spent about 6 hours on Friday removing all the old wax and 8 hours today to completely buff and wax the hull. So for at least a day or two I have the shiniest boat at the marina.

This was the first year that I tried Buff Magic - it is amazing and I will definitely use it in the future.

Mike
 
You can remove old wax by just washing with Dawn detergent. Strips it off easy. Any detergent will do it.

Buff Magic is still the champ.
 
+1 to what RN said. What were you using that took 6 hours to remove the wax?

After all that work the last thing I'd put back on is wax. I'd go with a polymer sealant.
 
I'm going to use Buffmagic for the 3rd year on the Carver. I'm going to try Rejex this year instead of the Propolish. Unfortunately, the road to the boat is underwater (Mississippi flooding). Could still be a couple weeks before I can get to it . . . I've got the Edgewater in the garage to work on though :)
 
I don't have any experience with buff magic but I've been real happy with Collinite products. One slight change this year versus last was I did not use compound this year. After washing the boat I used their fiberglass cleaner followed by 3M Finesse it II followed by a coat of Collinite paste wax follwed by a coat oftheir liquid wax. The boat looks incredible.

--Steve
 
steve, i was thinking of going the collinite route as well. did you have oxidation?

mine is pretty meaningfully oxidized, but i was hoping to do it w/ out an orbital... which collinite said you could do if it wasn't that severe.
 
If your boat is meaningfully oxidized then you should start with a rubbing compound, go to polish (finesse it II) then wax. Don't bother with an orbital polisher, go with a regular circular polisher as long as you're proficient using this type of machine. You can do it by hand but the machine definitely makes the job easier and the end result will come out better. Best of luck
 
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Originally posted by Stolat

If your boat is meaningfully oxidized then you should start with a rubbing compound, go to polish (finesse it II) then wax. Don't bother with an orbital polisher, go with a regular circular polisher as long as you're proficient using this type of machine. You can do it by hand but the machine definitely makes the job easier and the end result will come out better. Best of luck

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That's about my recipe. Super Duty for cutting if it's bad, then Finesse-It II to polish, then a synthetic like Zaino. I've been real impressed with the Zaino.

Haven't tried the Buff Magic - how does it compare with Finesse-It II? More or less aggressive? Handle and clear off well?

Trying to do the Bristol Skiff today, but I keep having to come back inside to watch the two week old baby while my wife runs errands, or running across the street to help my Engineer with his new boat. ("It's the shift interrupt switch. I'm telling you, it sounds like the shift interrupt. It's not your carb, it's the shift interrupt switch. Dude, it's the shift interrupt". Guess what the problem was when I walked over there and showed it to him?)
 
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Originally posted by Capt. Bill1

After all that work the last thing I'd put back on is wax. I'd go with a polymer sealant.

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+1
I gave up on wax 2 years ago. Very happy with Poliglow.
 
Check back with us in a few years and tell us how you like it.

Polymer sealant isn't Polyglow, it's like wax without the wax.
 
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Originally posted by Robyns Nest

Check back with us in a few years and tell us how you like it.

Polymer sealant isn't Polyglow, it's like wax without the wax.

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Last year it seemed to last a lot longer and better this year I find the transom area and above the rub rail has been much harder to keep clean. I'm surprised by this and not sure what to do.
 
Rejex is the best thing to do after a Buff Magic job. I use it on my topsides and I have been very impressed.

Yes, I did get a new hailer now.

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Originally posted by Robyns Nest

Check back with us in a few years and tell us how you like it.

Polymer sealant isn't Polyglow, it's like wax without the wax.

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It is indeed a polymer coating, I realize it is essentially mop n glo but wow does it look good for the first 2 years. I realize it is different product that other polymer coatings, some of which can be waxed over and some which go on like wax (ProPolish).

I am not 100% sold on Poliglow, it is just what I using for now as an easier alternative to old fashioned wax (I used Collinite before).

I have used it 2 years, much better experience than wax (yes I used only high end waxes, polishes, oxidation remover, and a Makita polisher). Note, it lasted 2 years here, but that is in a Pacific Northwest conditions - not a lot of sun for half the year, and cool summers.

This past winter finally killed the Poliglow - started flaking and getting really stained. I just stripped it and recoated with fresh Poliglow this past weekend. Takes about 5 hours to strip and recoat the whole boat, about half what wax used to take me with wax. Unlike wax, it will still look shiny and great in August, and wax definitely will not. I also notice that I had to remove minimal oxidation because most of the boat still had the Poliglow on it which prevented any oxidation, and the Poliprep took off the remainder.

The main complaints are from folks who didn't know how to strip it or prep for it, which is understandable. I guess some folks did not have as much luck with it lasting 2 seasons as I did. Might have been the amount of sunlight. I would not want to apply the Poliglow more than once a year.

I would not use Poliglow on a young boat, under 5 years. That age the gelcoat responds easily to wax with less muscle effort involved. My first boat was new and I used wax, and that was great. This boat I've had for 4 years at it is 10 years old, and wax is a big waste of my time with it (and I am not retired, so time is $).
 
Polymer coating and polymer sealant are 2 different things.

I was trying to clarify.
 
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