What should my process be on this boat?

[Tuck91]

One of my clients bought a brand new boat, I detailed it before it hit the water for the first time. I posted it here a couple weeks ago

Now there are some water spots on it and I am not sure If they will come off with a simple wash or not but the customer wants a good boat wax on it for better protection and to stop the water spotting

I was in the wrong here and I should have used a Marine/RV line wax the first time.

The other day I bought the following for me to use on the boat:

#54 - Gel Wash
#50 - One Step Cleaner/Wax
Flagship Premium Marine Wax
Flagship Ultimate Detailer

Okay, I was hoping I could do this:

Wash with M54 Gel Wash
Clay with Smooth Surface Clay Kit? can you clay a boat?
clean/polish/protect with M50 Cleaner Wax, can I do this with my G110 and yellow polishing pad?

Then top it with Flagship Premium Marine Wax, can I do this on a finishing pad?

maintain with the Flagship UD after future washes.


So basically can you clay and do M50 and top it off with Flagship Premuim Marine Wax on the G110?

I would think you could but just wanted to make sure.

Any other tips as well?

Thanks guys.

[PorscheGuy997]

Re: What should my process be on this boat?

Yes, you can clay the boat with the Smooth Surface Kit.

Applying M50 with a polishing pad on your G110 and topping it with Flagship is fine, too.


I have not used these exact products on a boat (used M85, M105, M80 and NXT 2.0 in the past). The paint is usually a gel coat. It's thicker than the paint on automobiles and tends to be harder (you can use automotive polishes on a boat, but marine line products are to aggressive).

How big is the boat? There is a lot of surface area to polish and they do take extra time, but you can make a lot of money, too.

[Tuck91]

Re: What should my process be on this boat?

not too big. Not really performing any correction though so it shouldnt take too long. I heard M50 works well so Im glad I can use that on the G110, a good clay should help it bond also.

Thanks Chris.

[cardriver]

Re: What should my process be on this boat?

Hope you don't mind me asking this fairly simple question here in your thread, Tuck, but I didn't think this question would warrant the creation of a whole new thread .

Let's say I have a 1997 19' Chris-Craft boat; something like this:


Never been washed, waxed or polished, and there is oxidation in places.
I plan on using #49 Heavy Oxidation Remover to start.
However, I also have #50 Cleaner Wax, and #45 High Gloss Polish.

Which do I use next-- The Cleaner Wax or High Gloss Polish? I would like to use all three . Thanks!

[Jokeman]

Re: What should my process be on this boat?

cardriver. Start with the #49 then go to the #45 then the cleaner wax or a pure wax.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: What should my process be on this boat?

Never been washed, waxed or polished, and there is oxidation in places.
I plan on using #49 Heavy Oxidation Remover to start.
However, I also have #50 Cleaner Wax, and #45 High Gloss Polish.

Which do I use next-- The Cleaner Wax or High Gloss Polish? I would like to use all three . Thanks!

You would want to start with the M49 then apply the M45 and put a wax on top of it. Unfortunately, M50 is going to remove some of the M45 you applied just prior due to the cleaning nature of the M50. You may be better served using Flagship Premium Marine Wax M63 if you can pick some up. Of course, the pores of a gel coat tend to be much larger than that of automotive paint so, theoretically, you shouldn't remove as much pure polish (M45) here as you would on a car when applying a cleaner wax.

[cardriver]

Re: What should my process be on this boat?

Thanks for the tips .

What if I were to use 49 (Oxidation Remover) first, obviously
Then 50 (Cleaner Wax), I suppose as a slightly-less aggressive version of #49,
Then 45 (Polishing Oils),
And finally topped with the Flagship Wax (for protection)?

If you look at it this way, it would sort of be like the automotive Deep Crystal system, where first you use the 1) Cleaner Wax, then 2) Polishing Oils ,then 3) Wax.

I didn't think of it that way.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: What should my process be on this boat?

You certainly could do it that way, or just skip the cleaner wax altogether.

And for the record, the Deep Crystal System was Step 1 Paint Cleaner (not Cleaner Wax), Step 2 Polish, Step 3 Carnauba Wax.

[Poki]

Re: What should my process be on this boat?

From my experience with my fiberglass motorhome....I get MUCH better rusults using the maroon cutting pad than the yellow polishing pad when using #50. If portions of the boat are painted, may want to use the yellow pad on that part.

[cardriver]

Re: What should my process be on this boat?

Thanks for the tip .
Indeed, I read on the labels that the foam Cutting pads are more effective on thick gel coats than the yellow polishing pads.

[cardriver]

Re: What should my process be on this boat?

And for the record, the Deep Crystal System was Step 1 Paint Cleaner (not Cleaner Wax), Step 2 Polish, Step 3 Carnauba Wax.

You're right . The late Deep Crystal System for cars consisted of
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What I have in my hand, however, (as I just learned, which isn't a part of the DC system) is
.

Anyway, with the Marine supplies, I'll use the aforementioned
Oxidation Remover,
Cleaner,
Polish(ing oils)
and lastly, Marine Wax . Will document the before & after in a new thread once I begin the project!