Best Boat Wax

[cyclops2]

Re: Best Boat Wax

Well guys I have owned Japanese cars since the 70s. Only the EARLY NON-CLEAR coated cars EVER chalked up. How the heck is clear coat supposed to chalk ?
I have NEVER WASHED & WAXED my cars. That is why there are rain storms. My 2007 Honda Accord has never chalked. American cars may STILL be refusing to clearcoat. Chalking ? Heck. Road salt in N J does NOT STICK to clear coat. 1... 15 minute drive & its not on the car anymore.

Yeah. Only I get cars with fantastic clear coats. My white Chaparral needs to be bleached, washed & polished 2 times a year. The bleach is for loads of spider craps. I have not found a non -yellowing wax yet.

 

[Philster]

Re: Best Boat Wax

Hey, cyclops, if you leave gel unprotected, it will ''chalk'' up and that chalk is oxidation that you see (the so-called "powdery" stuff as you call it).

In case you ignored my previous posts, take a look at the clear coats that failed. It doesn't 'oxidize', per se, but it fails leaving the surface white and crappy.

I know that companies such as Toyota as recently as the 2000's have had notoriously thin clear coats and paint. Dodge made a whole run of black trucks that would shed their clear coats. Clear coats are better off protected than unprotected.

Gel is better for boats. Gel requires different attention. Why? Because it chalks up (your words).

Golly, your time-tested, four-year old paint job is doing fine. Well good for you!

And white is the easiest color to care for on a boat, so again, good for you and your white chappy! Zippity doo dah to all anecdotal evidence offered!

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[zopperman]

Re: Best Boat Wax

this is getting off topic.
My vote is for the colonite.

 

[haulnazz15]

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I know that companies such as Toyota as recently as the 2000's have had notoriously thin clear coats and paint. Dodge made a whole run of black trucks that would shed their clear coats. Clear coats are better off protected than unprotected.

Lol, it wasn't just black trucks. Heck, look at darn near any Dodge from 1993-1996 or so and it likely has paint missing on the hood and roof.

 

[cyclops2]

Re: Best Boat Wax

Sooo

Is Carnuba Wax still the best type of wax to look for in any commerical wax ? (I am old enough to remember guys using Johnson & Johnson FLOOR WAX & clear shoe polish ). Or have the space age chemicals out done it ? Which chemicals ? I wax only in late afternoon sunlight. Eyesight is going. Boat looks better every year.

 

[Richardsix]

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A Carnuba based wax is still good in this day and age, their are more modern waxes, but being a bit of an old git and stuck in my ways, I like the original hard paste waxes, they take time and elbow grease to apply.....but they last.!

 

[Shamfarlango]

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Are you serious? Everyone knows someone or maybe even owned a car that had clear coat that wound up looking like this:

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DUDE! that looks just like my car

You following me around?

 

[Philster]

Re: Best Boat Wax

You can't have clear coat that looks like that, because -- according to cyclops -- clear coat is magical!

I shall opine on waxes: I get a high quality wax or polish/wax that has some good UV filters and is resistant to chemicals. There are numerous brands. Ol' fashioned stuff is nice, and it builds character (tennis elbow, too), but modern polishes bond well, resist chemicals and have UV filters.

 

[shrew]

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this is getting off topic.
My vote is for the colonite.

Agreed, the question is "What is the best BOAT WAX". The OP's 5th wheel specifically calls for Boat Wax, not Automotive Wax. The question was not whether Boat Wax and Automotive Wax are interchangble or the differences between Clear Coat and Gel Coat, or the necessity to wax at all.

I think most retail boat/marine waxes are pretty good. Some better than others. Any of the brands mentioned will work well.

 

[emilsr]

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I think most retail boat/marine waxes are pretty good. Some better than others. Any of the brands mentioned will work well.

Agreed. I've tried a lot of them....there is no "magic" boat wax that I've found. THAT you use is much more important than WHAT you use.

I keep going back to 3m's Pure Wax as I think it gives me the best and longest lasting coverage. The down side is it's more difficult to apply than some of the "super" liquid waxes. Guys smarter than me like a product called Leverage as it's much easier to apply. It didn't seem to last as long for me which is why I stopped using it (same with using 303 protectant) but it sure was easier on my old joints.

Different strokes for different folks.

 

[sasto]

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IMHO.....3M makes some of the best products around....Can't go wrong!

Colonite for this application!

 

[chriscraft254]

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I vote for Woody's Triple XXX. Long lasting and very easy to apply compared to some others. Although I thiink Starbright with spf polish is very good to.


Lasting long and boat wax simply shouldn't be used in the same sentence together. Imo, if you are buying a wax because it says it will last for a year, you are not maintaining your boat the way you should. Thats not an attack on anyone, just the way I see it. Wax especially when in the elements year round breaks down rather quikly. It needs to be maintained, just like everything else on the boat. The more often you wax, the cleaner the boat will stay and the easier it will to be cleaned.

The longest lasting wax job is going to be the one that is done properly. This is done by removing any debris particles from the surface before waxing. The wax should be given the opportunity to fill the boats gel-coating properly. Gel coat and paint are pourous. The wax needs to be applied properly, overlapping every inch as to seal the boat from the elements.

Cars clearcoats usually peel because they were not applied properly from the factory. But leaving your car unwaxed is just giving the elements one less thing to work its self through to get to the paint on your vehcle. I chose to protect. I see many trucks the same age as mine that look like there ten years older because the people do not take care of them. I use Mcquires gel coat safe carnuba wax with spf protection for my vehicles.