First off, is your boat garage kept, slipped, or left under the summer sun all day?

What wax do you use, and how do you apply it?

How often do you reapply it/how long does it last?

Indoor, closed storage (dark, no UV).

Maguiar's Flagship Premium, applied with a Porter Cable buffer.

Once per year based on the fact that the boat is getting hardly any use at this point.

Outdoor, full mooring cover to at least the rubrail.

Maguiar's Flagship Premium, applied with a Porter Cable buffer.

Twice a year. Did this with my cruiser and it was still nice and shinny when we sold it.

Covered lift in the summer, garaged in the winter.

Polish with 3M "Perfect it", wax with Megs "Flagship" both applied with Porter Cable random orbital and removed by hand with a microfiber cloth.

Applied during fall lay-up and I hit it with a "quickwax" a couple times during the summer. So I technically wax it one time per season and maintain it so it lasts all season.

In water all summer.

Below waterline - Aurora Marine VS721 Bottom Coat (technically not a wax) two coats, and once per season before launching.

Above waterline - Aurora Marine Premium Boat Shine

Read please.....

http://www.smwebhead.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=876

http://www.boatingabc.com/forums/ubbthre...html#Post428905

http://www.boatingabc.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/383811/Boat_polish.html#Post383811

Always inside except the 3 weeks we are at the Lake.

I always use The Works thick formula toilet bowl cleaner to remove all lime, water spots etc. then wax.

I use Waxing Frenzy and remove with a buffing wheel before I put away for the winter.

The boat looks brand new when I'm done.


I hauled the boat to storage on Saturday.
Football season starts this Satuday.

Under a boat cover in my driveway.

Someday I may wax it with something, but probably not this year.

Rinse with SaltAway after every outing, chamois dry and cover 4 hours later.

Under a cover.
I 303 it.

Inside with bow and cockpit covers on in the summer, full cover in the winter.

I polish w/ #45 and wax w/ #56 in the spring. I wax by hand with microfiber towels.

We keep our's outside during the season under a full cover. Give her a good polishing a couple times during the season with this stuff... Nautical Ease Polish

Under the advice of a paint expert, to protect a good finish I use nothing that contains silicone, and that would be most waxes. I've used Dri Wash & Guard for years. Zaino and 303 are also silicone free, good stuff.

Our boat sits on the trailer, in the shade, with a cover on it. I use Leverage by Marine Clean. Apply with a clean terry cloth and wipe off with another clean terry cloth... goes on easy and comes off easy. One application lasts the entire year:)

Summer: enclosed carport
Winter: indoor heated storage

Spring and Fall: Gel Coat Labs Micro-Polish (applied with random orbital and removed with micro fiber)
During the season: Gel Coat Labs Quick Detailer (sprayed on and removed with micro fiber)

http://properboatcare.com/

So far so good with the combo...

230 Mike,

Did you stop using the Gel Coat Labs products?