Wipe Down?

(victory07rdr) · (victory07rdr) **Join Date: Aug 2008** 01-22-2009, 6:19 PM

When you leave the lake do you dry your boat with a chamois, wash with some type of cleaner, or do nothing?

(jaybee) · (jaybee) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 01-22-2009, 6:47 PM

wellllllllllllllll when i had my nautique and only ran it i n fresh water, I admit it made it too easy to be lazy and just go out and after just stick it in the driveway and call it a day but with my new saltwater boat I spend at least a half hour (usually have at least one person helping) to an hour washing with soap and water, spraying it down with salt away, and a day or two later hitting it with boat bling hot sauce to get that just rolled out of the showroom shine.

(crowmobe540) · (crowmobe540) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 01-22-2009, 7:10 PM

babes boat bright man. I only wax once or twice a year but I wipe down evertime with babes. keeps the wax on unlike vinegar or ducky which tends to take the wax away.

(lowend) · (lowend) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 01-22-2009, 8:29 PM

living in australia pretty much all our riding is in salt water so yeah we have to spend at least an hour (or aprox 4 beer) washing the bastard down, flushing the engine, cleaning the trailer etc.

(ferral) · (ferral) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 01-22-2009, 8:32 PM

I also wipe down with babes boat bright as soon as it compes out of the water.

(rio_sanger) · (rio_sanger) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 01-22-2009, 8:50 PM

"so yeah we have to spend at least an hour (or aprox 4 beer)"

I love the way you Aussies tell time...

(buzz_grande) · (buzz_grande) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 01-22-2009, 9:47 PM

Boat Bling Hot Sauce!

(deltawake) · (deltawake) **Join Date: Sep 2004** 01-22-2009, 9:48 PM

Babes is the ticket

(lionel) · (lionel) **Join Date: Nov 2005** 01-22-2009, 10:03 PM

I like Babes, it works well and smells good. I have a little bit better luck with the Hot Sauce. Makes her shine a bit better.

(greazytaco) · (greazytaco) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 01-22-2009, 10:06 PM

i spray off with a hose.. wipe down with a little babe spot solver then follow up with boat brite.. like the babes but little expensive. buy the big jugs!

(detonate69) · (detonate69) **Join Date: Apr 2001** 01-22-2009, 11:41 PM

Babes. Every time.

(wakedad33) · (wakedad33) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 01-23-2009, 6:07 AM

Babes for sure.

(wakebrdjay) · (wakebrdjay) **Join Date: Apr 2008** 01-23-2009, 6:11 AM

" Babes

(marknjenn) · (marknjenn) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 01-23-2009, 7:14 AM

25% vinagar 75% water, gets off the delta grime!

(acurtis_ttu) · (acurtis_ttu) **Join Date: May 2004** 01-23-2009, 7:19 AM

I use babes, or a detail/wax spray.

(migs)

babes - every single time i pull her out. NO FAIL.

(socalwakepunk) · (socalwakepunk) **Join Date: Dec 2002** 01-23-2009, 7:50 AM

Micorfiber & fresh water. That's it.

(tazz3069) · (tazz3069) **Join Date: Aug 2008** 01-23-2009, 7:51 AM

I use hot sauce. Found the product at last years boat show. Stuff works great.

(jcush313) · (jcush313) **Join Date: Jun 2008** 01-23-2009, 8:37 AM

vinagar and water is very good if you use it everytime! also windex with no ammonia in it works very well!

(boarditup) · (boarditup) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 01-23-2009, 9:44 AM

In a 16-ounce spray bottle - 2oz Turtle Wax Zip Wax, fill the rest up with vinegar. Keeps the wax up, just enough soap to clean off the scum, no water spots. Very cheap - less than $.25 per bottle.

Do not get into the eyes!

(stephan) · (stephan) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 01-23-2009, 9:51 AM

Wax as you dry. Gets all the spots off, leaves a waxy layer and smells just like it tastes, delicious!!

(hatepain) · (hatepain) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 01-23-2009, 9:55 AM

One cat wiping with a towel inside followed by babes seat cleaner and the same on the outside followed by boat brite and a microfiber. Every time out and she stays flossy all summer long.

(65sanford) · (65sanford) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 01-24-2009, 4:21 PM

just wipe off the water and the spots go with it--our h2o is not too nasty--no cleaners regularly

(rdmb) · (rdmb) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 01-24-2009, 5:20 PM

Lately Griot's "Spray On Wax" or the old stand-by Babe's. They work about the same but the Griot's definitely has more wax in it.

The Griot's is $13. for a 35 oz. spray bottle or $35. for a gallon jug.

(ian_ashton) · (ian_ashton) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 01-25-2009, 8:01 AM

We wipe the boat down with microfiber towels every time we get back to the marina, and usually if we anchor too just to keep it looking nice.

Since I keep the boat on the water all summer usually once or twice a week I do a full wipe down with white vinegar to get rid of water spots, and we give it a good waxing once a month or so...

(fullspeed)

Mequiar's Mirror Glaze The Professional Final Inspection 34

I dry the boat and then spray this stuff on. It takes the water spots, bugs, bird droppings, tree sap mist, road scum and puts a high gloss shine all in one shot. It seems to help keep up the shine throughout the season.

Safe for clear coats. I have done the vinegar water thing and really wasn't happy with that in the long run. Not good for the metal on the boat.

This is what is looks like.
http://www.autogeek.net/meg34finin.html

(nautiquesonly) · (nautiquesonly) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 01-27-2009, 4:35 PM

I use the final inspection too it costs about 35 bucs a gallon

(raftisland) · (raftisland) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 01-27-2009, 5:26 PM

everytime i take my boat out of the water i clean it with soap and flush out the engine with fresh water then with a bit of salt away. also i hose off the trailer and clean the interior.

(dizzyg) · (dizzyg) **Join Date: May 2005** 01-29-2009, 3:04 PM

wipe it down with a vinegar / water spray on/wipe off. It takes a few minutes, costs a couple bucks for the whole summer.

I try to do a real cleaning and either a wax or spray on wipe off once or twice a year, but don't always get around to it.

(dreevs) · (dreevs) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 01-30-2009, 5:26 AM

Ride hard, put up wet.