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I started auto detailing in the UK back in the 80's. Then, there were only a handful of products to choose from and wax was king. A few "sealant" type products started creeping in and cost a hell of a lot of money for the customer. There was one that came in a ready loaded sponge, so you prick...

Hi, I wonder if anyone has a tip for polishing aluminium outriggers or the aluminium on tuna towers come to that. They're dull and in some areas even chalky looking. I've tried collinite metal polish/wax, an aluminium cleaner (don't have the name offhand) and even compound and all of them bring...

I have a client with Bertram which has a solid roof/cover on the flybridge. The boat has been polished and it came up beautiful apart from the underside of the roof. It looks like gelcoat but it feels slightly different, I'm not sure if its my imagination but it feels softer and indeed when...

I have a new client who's picking up a brand new 42' Boston Whaler soon. So that we get off on the right foot, I've been considering different products for protection. His last Whaler which was 3 years old was moderately oxidised on the blue hull sides and was heavy with mineral deposit water...

Polishing gelcoat makes it go dull - what am I doing wrong? I'm fairly new to polishing boats and hit upon a curios problem. I'm hoping that some of your experience might throw some light onto what I'm doing wrong. I've been using a Makita rotary with a heavy wool pad and Presta Super Cut...