By far the best protection for a boat?!?!?

just so you guys know, the 925 and 845 is the same...but with any of the collinte products apply it thin as possible and wipe off is easy.i have no clue how well it will work on a boat, i don't do them at all...
 
Products You'll Need:
Rotary Polisher
Wool Pad
3M Perfect-It Rubbing Compund
Four Seasons TreWax
Lots of Terry Cloths
You Need To:
1.Rubbing Compound with Rotary.
2.Let Haze then Buff with Terry or Clean Wool Pad
3. Apply TreWax by hand
4. Buff
5. Wear Sunglasses


TreWax is serious stuff. It takes some effort to get it off. You will go thru multiple terry towels when doing this. Change them often. The results are worth your effort.

IMO this is the only way to correct a heavily oxidized boat.

Source: Worked for a Yacht Management Group:xyxthumbs:
 
B&B Tennessee said:
LOL - great thread you found..... I now remember it lol. I did a test spot - but not with opti coat - - - - think this was the RV I did from that thread :


Great turnaround I think - EXHAUSTING 5 Steps!!! But never tried the opti coat on it..... come to find out the client only wanted it shined up for Daytona 500 - otherwise he cared less about the RV lol! Still put nearly 80 man hours into it :/
Click to expand...

Wow! That's a lot of real estate. Congratulations on finishing it.:xyxthumbs: Maybe someone already tried Opticoat on a boat and test its durability under salt water.
 
Im a boat/yacht detailer in South Florida and Ive been on my own for 9 years now. The best boat detailing products, by far, are Sea-Shield. From the compounds to the polishes, and the sealants and coatings. Ive used them all and detailed thousands of boats over the years. I was a 3m user previously. These products also love clear coat. Its nice to have one line that can be used on gel-coat and paint.

Brian
Tarpon Marine Detailing
tarponmarinedetailing.com
"The Next Best Thing To a New Paint Job"
 
If you're interested in Collinite...
From what I've read for auto's it's 476(s), 915, and 845. All seem to work well from what I've read on applying them to gel-coat.

However, from my reading on boats, Collinite 885 Fleetwax paste sticks out above them all. NOTE: I haven't confirmed this myself, but here's a link to the boat wax (note the durability of 885): http://www.collinite.com/assets/Uploads/docs/marineprodselectguide.pdf

Automotive wax: http://www.collinite.com/assets/Uploads/docs/marineprodselectguide.pdf

Note that 476(s) and 885 have the same durability as listed by the company.

From the FAQ page (pay particular attention to questions #10 & #11): FAQs » Collinite

Duragloss Marine products are highly regarded, as are most of their products.
 
845 is what I have been using for years on my boat. Easily last through the entire summer even when it's sitting in the water. I reapply in Sept when I pull it out and 845 lasts me all winter. Love the stuff !!!!
 
tarpon79 said:
Im a boat/yacht detailer in South Florida and Ive been on my own for 9 years now. The best boat detailing products, by far, are Sea-Shield. From the compounds to the polishes, and the sealants and coatings. Ive used them all and detailed thousands of boats over the years. I was a 3m user previously. These products also love clear coat. Its nice to have one line that can be used on gel-coat and paint.

Brian
Tarpon Marine Detailing
tarponmarinedetailing.com
"The Next Best Thing To a New Paint Job"
Click to expand...

Well, a 1000 + boats is very tough to argue with for sure lol! The sealants and coatings are impressive? What type of longevity do you encounter and what is that best product from this line to offer long lasting protection?!?!?

Hoytman said:
If you're interested in Collinite...
From what I've read for auto's it's 476(s), 915, and 845. All seem to work well from what I've read on applying them to gel-coat.

However, from my reading on boats, Collinite 885 Fleetwax paste sticks out above them all. NOTE: I haven't confirmed this myself, but here's a link to the boat wax (note the durability of 885): http://www.collinite.com/assets/Uploads/docs/marineprodselectguide.pdf

Automotive wax: http://www.collinite.com/assets/Uploads/docs/marineprodselectguide.pdf

Note that 476(s) and 885 have the same durability as listed by the company.

From the FAQ page (pay particular attention to questions #10 & #11): FAQs » Collinite

Duragloss Marine products are highly regarded, as are most of their products.
Click to expand...

Good stuff man - thanx for the research :dblthumb2:

Pats300zx said:
845 is what I have been using for years on my boat. Easily last through the entire summer even when it's sitting in the water. I reapply in Sept when I pull it out and 845 lasts me all winter. Love the stuff !!!!
Click to expand...

Cool - seems to be the most predominate answer thus far.... may be going that route.

Old Tiger said:
Go with Opti Coat or Guard!
Click to expand...

Is this from experience or theory?!?!? Opti Coat was my first thought, but then received an answer in a different thread that it is theoretically possible if the gel coat was completely smoothed and then applied...... but I can see that being extremly hard to completely smooth out gelcoat without some microscopic paint thickness gauge type deal - as much as I would love that, I feel that is a bit over kill! Do you have good experiences with these products on gelcoat?!?!?
 
I was thinking opti-coat/opti-guard as well, but I could swear I read somewhere that it may not be enough product to fill in the pores of the gel-coat...

...where the product in the link just might, but it may only last a few years. I don't know.

For further information...

I spoke with a guy from Boston Whaler today and I asked him about sanding gel-coat and if the sanding opened the pores up too much to allow oxidation to occur at a faster rate. His reply was that you shouldn't have to take such drastic measures on most boats, but it you do you'll know it when you open up the pores too much from sanding because you'll see it, and it takes quite a bit of aggressive sanding (>600 grit, or too much sanding in one spot with any grit) to do such.

I wish I'd have gotten the man's name to establish some credibility, but I didn't. He did tell me that unless the boat is horendous, it shouldn't need sanding. He also said gel-coat is gel-coat, but I'm not so sure I buy that just yet.

That said, I plan on calling several other reputable boat manufacturer's and getting a response from them as well in regard to sanding and their recommendations for the polishing process...just to see what they have to say.
 
B&B Tennessee said:
Well, a 1000 + boats is very tough to argue with for sure lol! The sealants and coatings are impressive? What type of longevity do you encounter and what is that best product from this line to offer long lasting protection?!?!?



Good stuff man - thanx for the research :dblthumb2:



Cool - seems to be the most predominate answer thus far.... may be going that route.



Is this from experience or theory?!?!? Opti Coat was my first thought, but then received an answer in a different thread that it is theoretically possible if the gel coat was completely smoothed and then applied...... but I can see that being extremly hard to completely smooth out gelcoat without some microscopic paint thickness gauge type deal - as much as I would love that, I feel that is a bit over kill! Do you have good experiences with these products on gelcoat?!?!?
Click to expand...


Well, Im sorry to say but 845 is a decent product, but Its old school technology. It definetely doesn't last a full season, haha, maybe indoors. Id say 3-4 months, I used it for years. As long as the gel-coat/paint is properly polished, the Sea-Shield combo of the Nano Coating followed by the Exhaust Guard should last you 6-9 months depending on location, use, washing techniques, etc.
 
FYI I noticed some of you guys are comparing 845/925 and 885/476.... 845 is the same stuff as 925, and 885 is the same as 476. 845 and 885 are more cost efficient and the only difference is the packaging. Collinite will even tell you this if you call them, and the MSDS sheets on their website list them as the same.
 
^i stated this before in the post i made suggesting 845. its just to cater to different markets thus it will be in different stores..however i did not know 885 and 476 was the same thanks for posting that matt coming from another matt :P too many matts on the boards!
 
I just ordered some Collinite fleet wax - hopefully that will do a great job for this boat. I want to try the products out that the gentleman that has detailed over a thousand boats has recommended, only out of ease of purchasing I ordered the fleet wax from AG. Hopefully this holds up good. I may play with his suggestions sooner than later though, already getting hit up to do more boats!
 
Curious as to why people are recommending wax over a sealant? I had asked a question about detailing a waverunner on Griot's facebook page and they told me to use their sealant.
 
Collinite products are a hybrid sealant /wax.

I use DG 501 and 105 on my jet skis religiously great protection salt or fresh water but they do not stay in the water and I always clean and flush them every time out of the water. My 2004 looks brand new to many people and it's got 375 hours on it. As a reference they are in the water alomost every weekend from mid May to October and I only do a dedicated polish seal once a year although I do throw all my leftover DG mixes on them whenever I use it so the trunks probably have 5 coats on there by mid summer.
 
So if i'm applying 920 and 925 a a Griot's machine, which pads am I using? Thanks.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top