Polish - what do people recommend?

[stickleback]

Hi . We are having our boat repainted and don't want the paint getting tired again! We have seen some boats 8 or more years old looking immaculate, and it must be at least in part the polish used. Has anyone any really good polishes they can recommend?

[matty40s]

Twice a year with good old wonder wax....a day each side to do properly.

 

Clean off duck/goose/seagull muck quickly, and remove snow fairly quickly after it falls in the intervening periods.

[dor]

Craftmaster Carnuba.

 

Avoid silicon-based polishes, especially on the new paintwork. Having said that, my old boat used to get MER twice a year and it did a good job getting rid of the haze and surface crazing. And I didn't have any problems with touching up paintwork either.

[Canalwatcher]

Hi . We are having our boat repainted and don't want the paint getting tired again! We have seen some boats 8 or more years old looking immaculate, and it must be at least in part the polish used. Has anyone any really good polishes they can recommend?

 

In my opinion you can't beat Craftmaster Carnuba wax polish, apart from a brilliant finish there's no waiting for it to dry before polishing it off - you do that as you go. Takes a couple of hours on our 57 ft trad style once preparation of wash and leather is completed.

 

Best to leave new paint for a few months before you polish it

 

Mick

Edited February 15, 2012 by zodiak

[PaulG]

Lock Keepers Secret is good for removing general cr@p.

Don't polish your boat too soon after painting as it takes a long time for the paint to harden fully and many waxes and polishes will prevent this process.

[Ray T]

A third vote for Craftmaster Canuba - brilliant IMHO

[Mac of Cygnet]

I think this thread is nothing more than a crafty attempt to flush out the Shiny Boat Brigade - and it worked!

[mrsmelly]

I think this thread is nothing more than a crafty attempt to flush out the Shiny Boat Brigade - and it worked!

 

Yeah. In 23 years I have never polished a boat..life is much too short

[dave moore]

Hi

 

I'm often asked what to do with a signwritten panel.....again I recommend Craftmaster Carnuba wax, not because Phil Speight's a mate but because it cuts the mustard INHO. Also, unlike some car polishes, it's silicone free. Silicones can cause problems with subsequent repaints and touching up scratches.

Hope that this helps.

 

Dave

[Kristian]

Polish - what do people recommend?

 

Send them all back! then we might stand a chance of getting a job!!

[14skipper]

Polish - what do people recommend?

 

Send them all back! then we might stand a chance of getting a job!!

 

yes but first you have to get your ar*e out of bed,turn up on time ,go to work every day,look tidy and show that you want to work.Until then Polish workers will do.

 

14skipper

[carlt]

Send them all back! then we might stand a chance of getting a job!!

If someone who is struggling with a second language, and in a strange environment, is beating you to a job then perhaps you need to brush up on your interview technique.

[Boat&Bikes]

If someone who is struggling with a second language, and in a strange environment, is beating you to a job then perhaps you need to brush up on your interview technique.

 

 

Or accept working for poor pay...

 

Ian.

[Guest]

Until then Polish workers will do.

 

I'm sure you mean by that Polish workers will do as in

 

'they will...'

 

or...

 

they 'will do' as in they will be sufficient...

 

it reads both ways.

Edited February 15, 2012 by MJG

[Guest wanted]

Polish - what do people recommend?

 

Send them all back! then we might stand a chance of getting a job!!

way to go idiot. Maybe you could peddle your bile elsewhere?

[carlt]

Or accept working for poor pay...

 

An awful lot of people of all nationalities, including English, are doing just that.

[Kristian]

Or accept working for poor pay...

 

Ian.

Thank you, you've just hit the nail right on the head!!

[Grace and Favour]

Thank you, you've just hit the nail right on the head!!

 

Or do whatever you need to find a better paying job - - - (you may need to work at it though!)

[Theo]

Yeah. In 23 years I have never polished a boat..life is much too short

 

I do agree but I polish the brass. How illogical is that?

 

Nick

[carlt]

Thank you, you've just hit the nail right on the head!!

 

 

Presumably all those Brits that went to Europe looking for work, in the early 80s when Thatcher was closing the UK down, were just looking to better themselves and feed their families?

[David Schweizer]

Back on Topic.... Some years ago, Phylis (I think) challenged Phil Speight claiming that his Caarnuba Wax was the same product as Carnuba Wax sold at Vintage/Classic Car shows for almost half the price, and Phil replied confirmimng that she was correct. Being a Classic car enthusuiast himself, Phil admitted that was aware of the product and decided to market it for boat owners, agreeing that it could often be purchased more cheaply at Vintage/classic car events.

[stickleback]

Off to a vintage car rally then! How many times a year should I think of polishing the boat? Autumn and spring, perhaps? Or more often? I don't want to do find the paint going dull and find that I've waited too long out of idleness!

[c c]

Back on Topic.... Some years ago, Phylis (I think) challenged Phil Speight claiming that his Caarnuba Wax was the same product as Carnuba Wax sold at Vintage/Classic Car shows for almost half the price, and Phil replied confirmimng that she was correct. Being a Classic car enthusuiast himself, Phil admitted that was aware of the product and decided to market it for boat owners, agreeing that it could often be purchased more cheaply at Vintage/classic car events.

 

Isn't that good ol SIMONIZ?

[suziq]

The best polish on the market is ....

 

Johnsons Baby Oil

 

a lot cheaper than any other polish and goes a long way - just don't put any on the gunwales though as you tend to slide off it!!

[mrsmelly]

Or accept working for poor pay...

 

Ian.

 

Id sooner work for poor pay then sign on any day.