waht are you guys doing to the non skid surfaces to get them ready for the season ? Bow , swim platform? i used finessit and starbright on entire smooth surfaces of boat , i was thinking maybe just hand wax with the starbright ?
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i used the non skid cleaner w ptef in past and left it, but i get oxidation and staining during the year. i think the starbright will be too slippery for the non skid , kind of defeating the purpose. Maybe just a straight wax to protect.
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I use the starbrite non skid cleaner with peft, I think it works great, squirt it on, brush it around a little bit, let it sit a few minutes, scrub off, seems to work really good for me.
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Scraping B wrote:
i used the non skid cleaner w ptef in past and left it, but i get oxidation and staining during the year. i think the starbright will be too slippery for the non skid , kind of defeating the purpose. Maybe just a straight wax to protect.
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If you mechanically buff nonskid enoigh it will eventually smooth it and it wont be non skid any more. I would say an occasional light buff might be ok. Every few years but washing it with a good cleaner and a stiff brush would generally be better.
1989 Avanti 3450 Sunbridge
twin 454's
MV Mar-Y-Sol
1979 Bayliner Conquest 3150 hardtop ocean express.
Twin chevy 350's inboard
Ben- Jamin
spokane Washington
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x2 on the Starbright with Petf. Be carefully, it makes the deck slick as slime while applying and scrubbing, but is the best cleaning product I have found for non-skid surface. Then follow with woody wax.
Charles
'89 3870 M/Y
Located on Galveston Bay
Prior boat '85 300SB Sea Ray
Lost in Hurricane IKE
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Bon Ami is really abrasive - it'll clean, but the small scratches it leaves behind will just collect more dirt quicker.
I use VIM - squirt it on, gently brush it in with the deck brush, go back to where you started and brush again - dirt gone.
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West Marine has a biodegradeable nonskid cleaner that I tried this spring it worked as good or better than the harsh chemicals of the other nonskid cleaners I have tried... I also like the woodys wax for nonskid....
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lots of nods on the woody wax , interesting . Im always wondering as im using my harsh nonskid cleaner with the deck brush on a stick if the runoff is taking off the hard earned finish i put on the rest of the hull ? mmmmmmm
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