clean or buff non-skid?-gctid375967

[Guest]

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 ?

[iceclimber]

Every detailer I've known refuses to put any kind of wax product on non skid surfaces. They will dry buff them to get them clean if needed.

[Guest]

Woodys has a liquid wax for non skid.

[Guest]

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.

[Guest]

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.

[RinnyBeth]

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.

I wore a pair of Croc's out on our swimstep reeling in a salmon.. bout slid in the ocean.. even the non skid is slick with nothing on it.. good thing for rails or I would be crab bait..lol

:hypnotysed:

[yachtman]

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.

[iceclimber]

seaeagle2 wrote:
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.

Nice I will have to try that product. The other thing a buddy swears by is Bon Ami.

[PortHoleDiver]

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.

[Nikko]

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.

[Guest]

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....

[Guest]

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