Confused on waxing...
I've read a number of the threads on waxing and it all tends to just confuse me. I'm looking at waxing ours for the first time this fall (bought it brand new last fall), and it will be my first time ...
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2007 rig here. Bought it 'new' after it had been sitting in lots for over a year. You just know it had never seen a bottle of wax before. Caught it before the chalking started.
At a year old, with a good gel coat, the surface should not need a cleaner wax. Wash thoroughly then apply the best, read expensive, sealant/pure wax that you can find. It takes the same labour to use cheap stuff that only lasts a few months as the expensive stuff which will last up to a year. How much is your time worth?
The trick is to NOT let the gelcoat get into a chalky state. It is much less labour to keep it looking good than to restore it.
At a year old, with a good gel coat, the surface should not need a cleaner wax. Wash thoroughly then apply the best, read expensive, sealant/pure wax that you can find. It takes the same labour to use cheap stuff that only lasts a few months as the expensive stuff which will last up to a year. How much is your time worth?
The trick is to NOT let the gelcoat get into a chalky state. It is much less labour to keep it looking good than to restore it.
