Cleaning, protecting and restoring painted metal boats
See our guide pages for:
- Acrylic (rigid plastic) - windows, washboards, hatches
- Aluminium or anodised aluminium
- Anti-slip areas
- Clear vinyl (flexible plastic) windows
- Fabrics - canopies awnings etc
- Fabrics - furnishing
- Fibreglass, grp, gel coat, polyester
- Leather
- Painted metal
- Painted wood
- PVC - fenders etc
- Stainless steel
- Teak - oiled or varnished
- Varnished wood
- Vinyl, pvc and vinyl coated fabrics
Maintenance
Rinse off salt and dirt with clean fresh water.
Use BoatSheen PTFE Wash & Wax concentrate to provide a slick hydrophobic surface from which water just sheets away. Add a capful to a bucket of water or apply by pressure washer.
Protection
Protect painted metal surfaces with BoatSheen Glaze.
Restoration
To remove stuck-on contamination like tar, industrial dust, tree sap and overspray, use BoatSheen Eraser Clay and lubricant. Eraser Clay is a dense mineral resin mixture which is used with the lubricant to glide over the surface, picking off anything stuck to it. It is a non-abrasive process that produces an extremely high grade finish.
To restore shine and colour to faded paintwork, use BoatSheen Pre-wax colour and sheen restorer. This lifts out dirt and impurities, removes fine scratches, salting, oxidation and old wax residues to restore the true colour. It uses a gentle polishing action, but contains no coarse abrasives.
For worn paintwork, use BoatSheen Clean Cut compound and dewax prior to respraying. This is suitable for hand or machine use.