westy's gritty poptop

any suggestions on what's best to remove the everyday grit which
has accumulated over the years on the fiberglass poptop of our '82
westy? it looks almost as if a bleach of some type might be needed.
thanks any advice. art

On Feb 16, 1:40*pm, Art McGinn > wrote:
> * * *any suggestions on what's best to remove the everyday grit which
> has accumulated over the years on the fiberglass poptop of our '82
> westy? it *looks almost as if a bleach of some type might be needed.
> thanks any advice. art

Try a 50/50 mix of ammonia and alcohol or you could use comit.

Mario
Vintage Werks resto

Softscrub kitchen cleaner with a sponge and elbow grease, followed by a coat
of caranuba wax once it's clean. I once worked for a fiberglass boat
detailer in Florida and that's what we used on million dollar fishing
boats - worked like a charm.

"Art McGinn" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> any suggestions on what's best to remove the everyday grit which has
> accumulated over the years on the fiberglass poptop of our '82 westy? it
> looks almost as if a bleach of some type might be needed. thanks any
> advice. art
>

Erik Dillenkofer wrote:
> Softscrub kitchen cleaner with a sponge and elbow grease, followed by a coat
> of caranuba wax once it's clean. I once worked for a fiberglass boat
> detailer in Florida and that's what we used on million dollar fishing
> boats - worked like a charm.
>


Just don't wax below the waterline
On faster boats the friction of water will burn up the wax..

fellas: many thanks for the good info. art, '82 westy



Erik Dillenkofer wrote:
> Softscrub kitchen cleaner with a sponge and elbow grease, followed by a coat
> of caranuba wax once it's clean. I once worked for a fiberglass boat
> detailer in Florida and that's what we used on million dollar fishing
> boats - worked like a charm.
>
> "Art McGinn" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> any suggestions on what's best to remove the everyday grit which has
>> accumulated over the years on the fiberglass poptop of our '82 westy? it
>> looks almost as if a bleach of some type might be needed. thanks any
>> advice. art
>>
>
>

We worked on them in the water, so we only cleaned from the waterline up.
That alone was a 14 hour day, everything was done by hand, no machine power
at all.

"Jan Andersson" > wrote in message
...
> Erik Dillenkofer wrote:
>> Softscrub kitchen cleaner with a sponge and elbow grease, followed by a
>> coat of caranuba wax once it's clean. I once worked for a fiberglass boat
>> detailer in Florida and that's what we used on million dollar fishing
>> boats - worked like a charm.
>>
>
>
> Just don't wax below the waterline
> On faster boats the friction of water will burn up the wax..

UGH. I used a slow electric DA polisher. And had the boat on a trailer

Erik Dillenkofer wrote:
> We worked on them in the water, so we only cleaned from the waterline up.
> That alone was a 14 hour day, everything was done by hand, no machine power
> at all.
>
> "Jan Andersson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Erik Dillenkofer wrote:
>>> Softscrub kitchen cleaner with a sponge and elbow grease, followed by a
>>> coat of caranuba wax once it's clean. I once worked for a fiberglass boat
>>> detailer in Florida and that's what we used on million dollar fishing
>>> boats - worked like a charm.
>>>
>>
>> Just don't wax below the waterline
>> On faster boats the friction of water will burn up the wax..

A 42 ft Hatteras is just a bit too large for a trailer!

"Jan Andersson" > wrote in message
...
> UGH. I used a slow electric DA polisher. And had the boat on a trailer
>
> Erik Dillenkofer wrote:
>> We worked on them in the water, so we only cleaned from the waterline up.
>> That alone was a 14 hour day, everything was done by hand, no machine
>> power at all.
>>
>> "Jan Andersson" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Erik Dillenkofer wrote:
>>>> Softscrub kitchen cleaner with a sponge and elbow grease, followed by a
>>>> coat of caranuba wax once it's clean. I once worked for a fiberglass
>>>> boat detailer in Florida and that's what we used on million dollar
>>>> fishing boats - worked like a charm.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Just don't wax below the waterline
>>> On faster boats the friction of water will burn up the wax..
>
>
>