Waxing your boats???

[rpedro]

I read in a blog to never wax the bottom of the boat, but they recommend using fiberglass friendly spray wax on the main body, etc... Anybody here got any advice on brands that are good for this application??? I assume a microfiber cloth will work best... Thanks all!!!

[iamandrew]

Just Clean it with window cleaner if you want to keep it clean :)
having said that you should probably sand it with 200Grit sand paper

[rpedro]

Just Clean it with window cleaner if you want to keep it clean :)
having said that you should probably sand it with 200Grit sand paper

Great a comedian... You should do stand up at the Apollo... If you don't want to give decent advice... Move on... Ignore my pointless threads...

[dana]

If I were to use wax, I would use mothers carnauba wax and microfiber

[rpedro]

Appreciate the heads up!!!

[Kenny77]

Great a comedian... You should do stand up at the Apollo... If you don't want to give decent advice... Move on... Ignore my pointless threads...

He wasn't joking, it's common to sand or scuff the bottoms of boats. Although I think 200 is too aggressive I use 600 on all my boats, been doing it for years.

[rpedro]

He wasn't joking, it's common to sand or scuff the bottoms of boats. Although I think 200 is too aggressive I use 600 on all my boats, been doing it for years.

Sorry... Rookie here... Never heard of that... Will read more about it... Thanks!!!

[Gary]

If you did some research rpedro and want a fast boat you WOULD sand the bottom of your hull. It would be a better running hull. Sanding/ squareing off all sharp corners aswell.

[rpedro]

If you did some research rpedro and want a fast boat you WOULD sand the bottom of your hull. It would be a better running hull. Sanding/ squareing off all sharp corners aswell.

appreciate the insight... I have been trying to read all I can... RC boating is pretty new to me... thanks for the help guys!!!

[siberianhusky]

IF you decide to wax the topsides I'd do what Dana says and use a pure Carnuba wax, a lot of additives lilke silicon are almost impossible to remove from the hull and can make future repairs almost impossible to finish right unless you sand and refinish the whole boat.

[jcald2000]

Think your hatch tape will stick to a waxed topside????

[Jersey Crewmax]

Think your hatch tape will stick to a waxed topside????

That's interesting, I'd like to know that too.

[rpedro]

Think your hatch tape will stick to a waxed topside????

I was thinking the same thing... I might just leave the hull alone... wipe it down with a clean microfiber cloth...

[rpedro]

IF you decide to wax the topsides I'd do what Dana says and use a pure Carnuba wax, a lot of additives lilke silicon are almost impossible to remove from the hull and can make future repairs almost impossible to finish right unless you sand and refinish the whole boat.

will keep that in mind... thanks!!!

[HTVboats]

I have never had a problem with waxing fiberglass gel coat finishes. The mild abraisives in a cleaner wax will polish your finish a clean grease and imbedded dirt. Yes silicone can be tough for painting and repairs. All repairs should be sanded and cleaned with solvents. I have built and repaired glass and epoxy boats for 30 years and on my radio boxes I wax to clean them after using white gas or alcohol to get adhesive residue off. In my opinion the tape sticks better to a clean waxed surface. Tri it? wax comes off easily if you don't like it.
The old debate "polished or 320 grit finish" will go on forever. Props and running surfaces. If you want a hull thats slick just coat it with RainX. Don't plan on painting it again.
Mic