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!!!

[Mike Caruso]

Hey New Guy,

Yes Scuff the bottom.

I have used these two products for years to repel water off my cars and boats. I know it is what to use on the deck and sides but I also used it on a full size boat hull. It was hard to prove if faster but it used a little less fuel. Being EFI not a carb I would have to think it was going through the water easier.

http://www.starbrite.com/productdetail.cfm?ID=1114&ProductCat=Marine&ProductSCat=Marine%20Polishes&ProductSSCat=Marine%20Waxes%20%26%20Polish

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=11464&familyName=Collinite+Liquid+Insulator+Wax

The Starbrite makes rain water just run off the cars, boats and airplanes.