Need tips for washing after each use

[Ryder]

I have heard 50/50 water and white vinegar.

50/50 water dish soap?

Looking for tips on quickest and easiest. My thought is to get a box and keep in back of truck. Always have 4-6 spray bottles full of proper mix along with clean towels. Toss a bottle and towel to each rider from the day and make them go to work.

What works best for interior?

Let me know your techniques.

[rsjtmann]

Straight white vinegar works great for water spots but everyone tells me that Boat Bling products work the best. Haven't tried any but going to order some.

[hyphen79]

Ryder, so I cheat. I stop by the car wash on the way home and give the boat a quick bath, and wipe it down before heading home. I wax my boat once a month during the season. I have a little minion that helps so it goes pretty fast.

When I get home I hit up the tower with a 50/50 mix of water and vinegar and wipe down the interior with a damp towel. I use Malco PB2 twice a season on my interior.

This is what I do.

[Iwndr]

Hot sauce by boat bling. I have a black Zee with no spots. They also sell wax and excellent vinyl cleaner and conditioner

[ajholt7]

Boat Bling Hot Sauce! Enough Said.

[kasey200]

i use 50/50 vinegar & windex. It works awesome.

[Ryder]

Awesome. Thanks

[bamabonners]

I use bass boat saver. search for it online. Stuff works wonders.

[Fiveflat]

Totally awesome followed up by a wipe-down wax/cleaner like that FW stuff or just a Meguiar's brand.

I toss and towel to all the riders after we pull out of the water and wipe down before we drive home. I usually do the Totally Awesome when on an off day a couple times a week if needed and a thorough wipe down with the wax/cleaner once a week until the towel just glides over the fiberglass.

[Coop]

I too use 50/50 water and vinegar, but at the suggestion of someone on this site, I throw a little liquid Turtle Wax into the mix.

Seems to work great.

When I had a mostly black boat, I would use Boat Bling Hot Sauce or Transom Sauce for the really hard spots.

[bigdaddy_houseboater]

Totally awesome followed up by a wipe-down wax/cleaner like that FW stuff or just a Meguiar's brand.

I toss and towel to all the riders after we pull out of the water and wipe down before we drive home. I usually do the Totally Awesome when on an off day a couple times a week if needed and a thorough wipe down with the wax/cleaner once a week until the towel just glides over the fiberglass.

Totally Awesome is indeed... totally awesome. Jus sayin....
I think ineed more periods in this post............ .... .. ..... (for Fiver)....

[Dave S]

My thought is to get a box and keep in back of truck. Always have 4-6 spray bottles full of proper mix along with clean towels. Toss a bottle and towel to each rider from the day and make them go to work.
Let me know your techniques.

This is exactly what I do, I have an old crate with my cleaning supplies, but I only have 3 spray bottles. 1 water/vinegar, 1 regular water, and windex.

Water/Vinegar on the outside, water on the inside (use a small shot of fantastic for stains) and windex for the glass. This method has worked great for 2 years.

We keep our boat in a storage facility at the Marina, so while I am flushing engine, crew stays in boat and gathers all their items in boat and then I load them in truck, then I hand out cleaning supplies at the garage. Guys usually wipe outside, unload coolers and any more supplies into truck while girls wipe down interior, then after outside is done, I back boat into garage as girls are finishing up, I unhook trailer as girls wrap up interior cleaning. I have it down to a science, can ya tell?

Recomended by my dealer, I use 9 Water/1 Vinegar (50/50 is probably to much vinegar IMO.

[murphini]

on lift I spray Babe's Boat Bright spray wax/cleaner-green stuff & wipe down w/microfiber towels. Keep 2 bottles- one for each side. I use foamy spray glass cleaner from WalMart for glass & stainleas steel & tower. I think it works better on glass than Windex.... The foamy application doesn't seem to streak as much. I keep Microfiber rags & bottles in front starboard locker.

After a weeks vacation, I use 3M Cleaner wax. Like toothpaste-totally knocks off spots & brings nice shine back. Then keep it up w/ the Babe's.

Do have the Exquisite Vinyl cleaner.... Not as happy with it but works Ok.

[jrobertson]

I use maguires leather and vinyl cleaner on the interior. Not only cleans, but keepd the seats moisturized. My buddy has a 2005 nautique that he bought new, he takes it out of the water every 2 weeks and cleans it. I have to say his interior is not only clean, but the seats are still soft. Keeps them from ripping.

[Joeprunc]

Babes boat bright watered down (50/50)...I wipe down the outside while everyone else unloads the boat into the truck. I've had friends help wipe down and the effort just isn't there, I usually have to go over it again. Friends think I'm OCD...well maybe I am. (Especially when I wipe the trailer down too). But having a 16 year old boat shine like it was new makes me smile.

GF uses a wet towel for the inside at the ramp. I use Exquisite at home on the bad spots in the interior, and follow up with 303. Shop vac the inside every other time (keeps the carpet a bit fluffier).

I use to wax every month, but since BBB I wax maybe 3 times a season.