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14.
3
Waxin
g
helps protect
y
our boat from ever
y
da
y
elements.
U
se a wax recommended
f
or
f
iber
g
lass
(g
elcoat
)
f
inishes.
M
an
y
automatic, over-the-counter waxes can be used.
C
heck the
p
roduct label for recommended surfaces and
applications
.
1
4.2.3 Color Fadin
g
and Yellowin
g
D
arker colors are more prone to
f
adin
g
because the
y
absorb more of the sun’s ultraviolet ra
y
s. Whites and off-
whites will
y
ellow, usuall
y
on the deck radii. I
f
the
f
inish
o
n
y
our boat has started to
f
ade or
y
ellow, and waxin
g
will not restore the finish, compoundin
g
with a fine
g
rit
c
ompound and a low speed bu
ff
er ma
y
be necessar
y
.
An automotive,
f
ine
g
rit rubbin
g
compound will work well
i
n m
os
t
cases.
*
Follow the manu
f
acturer’s application instructions. Do
not app
ly
compoun
d
or wax
i
n
di
rect sun
ligh
t
.
*
Never place the bu
ff
er in such a manner that the pad
touc
h
es t
h
e
g
roun
d
.
Th
e pa
d
w
ill
p
i
c
k
up
di
rt w
hi
c
h
w
ill
c
ause deep scratches in the
f
inish.
* After compoundin
g
, clean the surface with soap and
water. Appl
y
a
g
ood coat o
f
wax.
1
4.2.3 Minor Scratche
s
I
f
y
ou have li
g
ht sur
f
ace scratches and rubbin
g
compound
d
oes not remove t
h
em, wet san
di
n
g
ma
y
b
e necessar
y.
**
T
o
w
e
t
sa
n
d
:
*
C
lean the area with soap and water. Durin
g
sandin
g
,
tr
y
to keep the area
f
ree o
f
dust and dirt.
*
Use a 500 or 600
g
rit wet and dr
y
sandpaper. Use a
sandin
g
block.
S
andpaper and sandin
g
blocks can be
purchased from automotive suppl
y
stores
.
*
When sandin
g
, keep the sur
f
ace wet.
O
n dr
y
sur
f
aces,
press a wet spon
g
e a
b
ove t
h
e san
di
n
g
area.
Al
wa
y
s
k
eep the sandin
g
block
f
lat on the sur
f
ace. Never use
the ed
g
e or corner. Doin
g
so will make scratches that
ru
bbi
n
g
compoun
d
w
ill
not remove
.
*
A
f
ter completin
g
wet sandin
g
, compound the sanded
area with a fine
g
rit rubbin
g
compound. Use a low speed
(
1200 – 2800 rpm
)
bu
ff
er.
S
everal applications o
f
rubbin
g
c
ompound will have to be applied be
f
ore all the scratches
a
r
e
r
e
m
o
v
ed
.
*
Appl
y
a
g
ood coat o
f
wax.
1
4.2.4 Stain
s
You can remove stains usin
g
a cleaner speci
f
icall
y
made
f
or
g
elcoat sur
f
aces. An
y
cleaner recommended
f
or cul-
tured marble or fiber
g
lass tubs and sinks will work. Most
of
these cleaners can be purchased at a
g
rocer
y
store.
If a cleaner does not remove the stain, use a fine
g
rit
rubbin
g
compound. B
y
hand, appl
y
a small amount o
f
the compound to the stain area. Usin
g
a cotton cloth
an
d
me
di
um
p
ressure, ru
b
t
h
e com
p
oun
d
i
nto t
h
e sta
i
ne
d
area. A
f
ter the stain is removed, wash the area with soap
and water and appl
y
a
g
ood coat o
f
wax.
1
4.2.5 Stainless Stee
l
Your Boat Hardware is made from top qualit
y
stainless
steel and with proper care and maintenance will
g
ive
y
ou
man
y
y
ears o
f
service.
M
irror Finish
The mirror finish on most of
y
our stainless hardware is
produced b
y
a series o
f
pro
g
ressive machine and hand
polishin
g
operations. It is this care
f
ul polishin
g
that
m
a
k
es
th
e
s
t
a
inl
ess
fini
s
h
so
beau
tif
u
l...
a
n
d
eas
i
e
r t
o
c
l
ea
n
a
n
d
m
a
int
a
in
.
Recommended Cleansers
We have reviewed several
g
eneral stainless cleansers
/
polishers to determine their effectiveness in cleanin
g
and
protectin
g
y
our stainless steel. Even thou
g
h opinions will
c
ertainl
y
di
ff
er our opinion is that one o
f
the most e
ff
ective
c
leanin
g
and polishin
g
products is Collinite© # 850 Metal
Wax. To help maintain the
f
actor
y
f
inish o
f
y
our stainless
steel hardware, tr
y
the recommended cleanser because
y
ou ma
y
a
g
ree with us. A sample ‘Stainless Care Kit’ is
supplied with
y
our boat to start
y
ou o
ff
with the recom-
m
e
n
ded
m
a
int
e
n
a
n
ce.
Recommendations for Cleanin
g
• Do…Appl
y
an even la
y
er of the polishin
g
compound onto
a clean so
f
t ra
g
and distribute over a mana
g
eable area o
f
th
e
s
t
a
inl
ess
su
r
face
with
a
sof
t r
o
t
a
ti
o
n
a
l m
o
ti
o
n.
• Do…Repeat the application if some surface stains
remain until all the
f
inish is back to the ori
g
inal clean
shin
y
f
inish.
•
D
o…
R
emove an
y
excess po
li
s
hi
n
g
compoun
d
an
d
po
l
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