caltexflanc
Guru
Prism Polish is great for restoring a badly rusted or corroded item, including glass, silver and plexiglass. A lttle goes a long way so while on the surface it's expensive but total cost of ownership is very low; we use it for all kinds of things and are only about 2/3 of the way through a jar we bought 4 (5?) years ago.
For routine maintenance item of choice is Collinite Metal Wax which removes almost all but the worst surface rust on stainless (and from fiberglass/paint/gelcoat too) and keeps it from returning for a long time. I think we had every stainless cleaning miracle product there is on the boat (we have a lot of stainless) though I have given most of it away. Have also tried Flitz when my local store was out of Collinite and it seems to be very similar. Again, a little of each goes a long way. I got turned on to Collinite by a guy who maintained a lot of fancy yachts when we spent a few weeks once at Turnberry I$le in Aventura. He gave it the boat washer-detailer's ultimate accolade "Look man, I gotta lotta boats to do I don't want to spend a bunch of time doing the metal if I don't have to."
If you really want to keep 'em clean and shiny a long time, after cleaning, apply a sealer like Rejex or something like Collinite Fleetwax. A detailer did that to my boat once and for the following year involving alot of ocean and brackish cruising all I did was wash off with water and wipe.
You Pamlico/Neuse River/ICW mustache guys should get your hull cleaned and sealed with Rejex sometime. Then just hose off the hull after a trip, at most a very soft brush and water. Will last a year, usually two depending how much you use the boat. And the hull will look great too if it is cleaned correctly first.
For routine maintenance item of choice is Collinite Metal Wax which removes almost all but the worst surface rust on stainless (and from fiberglass/paint/gelcoat too) and keeps it from returning for a long time. I think we had every stainless cleaning miracle product there is on the boat (we have a lot of stainless) though I have given most of it away. Have also tried Flitz when my local store was out of Collinite and it seems to be very similar. Again, a little of each goes a long way. I got turned on to Collinite by a guy who maintained a lot of fancy yachts when we spent a few weeks once at Turnberry I$le in Aventura. He gave it the boat washer-detailer's ultimate accolade "Look man, I gotta lotta boats to do I don't want to spend a bunch of time doing the metal if I don't have to."
If you really want to keep 'em clean and shiny a long time, after cleaning, apply a sealer like Rejex or something like Collinite Fleetwax. A detailer did that to my boat once and for the following year involving alot of ocean and brackish cruising all I did was wash off with water and wipe.
You Pamlico/Neuse River/ICW mustache guys should get your hull cleaned and sealed with Rejex sometime. Then just hose off the hull after a trip, at most a very soft brush and water. Will last a year, usually two depending how much you use the boat. And the hull will look great too if it is cleaned correctly first.