New Cleaning soap

dwna1a

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Apr 23, 2012
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88 Weekender 300 "Seahorse"
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So after getting my latest Chesapeake Bay Magazine I saw a ad for a boat soap called Smoove so I ordered some to try.

Folks it works as advertised. The water beaded right up on both my glass and hull. The boat looked much better than if I had used the Blueberry soap. The company is out of MD and has a online store.
 
I'll have to check that out! About due for some new stuff. Where'd you get it from?
 
And our own BOE Marine also carries it according to the website.
 
Damn ...doesn't appear this is available in Canada.
 
And our own BOE Marine also carries it according to the website.

If BOE has it get it from them. If I had know that I would have. I went straight to the web site listed in CBM
 
Hey guys, I swear by this stuff @ $25/gallon

https://www.fisheriessupply.com/mermaids-cleaning-boat-wash-with-carnauba-wax-concentrated
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This stuff works pretty good and it’s only $20.57 on Amazon with free shipping for Prime members
 
There's a number of good products out there.

I hate to see folks using Dawn Dish Soap unless you want to strip everything including the shine off your boat.
 
Smoove works great, I've used it the past two years. Just rinse it off before it starts to dry, or you'll have to start over.
 
Smoove works great, I've used it the past two years. Just rinse it off before it starts to dry, or you'll have to start over.

Scott, how's the wax? The soap made my old girl look pretty good. I did read the notes as to not let it dry so I washed under the roof in the rain yesterday.
 
Scott, how's the wax? The soap made my old girl look pretty good. I did read the notes as to not let it dry so I washed under the roof in the rain yesterday.
It helps the polish (starbrite) last a bit longer I think. I wouldn't trust the soap to be the only wax you apply. I'd think of it as a protectant between polishes.
 
I just got a few samples of Smoove from a local marine store. Looking forward to trying it. did someone say it smells like bubblegum or grapes ?

The pink wax does smell like bubblegum but I haven't tried it yet. The Blue smells nice, maybe like grapes. As I said it worked very well. The boat was covered in pollen and she looks great today
 
There's a number of good products out there.

I hate to see folks using Dawn Dish Soap unless you want to strip everything including the shine off your boat.

Dawn is great stuff with a lot of uses but regularly washing boats and cars with it is not one of them. Not only will it strip the wax off, but it also dries out rubber.
 
I'm interested in the polishing compound and had some questions so I called Smoove directly. Here is their recommended procedure for compounding / polishing with the ProCut
  1. Apply Pro - Cut with a rotory polisher (not orbital). Use a white wool cutting pad. (Watch their video for details.)
  2. Wash the boat with a stripping soap like Dawn or Ajax. This removes residual compounding material, compounding dust, etc.
  3. Apply a polish such as their White Cloud product.
  4. To apply White Cloud, hand apply with an applicator (type not specified). Then buff off by hand or use a rotary buffer with a yellow wool polishing pad.
  5. If the wool pads become caked, use a spur tool or a screwdriver to fluff the pad and remove excess material.
I asked how many are typically needed for a job; they said a single pad of each type (white cutting and yellow polishing should be fine to complete a boat. I asked because I've had products such as Buff Magic (and others) terribly gum up pads so multiple were needed.

They also offered continuing advice / support as needed when polishing the boat.
 
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I rarely use soap. I use SaltAway in a sprayer. It takes the salt right off, suds up like soap if you want to use a brush ( but never have too ) and looks like the day I waxed it every time it dries.
 

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