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Got my old boat in the water, so waxing the hull is out. but i'd like
to polish up the areas i can reach. there's a bit of chalk on the
coat, so what's the best way to get a good, protective shine? thanks
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On 5/31/2011 5:21 PM, wf3h wrote:
Got my old boat in the water, so waxing the hull is out. but i'd like
to polish up the areas i can reach. there's a bit of chalk on the
coat, so what's the best way to get a good, protective shine? thanks
all

Kerosene. Be careful. Don't let it drip into the water or you will have
visitors.
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On Tue, 31 May 2011 18:22:45 -0400, Florida Jim
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On 5/31/2011 5:21 PM, wf3h wrote:
Got my old boat in the water, so waxing the hull is out. but i'd like
to polish up the areas i can reach. there's a bit of chalk on the
coat, so what's the best way to get a good, protective shine? thanks
all

Kerosene. Be careful. Don't let it drip into the water or you will have
visitors.


interesting. never heard of it being used for this...just a little
wipe to take off the chalk?
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On May 31, 5:51*pm, wf3h wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2011 18:22:45 -0400, Florida Jim
wrote:

On 5/31/2011 5:21 PM, wf3h wrote:
Got my old boat in the water, so waxing the hull is out. but i'd like
to polish up the areas i can reach. there's a bit of chalk on the
coat, so what's the best way to get a good, protective shine? thanks
all

Kerosene. Be careful. Don't let it drip into the water or you will have
visitors.


interesting. never heard of it being used for this...just a little
wipe to take off the chalk?


Bob, this article may be of help.

http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/01.htm
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On Tue, 31 May 2011 15:53:48 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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On May 31, 5:51*pm, wf3h wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2011 18:22:45 -0400, Florida Jim
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On 5/31/2011 5:21 PM, wf3h wrote:
Got my old boat in the water, so waxing the hull is out. but i'd like
to polish up the areas i can reach. there's a bit of chalk on the
coat, so what's the best way to get a good, protective shine? thanks
all
Kerosene. Be careful. Don't let it drip into the water or you will have
visitors.


interesting. never heard of it being used for this...just a little
wipe to take off the chalk?


Bob, this article may be of help.

http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/01.htm


thanks, tim. looks good and will give me something to do this weekend!


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On 5/31/2011 6:51 PM, wf3h wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2011 18:22:45 -0400, Florida
wrote:

On 5/31/2011 5:21 PM, wf3h wrote:
Got my old boat in the water, so waxing the hull is out. but i'd like
to polish up the areas i can reach. there's a bit of chalk on the
coat, so what's the best way to get a good, protective shine? thanks
all

Kerosene. Be careful. Don't let it drip into the water or you will have
visitors.

interesting. never heard of it being used for this...just a little
wipe to take off the chalk?

Yes. this id temporary fix. It might last 2 weeks or a month.
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On 5/31/2011 8:37 PM, Gene wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2011 18:22:45 -0400, Florida
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On 5/31/2011 5:21 PM, wf3h wrote:
Got my old boat in the water, so waxing the hull is out. but i'd like
to polish up the areas i can reach. there's a bit of chalk on the
coat, so what's the best way to get a good, protective shine? thanks
all

Kerosene. Be careful. Don't let it drip into the water or you will have
visitors.

Not recommended.....

... it is the same philosophy as using kerosene or diesel oil on OD
green or..... running a wet patch through a dirty rifle barrel.

...doesn't do the job, just makes it look like you did...





Bob wasn't interested in prepping his boat properly, so he needs to
cheat to give the hull a temporary shine.
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On Tue, 31 May 2011 21:50:21 -0400, Florida Jim
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On 5/31/2011 8:37 PM, Gene wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2011 18:22:45 -0400, Florida
wrote:

On 5/31/2011 5:21 PM, wf3h wrote:
Got my old boat in the water, so waxing the hull is out. but i'd like
to polish up the areas i can reach. there's a bit of chalk on the
coat, so what's the best way to get a good, protective shine? thanks
all
Kerosene. Be careful. Don't let it drip into the water or you will have
visitors.

Not recommended.....

... it is the same philosophy as using kerosene or diesel oil on OD
green or..... running a wet patch through a dirty rifle barrel.

...doesn't do the job, just makes it look like you did...





Bob wasn't interested in prepping his boat properly, so he needs to
cheat to give the hull a temporary shine.


Modern conservatism.
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On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:39:42 -0700, jps wrote:

On Tue, 31 May 2011 21:50:21 -0400, Florida Jim
wrote:

On 5/31/2011 8:37 PM, Gene wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2011 18:22:45 -0400, Florida
wrote:

On 5/31/2011 5:21 PM, wf3h wrote:
Got my old boat in the water, so waxing the hull is out. but i'd like
to polish up the areas i can reach. there's a bit of chalk on the
coat, so what's the best way to get a good, protective shine? thanks
all
Kerosene. Be careful. Don't let it drip into the water or you will have
visitors.
Not recommended.....

... it is the same philosophy as using kerosene or diesel oil on OD
green or..... running a wet patch through a dirty rifle barrel.

...doesn't do the job, just makes it look like you did...





Bob wasn't interested in prepping his boat properly, so he needs to
cheat to give the hull a temporary shine.


Modern conservatism.


pretty much the case. just wonder how he figures it makes the rich
richer

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On 6/1/2011 10:47 PM, wf3h wrote:
On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:39:42 -0700, wrote:

On Tue, 31 May 2011 21:50:21 -0400, Florida
wrote:

On 5/31/2011 8:37 PM, Gene wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2011 18:22:45 -0400, Florida
wrote:

On 5/31/2011 5:21 PM, wf3h wrote:
Got my old boat in the water, so waxing the hull is out. but i'd like
to polish up the areas i can reach. there's a bit of chalk on the
coat, so what's the best way to get a good, protective shine? thanks
all
Kerosene. Be careful. Don't let it drip into the water or you will have
visitors.
Not recommended.....

... it is the same philosophy as using kerosene or diesel oil on OD
green or..... running a wet patch through a dirty rifle barrel.

...doesn't do the job, just makes it look like you did...





Bob wasn't interested in prepping his boat properly, so he needs to
cheat to give the hull a temporary shine.

Modern conservatism.

pretty much the case. just wonder how he figures it makes the rich
richer

Wow. two dumb statements in a row. Seriously Bobby, Waxing a boat in the
water is hard enough but compounding?
that's going to take a "liberal" amount of elbow grease. You really need
to get your back into it. Are you really planning on standing in water
with an electric buffer in hand?
Hope everything works out for you.
Jim


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