It Ain't Cool if Your Chrome Don't Shine

Wasn't that the catch phrase for an old Windex commercial? Well, I can tell
you it doesn't work on hard water spots.

Amoung all the various things I've done to my boat recently I found one of
the hardest things to get off that shiny gel coat or the shiny chrome
fittings on my boat is hard water spots. You would think its that nasty line
of scum along the water line, but that's really not that bad. Any of a
number of mild cleaners including plane old soap and water will remove that.

Now first off, the ammonia in Windex is hard on the wax on your boat so I
would not reccomend using it at all unless you are planning to strip off the
wax and rewax your boat anyway. Besides, it doesn't do diddly for removing
the hard water spots anyway. Not even on the chrome. It might make a great
glass cleaner, but it sure doesn't work on hardwater. Atleast on stuff other
than glass.

Dave Willhide had told me before that 50/50 mix white vinegar and distilled
water (I used RO water) will take those hard water spots right off.
Especially if your boat has a good coat of wax on it. I had tried it once
before and was not totally thrilled by the results, but I still needed
something.

Now just after spending more than a dozen hours buffing and polishing and
waxing my boat I took it fishing. It came back from the lake with hard water
spots everywhere. I mixed up a batch of Dave's killer spot remover and tried
it again. Viola (pronounced wal-la')! It worked perfectly. I used a good
quality freshly washed micro fiber rag, and I just spray the boat with the
mix and wiped it off. No spots. No rubbing. No Scrubbing. No soaking. Just
spray and wipe. That fast. I did the whole boat from front to back in 20
minutes including removing the scum line. Its not as good as soap and water
on the scum line, but it did remove it with a little elbow grease. The boat
couldn't even tell I was using RO water instead of distilled water.
--
Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com



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On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:07:54 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

Wasn't that the catch phrase for an old Windex commercial? Well, I can tell
you it doesn't work on hard water spots.

Amoung all the various things I've done to my boat recently I found one of
the hardest things to get off that shiny gel coat or the shiny chrome
fittings on my boat is hard water spots. You would think its that nasty line
of scum along the water line, but that's really not that bad. Any of a
number of mild cleaners including plane old soap and water will remove that.

Now first off, the ammonia in Windex is hard on the wax on your boat so I
would not reccomend using it at all unless you are planning to strip off the
wax and rewax your boat anyway. Besides, it doesn't do diddly for removing
the hard water spots anyway. Not even on the chrome. It might make a great
glass cleaner, but it sure doesn't work on hardwater. Atleast on stuff other
than glass.

Dave Willhide had told me before that 50/50 mix white vinegar and distilled
water (I used RO water) will take those hard water spots right off.
Especially if your boat has a good coat of wax on it. I had tried it once
before and was not totally thrilled by the results, but I still needed
something.

Now just after spending more than a dozen hours buffing and polishing and
waxing my boat I took it fishing. It came back from the lake with hard water
spots everywhere. I mixed up a batch of Dave's killer spot remover and tried
it again. Viola (pronounced wal-la')! It worked perfectly. I used a good
quality freshly washed micro fiber rag, and I just spray the boat with the
mix and wiped it off. No spots. No rubbing. No Scrubbing. No soaking. Just
spray and wipe. That fast. I did the whole boat from front to back in 20
minutes including removing the scum line. Its not as good as soap and water
on the scum line, but it did remove it with a little elbow grease. The boat
couldn't even tell I was using RO water instead of distilled water.
--
Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com
Now Bob Cabron, if we could just buff all you ****ing spammers away
with your "miracle" crap, I might even buy it once. A goose **** all
over my boat.....I thought of you.