The subject in question was not a car but a boat, owned by my parents in-law in Langebaan. We left work a bit early on Friday afternoon and after packing some clothes, food & drinks and hooking up my detailing trailer to the Freelander, we left for Langebaan.
We had to collect the boat from the place where it is stored when not used and reversing it into the 30 odd meter driveway was a task on its own…
Anyway, after parking the boat, I planned the work for the next day and then we had a few sundowner drinks and a nice dinner.
Saturday morning started with a rinse down of the boat and engine covers with a strong APC and CG maxi Suds 2 solution. Unfortunately, the boat cover has had a fair share of abuse from the sun, and did not really show a big improvement, but the engine covers came out looking like new.
Some before and after pics with the covers still on:
After removing the covers, I gave the complete boat and both engines a wash down with a mild APC and CG maxi Suds 2 solution. The paint work was in a relative good condition, apart from a few marks from bumping the odd tyre on a jetty…
While I was busy preparing for the polish phase, the neighbors (standing on their balcony) alerted me that I had a “visitor” on the way…
… and another less scary one…
After all that excitement I sectioned the left hull of the boat into workable areas.
I tried various different combos, and ended up using the Meguiars M95 with orange pad on the Shinex, followed by Menz Final Finish on a black pad on the DA. After completing both sides, I topped it off with Collinite 476.
Some afters:
Thereafter I gave the engines a similar treatment, but topped off with PB Black Hole and Natty’s Paste Wax. No prizes for guessing which engine was treated first.
BTW, I recently bought this creeper / chair, which really came in handy on this job. It has space for small articles / tools on the bottom, as well as a drinks holder…
After completing the waxing on the boat and the engines I decided to call it a day and started the fire for a braai that evening. I must say, the size of the surface areas was misleading and the polishing and waxing took much longer than I planned.
Some after shots taken on Saturday:
For the JHB guys, here are 2 pics showing what the view is like when standing on the boat…
On Sunday morning I slept a bit late, after nursing a few stiff muscles with Myprodols! After breakfast I washed all my pads and microfibers and hanged them to dry. I then moved my attention back to Lady Nise and finished off all the chrome tubing with Meguiars NXT Metal Polish, the trim, rubber and Vinyl with Adams VRT, and the windows with Sonax Glass Cleaner. I also cleaned the pontoons with a mild APC solution.
Some final after shots
I am very interested to see what the durability of the treatment will be like in the salty water and I think that cleaning the boat, after a trip on the lagoon will be much easier.
Thank you for looking!