[Rhodes22-list] Waxing The Deck

[Bill Effros]

Paul,

I wax everything every year and never have a problem.  I think the problem
you and Rummy are having can be traced back to the Collinite.  Collinite
seems to have developed a fabulous sovent capable of softening and then
leaving behind a very hard coat of slippery wax.  Other wax compounds mix
softer waxes with the hard carnuba to soften the wax and allow it to be
applied.  The softer waxes remain, along with the harder wax.  This will
leave you with a waxed surface ranging from the extremely slippery Collinite
all the way to literally tacky surfboard waxes.  If you put a softer wax on
top of your Collinite you can adjust the surface characteristics to your
liking on the seats, on the deck, on the hull.

Bill Effros


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Grandholm" <grandholm at triton.net>
To: <Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 5:01 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Waxing The Deck


> Ah, 'tis spring and a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of ... waxing
the boat?  OK, that's not exactly how it goes but I'm not a young man
anymore either, so that's life.
>
> Anyway, we all have heard Rummy's opinion of waxing the seats - DON'T DO
IT!  What about the rest of the deck?  Last year I waxed it and it was
almost too slippery to walk on.  However, if you don't wax it, how do you
protect the fibreglass over time?
>
> Paul
>
> Paul Grandholm
> s/v Boilermaker
> Buchanan, MI
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