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06-14-2015, 06:42 AM
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Senior Member
City: Lake Lanier, GA
Vessel Name: Miller Time part deux
Vessel Model: 1995 Carver 355
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 105
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Clean fenders
Took two days off this week to hang out on the lake while the kiddos are in camp. Did some maintenance on the boat and stumbled on a new way to clean my fenders. Had tried with all kinds of cleaners including bleach...no luck. Was waxing on the bow of the boat when I noticed a spider on one of the fenders...i used my wax rag to kill it and guess what...it put a nice clean streak on the dirty fenders . The Admiral saw it and volunteered to knock them all out. Product is Nu Finish polish.
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06-14-2015, 07:02 AM
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Guru
City: Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 5,438
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06-14-2015, 09:44 AM
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Guru
City: Beaufort, NC USA
Vessel Name: Sylphide
Vessel Model: Kingston Aluminum Yacht 44' Custom
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 2,228
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I might have to try that on the white polo shirts I insist on continuing to buy. I usually get about 3 uses out of one before I destroy it.
I knew a black guy who used to joke about not showing bruises or dirt. I took a page out of his book and bought black fenders. A good decision.
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06-14-2015, 09:51 AM
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Guru
City: Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale
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Don't feel bad, I rarely get past one wearing of anything white without finding dirt, grease or oil (or all 3) of some kind, some how somewhere.
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06-14-2015, 10:21 AM
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Guru
City: Cape Cod, MA
Vessel Name: Island Seeker
Vessel Model: Willard 36 Sedan
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,306
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Love the NuFinish, have used it on my boats & cars for ever. It really stands up as adveriised. Never tried it on the fenders tho, now I will.
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06-14-2015, 11:18 AM
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Scraping Paint
City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 13,745
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We have found that GoJo with pumice is the most effective thing for cleaning dirty fenders and ground power cords. It's a tip I got from a forum member some years ago and it really works.
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06-14-2015, 01:03 PM
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Senior Member
City: Lake Lanier, GA
Vessel Name: Miller Time part deux
Vessel Model: 1995 Carver 355
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 105
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt.Bill11
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Yes. That is the stuff
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06-14-2015, 06:35 PM
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Guru
City: Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale
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Quote:
Originally Posted by n36511
Yes. That is the stuff
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Nu-Finish comes in an orange bottle. What's the blue bottle in the picture?
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06-14-2015, 08:19 PM
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Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
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Blue bottle looks like Meguiars.
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06-14-2015, 09:28 PM
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Guru
City: Windsor
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt.Bill11
Nu-Finish comes in an orange bottle. What's the blue bottle in the picture?
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Hate to say it but the bottle is orange. Must be your screen.
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06-14-2015, 10:28 PM
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Senior Member
City: Lake Lanier, GA
Vessel Name: Miller Time part deux
Vessel Model: 1995 Carver 355
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 105
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt.Bill11
Nu-Finish comes in an orange bottle. What's the blue bottle in the picture?
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If you look to the left you will see the orange bottle. We were experimenting with many things. The blue bottle was meguires rubber/vinyl cleaner. It sucked.
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06-14-2015, 10:29 PM
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Senior Member
City: Lake Lanier, GA
Vessel Name: Miller Time part deux
Vessel Model: 1995 Carver 355
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 105
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Correction. Nu finish got cropped out.
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06-14-2015, 11:37 PM
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Guru
City: Sitka
Vessel Model: Transpacific Marine Eagle 32
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 519
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We use Armorall wheel and tire cleaner. Let soak in for 10 minutes and scrub it with a scotch bright pad.
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06-15-2015, 04:57 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,101
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marin
We have found that GoJo with pumice is the most effective thing for cleaning dirty fenders and ground power cords. It's a tip I got from a forum member some years ago and it really works.
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We can't seem to get that Gojo here except in large commercial type volumes. I might see if we can get this Nuclear, sorry, Nu Finish, stuff.
Tell you what. After I had the GT4 repaint job done - a magnificent finish, the painter put me onto the Meguiar's Wet Look polish, and that is extremely good for the car at least. Still, this Nu Finish stuff might do both jobs - or I could see if the Meguiar's Wet Look works on dirty fenders. I've given up on fender socks, they just don't last long enough, and are damn near as expensive as a new fender anyway.
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06-15-2015, 08:14 AM
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Guru
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 22,553
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I've given up on fender socks, they just don't last long enough, and are damn near as expensive as a new fender anyway.
Recycle tag sale towels with a seam from a seweing machine.
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