![]() ![]() Another option might be a Zinc based product, like the shaker cans for keeping moss from the roof. Probably would leave the wax layer quickly. I've thought about the 2,4-D idea some more and I'm doubting that it would work just because it's so water soluble. Taking the boat out and at least hosing off would help, I just don't get to it every year. I look forward to hearing what you come up with. farmer_aa I think you are onto a heck of good idea, I just think that 2-4-D might be the wrong product. With all of that being said I don't think the 2-4-D and wax would work just because the chemical kills milfoil and other plants by traveling thru the plant to the roots and killing a plant from the roots upwards. People need to understand and use these tools for their designed use. Pesticides are made to kill living things like bugs and can be a danger to pets. Herbicides just kill broad leaf plants and if used properly they are a great tool. Also for several years I owned Downs Lake Resort in Spokane county and at the request of Washington Fish and Game and approved by Spokane county extension agent I used 2-4-D tablets around my docks and to clear channels thru the Lilly pads for boats. Let me know if you have any ideas that are better along the lines of the 2,4-D question!Īmx, I don't like to disagree with anything that folks believe to be true but in my own experience I use 2-4-d in my pastures with horses actively feeding and around my yard and garden where my pets are running and playing and have never in several years had any problems. Does this sound crazy or is there a boat wax on the market that has an algae repellent built in? I'm using Meguiars (sp?) RV and Marine wax, as usual. 2,4-D herbicide is sometimes used to kill Millfoil, would it have any affect on algae? So here's an experiment I am thinking of doing mix a little 2,4-D in with my wax that is below the water line, and leave it on thick. This didn't seem to hurt anything, and when I cleaned it, the wax and the algae came off together, but not really any easier than the rest of the hull (I am using an orange cleaner on the algae, which seems just as good as the Slimy Grimy I used to have). As an experiment last year, I left the wax on thick in a place below the water line, without buffing it off. I have a fiberglass hull, and give it a cleaning and wax at the end of the year, but algae from 7 months in the water is always an issue. I am just a keyboard expert who cleans his own boat.I just pulled the boat out of the water and have it out of the boathouse for the season. Inside of the boat should be protected with 303 Protectant.īut again, fact check me. You can hit it with boat bling or meguairs Express Wax in between applications of Rejex to keep the wax in good shape. then after, you can wash it with wax safe wash, you don't want to wash with Dawn again as it will strip the Rejex. I would just wash it with Dawn and coat it in Rejex. If it does, it probably needs no more than a polishing with a white/blue pad on a DA polisher. It is why you want to protect the paint (with Rejex or something similar) 1-3 time per year.Īs a recommendation, you appear to have a 2019 boat. For example, don't compound and polish you car yearly. So you want to take these steps sparingly and only when needed. clear coat and gel coat can only be compounded/polished so many times before you effectively remove the coating and are down to paint. it will need to be followed op by polishing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Think of it as a layer of wax under the Rejex.Ĭompounding is extreme and required for lots of oxidation. the additional wax will inhibit the adseion of the Rejex. Whatever you do, do not use a 2-in-1, like a cleaner wax. To correct the oxidation you need to compound it out or polish it, depending on the degree of oxidation. If your paint needs correction, or in your boat shows oxidation, you can still apply Rejex ro wax, but it will not correct the oxidation. Then they coat the car with wax or Rejex. Some follow up with a misting of 70% IPA. To obtain this surface, most wash with Dawn detergent which strips waxes. If the paint (clear or gel coat) is fine, then Rejex and other waxes adhere to the surface better if there is no residual wax or sealant. The condition of the paint dictates what you need done. For instance, a brand new boat or car wouldn't need anything proper to waxing (carnuba) or sealing (man made wax like Rejex). Generally speaking, any clear coat/gel coat sealant and waxes can be applied without any prior steps. Feel free to fact-check everything that comes from keyboard-experts like me. I am by no means an expert, but here are a couple of things to consider. ![]()
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