Cleaning side of boat

[Ron's Fiberglassing USA]

There is a product on the market call goobegone, it will remove the sticky film left behind, but if the decal has left dip or sun fade mark it will have to be wetsanded.

[bant6m5]

Hello -

Great Forum all around. First posting!

Any suggestions as to a generic cleaner or process for the hull. We are docked in some standing water and the hull has really gotten stained. Brand new boat and trying to keep it looking as good as possible.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[masssteve]

I've used Maguires oxidation remover and polish with an electric rotary buffer on both the decals above the rub rail and the gel coat below the rail and have had no issues. Use the oxy remover first, then the polish, then wax, it will look like new. My fourwinns even has a pin strip over the decal and it has not come off. The other option is to have a fourwinns dealer replace it, or even a section of it. I had a dock line rub against mine for some time and it came off in one section. For not alot of money they replaced a 3 foot section of it and it looks new.

[Belmont Resident]

Many of the marinas have cleaners they will sell you that take all of the built up scum off.
The old way was to use acid but now there are powders that mixed with water and applied with an inexpensive pump sprayer work great.
A friend of mine got some from Lakeport a couple of years ago and it literally took every bit of scum off the hull using nothing more than a garden hose after spraying the solution on and letting it sit.
I wax the crap out of mine at the waterline and it makes cleanup that much easier.
But if you do not have a trailer then you have no choice but to have it done by someone else.