I just took possession of a 2010 Glastron GT 180 BR that I bought second hand. The hull is white but has a hard thin yellowish film over much of the area below the waterline. I don't think it's algae or water scum residue because it's pretty yellow and consistent in color and fairly hard to get off. I tried taking a pressure washer to it and it does come off with pressure washing but slowly and you have to hold the wand only a few inches from the hull surface and make a few passes over an area to get it to come off. I figure at the prices car washes charge for pressure washing time, it will cost me $50 - $100 dollars to get the hull looking all white and new.
I suspect that the film is residue from some sort of wax that was used on the hull. I'm not sure what wax though, as I waxed my old boat every year for 40 years and it has never had a film like that on it.
Can anyone recommend a cleaning product that would make short work of that film/residue and leave the hull looking white and shiny again? I see Spray Nine makes a hull cleaner that seems like it might work okay for this purpose. Is that a good product for this or is there something better out there?
Oh yeah, the boat came from a lake somewhere in southern Minnesota, if that makes a difference.
Thanks!
I suspect that the film is residue from some sort of wax that was used on the hull. I'm not sure what wax though, as I waxed my old boat every year for 40 years and it has never had a film like that on it.
Can anyone recommend a cleaning product that would make short work of that film/residue and leave the hull looking white and shiny again? I see Spray Nine makes a hull cleaner that seems like it might work okay for this purpose. Is that a good product for this or is there something better out there?
Oh yeah, the boat came from a lake somewhere in southern Minnesota, if that makes a difference.
Thanks!
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