[Rhodes22-list] Paint questions

[Mary Lou Troy]

Dan,
Thanks for the report. I hope you'll let us know how it works. Some 
of the wax products we've tried seem to attract more dirt than they repel.

ML

At 08:11 PM 10/9/2006, you wrote:
>Mary Lou,
>
>With plenty of sadness I took Lady Grace out of our lake yesterday 
>and spend much of today scrubbing the deck and cockpit.  The most 
>recent issue of Practical Sailor covered a test of non skid 
>protectants.  The outright winner was a product called Woody 
>Wax.  You apply it to clean decks, wet or dry.  Wait 30 minutes and 
>rinse with water and buff with a clean cloth.  The test showed that 
>all skid resistance was retained and subsequent dirt literally 
>washed off with a hose down versus the typical scrubbing.  I ordered 
>some directly from the Woody Wax website and will apply it this 
>week.  Anyhow, the write-up was quite complimentary.
>
>Dan in NH
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 8:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Paint questions
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>
>>At 12:26 PM 10/9/2006, you wrote:
>>>What care have others used to wash and wax their
>>>paint job?
>>
>>Mostly water and some sort of mild soap. The painted hull cleans up 
>>very easily. We don't wax it. The gelcoat on the deck and in the 
>>cockpit is another story. We've tried all different kinds of 
>>cleaners and waxes on that. Not sure what the current regimen - 
>>mostly neglect. This summer has been hard on the boat.
>>
>>Mary Lou
>>1991 R22  Fretless
>>Swan Creek (Rock Hall, MD)
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