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NorthMyrtle

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Is there a way to prevent water spots on the exterior paint? 


My first Bennington had black exterior and it sees salt water quite often, washed/rinsed after every ride. The water spots always remained even after using water spot removers and cleaners. 


Bennington #2 is also black and I am looking for a wax or coating to apply before it touches the water for the first time to prevent spotting. 


Thank You!
 
vinegar and water is what I use.
 
Do a search for vinegar it comes up all kinds of uses on hear.
 
I use a meguiars spray on wax but it still spots.  I don't think anything is out there that stops them, maybe reduces.  V&W cleans em up real nice though.
 
I have also used Babe's Spot Solver. It does an excellent job for the super hard water spots.
 
Even a waxed surface will still water spot form usage.  Wax may make getting the spots off a little easier but will not prevent the spots (which are generally residual minerals in the water that is left on the surface when the water evaporates).  As others have said, I find vinegar and water will take most spots off pretty easily.


Jack
 
NorthMyrtle said:
Is there a way to prevent water spots on the exterior paint? 


My first Bennington had black exterior and it sees salt water quite often, washed/rinsed after every ride. The water spots always remained even after using water spot removers and cleaners. 


Bennington #2 is also black and I am looking for a wax or coating to apply before it touches the water for the first time to prevent spotting. 


Thank You!
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I have a black boat in salt water also. I wash down every time I come in, but wax and dry once a week when I head home for the week. the salt rinses right off each time. Do you keep the boat on a lift? And where do you keep the boat? I love the ICW !
 
It only stays in the water for a couple summer months in a slip that is brackish water in North Myrtle Beach. Gets pulled out, soaped, scrubbed, and pressure washed once a week. After every ride it gets rinsed down with the hose. But even before keeping it in the water it had the spots and we could never get rid of them. I wish the black would stay shiny like new
 
Rinse aids work great in a dishwasher to prevent water spots. I wonder why no one has modified that concept for use on cars and boats... Oh well.
 
kaydano said:
Rinse aids work great in a dishwasher to prevent water spots. I wonder why no one has modified that concept for use on cars and boats... Oh well.
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Great question! I wonder if it because they are heat activated? 
 
NorthMyrtle said:
It only stays in the water for a couple summer months in a slip that is brackish water in North Myrtle Beach. Gets pulled out, soaped, scrubbed, and pressure washed once a week. After every ride it gets rinsed down with the hose. But even before keeping it in the water it had the spots and we could never get rid of them. I wish the black would stay shiny like new
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After rereading my post. I realized that my answer was not clear. When I wrote wax and dry. What I meant was that I used a product called wax and dry. Both Eagle1 and Turtle Wax make the product. The product gets sprayed on after rinsing the boat down with fresh water and then dried. The ending result is a fresh waxed surface that repels water. As for the dried salt, it just rinses right off the boat. As stated, I wax and dry every Sunday evening before going home for the week. Hope this clears up any questions.
 
You can see said spots in these photos. 


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50/50 Vinegar and water cleared those up for me. Then hit with the wax as you dry product and you're good to go.
 
Plus one on the 50/50 vinegar and Wax and Dry. I guess I was lucky with not starting out with spotting! Good luck Myrtle.
 
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