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Big Block Power wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2017 2:58 pm I believe vinyl sauce will not remove the conditioner. It's like the hot sauce will not remove wax.
That's the way I think it works!

That's how Zach told me to use them and they work/seats look awesome. when i first get the boat a clean the Sh#t out of it with the Vinyl sauce - and I mean every inch of it including the floor. Then i coat every inch of vinyl in the conditioning sauce. It smells lovely.

Then the whole thing is spotless. I'll use the vinyl sauce here and there but my boat's white and the vinyl's white. No hard water (really) on my lake.

End of season I'll wash her and wax her. Thing looks brand new. Still. 15 years old.
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Here at the Lake of the Ozarks, even a week in the water creates a brown stain on the gelcoat that is in the water. West Marine sells a product called Hull Cleaner, and we found that it saved a huge amount pf time getting that stain off. Wax afterward if you can.
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Check my test video on the 303
https://youtu.be/BOKLTody7co
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I'm a big fan of the 303 Marine Multi-surface cleaner followed by the 303 Gold Eagle 303 Aerospace Protectant for my seats.
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Driller wrote: Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:11 pm I'm a big fan of the 303 Marine Multi-surface cleaner followed by the 303 Gold Eagle 303 Aerospace Protectant for my seats.
It's good stuff. The chemist that created it all created the BB products as well. FWIW.
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Liquid, I have not used 303 on boat yet but use it religiously on the front of my motorhome. The manufacturer (of the motorhome) installs a protectant film on the front and recommends 303 after every trip. The bugs come off very easily. The other use many use it on is the tires because of it’s UV protection. This obviously would apply to trailer tires as well because of time spent in the sun. I have wondered about the vinyl in the boat but have not tried that.

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Myself i don't kyser anything on tires. I personally think it dries them out. I am going to try BB conditioner now. I just ran out of the biokleen conditioner.
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Kyser is one I'll have to add to my BBP dictionary. Once I have a guess what it means :)
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jhnmdahl wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:45 am Kyser is one I'll have to add to my BBP dictionary. Once I have a guess what it means :)
Kyser=But
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Big Block Power wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:43 pm
jhnmdahl wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:45 am Kyser is one I'll have to add to my BBP dictionary. Once I have a guess what it means :)
Kyser=But
Kyser = but which really means PUT...baby steps... We will figure this one out together. Go team!
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:lol:
NautiGirl wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 7:13 pm
Big Block Power wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:43 pm
jhnmdahl wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:45 am Kyser is one I'll have to add to my BBP dictionary. Once I have a guess what it means :)
Kyser=But
Kyser = but which really means PUT...baby steps... We will figure this one out together. Go team!
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NautiGirl wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 7:13 pm
Big Block Power wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:43 pm
jhnmdahl wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:45 am Kyser is one I'll have to add to my BBP dictionary. Once I have a guess what it means :)
Kyser=But
Kyser = but which really means PUT...baby steps... We will figure this one out together. Go team!
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I use Babes Boat products, the previous owner recommended them and the boat looks like new...so I decided to stick with it. The boat bright for the gelcoat is great...don’t even need to wax the boat.
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I use Babes Boat Brite as well. I spray & wipe every time I come off the water. It had been about three years between waxes before I broke down and buffed her about a month ago. Still and a great shine and was slick to the touch. And as a bonus, it smells great.

Their hard water remover also works great. Although I don't use it very often.

I've also used the seat soap, but wasn't all that happy with the results.
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Islander208 wrote: Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:42 pm I use Babes Boat Brite as well. I spray & wipe every time I come off the water. It had been about three years between waxes before I broke down and buffed her about a month ago. Still and a great shine and was slick to the touch. And as a bonus, it smells great.

Their hard water remover also works great. Although I don't use it very often.

I've also used the seat soap, but wasn't all that happy with the results.
I use the babes boat brute every time the boat comes out and the shine and repellent capacity is amazing. The stainless cleaner is frankly amazing and like you said if I get any spots that the brite doesn’t get...the hard water spot remover takes it off instantly.
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