{"id":6462,"date":"2013-04-18T17:25:44","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T17:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatcoversdirect.com\/boat-lovers\/?p=6462"},"modified":"2017-12-20T21:02:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T02:02:11","slug":"boat-polish-versus-wax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatcoversdirect.com\/boat-lovers\/resources\/boat-polish-versus-wax\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Polish versus Wax?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <h2>Boat Polish versus Wax? How to pick the right products to protect your boat<\/h2><\/p>\n<p>Finding the right products to protect your boat can feel like a daunting challenge. Boat polish versus wax? Cleaner wax or restorer wax? When you walk into a marine store, there are rows of these products that all claim to do basically the same thing at different prices, so where do you turn?<\/p>\n<p>Even if you don&#8217;t take care of boat maintenance yourself, it&#8217;s still important to know what type of products the people you pay to take care of your boat should be using on her (unless you really trust that pimply 18 year old down at the marina to make that decision for you).<\/p>\n<h3>Definitions:<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carnauba\/Pure Wax:<\/strong>\u00a0A soft wax with no compound (grit) in it; primarily made from a natural palm wax.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Polishes:<\/strong>\u00a0A synthetic mixture that performs similar to wax, but does not contain carnauba wax.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cleaner Wax:<\/strong>\u00a0A mixture that has compound mixed in with wax.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Restorer Wax:<\/strong>\u00a0A thick mixture that contains a high amount of compound (grit).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a basic overview of what each of these products does, and which ones are going to be best for your boat:<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatcoversdirect.com\/boat-lovers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wax-or-polish-guide1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"chart showing different types of waxes and their uses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatcoversdirect.com\/boat-lovers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wax-or-polish-guide1.png 806w, https:\/\/www.boatcoversdirect.com\/boat-lovers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wax-or-polish-guide1-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/www.boatcoversdirect.com\/boat-lovers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wax-or-polish-guide1-805x1024.png 805w, https:\/\/www.boatcoversdirect.com\/boat-lovers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wax-or-polish-guide1-640x813.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/> <h2>Before You Polish Or Wax<\/h2><\/p>\n<p>Be sure your boat is completely clean and dry before applying any polish or wax. A soft cloth or polishing pad will suffice as an application tool. It is important to make circular motions when applying the polish\/wax to the hull. Continue rubbing into the hull until you see a glassy glare.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a disbeliever of the positive results of waxing\/polishing, see the results for yourself in the video below.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have proof of its miracle work? Send us a picture of your glossy finished boat and we&#8217;ll offer you a discount off your next purchase with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatcoversdirect.com\/\">BoatCoversDirect<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p> [vc_video link=&#8221;\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hnk_5HPc4MU&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]  <h2>One More Boat Polish or Boat Wax Tip...<\/h2><\/p>\n<p>We also thought that Mike had a great <a title=\"Tip Tuesday on facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=516219561774141&amp;set=pb.136736476389120.-2207520000.1366302371.&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\">extra tip about this subject over on facebook<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[95,94,97,96],"class_list":["post-6462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources","tag-boat-polish","tag-boat-wax","tag-protect-your-boat","tag-wax-or-polish-boat"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Boat Polish versus Wax? - Boat Lovers Direct<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Boat polish versus wax? 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