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JohnMD
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Initially Posted - 10/18/2005 :  08:52:08  Show Profile
Has anyone out there ever used Island Girl brand products to shine/protect your boat?
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tmhansen
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Response Posted - 10/20/2005 :  02:13:40  Show Profile  Visit tmhansen's Homepage
Yes. My wife spent hours cleaning and prepping an area of the cockpit. The IG cleaners worked well. The final product looked OK. It just did not last very long. My wife was pretty disapointed after all her hard work.
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JohnMD
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Response Posted - 10/20/2005 :  08:14:36  Show Profile
I hope I have better luck. I'll let you know. I really like Collonite products, but, they're very hard to apply. You just wipe on the Island Girl stuff. Did you try any products you liked better?
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Robert
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Response Posted - 10/23/2005 :  13:56:19  Show Profile
John:
I used to use Island Girl products on my life lines, shore power cords and fenders when I lived in the Bay Area. I continued to use them on my new C250 when I moved up here. I found that my life lines and fenders began to crack from the exposure to the heat and UV rays.
The life lines looked just like someone had taken a torch to them. It was so bad that I went down to West Marine and bought some cable covers and put them over the lines and I have not used the product again.
Robert
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At Ease
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Response Posted - 10/23/2005 :  14:54:39  Show Profile
The following is from Practical Sailor's most recent test:

A total of 28 waxes were tested. These results are as noted in the narrative:

Best: Collinite #885

2nd: Meguiar's Mirror Glaze

3rd: 3M Ultra Performance

Others rated as 'good':

Turtle Wax 2000

Boat Life Wax

Star Bright Presoftened

Star Bright Polish with Teflon

West Marine Carnauba

NOTE: All the above are paste waxes.

Two non paste waxes did well:

Poly Glow Liquid and WM Teflon Boat Polish...PS noted that some liquid plastics discolor and deteriorate and are hard to remove. Several testers liked these polishes because they went on very easily and had a good initial shine. However,
PS prefers a good hard wax which can be removed easily in order to apply a new coat.
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JohnMD
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Response Posted - 10/23/2005 :  15:17:10  Show Profile
Thanks folks. That information is just what I was looking for. I was afraid that the Island Girl stuff might be too good to be true. I guess if you want it to look good its just gonna take some work.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 10/24/2005 :  14:51:08  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by JohnMD</i>
<br />Thanks folks. That information is just what I was looking for. I was afraid that the Island Girl stuff might be too good to be true. I guess if you want it to look good its just gonna take some work.
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Island Girl Pink has nothing to do with waxing, it is a gelcoat cleaner and best used on decks where you do not want a gloss but do want marks gone.
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JohnMD
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Response Posted - 10/24/2005 :  17:44:47  Show Profile
Island Girl Pink is just one of their products. They have several others that you use to clean/restore/protect gelcoat.
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tmark
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Response Posted - 10/24/2005 :  23:04:40  Show Profile
I use the 3M Ultra Performance. I seems to improve the grip on decks and not too slippery on seats and backs. Plus it goes on easy.
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