Polishing Non Skid

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Warren Kaplan
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Polishing Non Skid

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I just finished washing the deck with boat soap and getting the winter crud off. I have so much non skid on my decks that I haven't done more than that for years, even though I have many bottles of various deck polishers from years gone by. Sure, I use it on the smooth areas of the deck but does anyone do anything "worth the effort" on non skid???
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Ron M.
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Post by Ron M. »

I like to use plenty soap and one of those GARDEN HOSE attatchment pressure washers........NOT a high powered unit. Wash it down and keep wet for 20-30 minutes, so the soap has a chance to break down the dirt, then use the attatchment with a fan nozzle to blast it off.
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Cleaning Detail

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Cleaning Detail by Marykate - same folks as On and Off Hull Cleaner - great stuff, and works after you wash it off as well.
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Post by Ron M. »

On/Off is fairly potent stuff, it's acid. Works fine on gelcoat but would most probably create trouble on painted surfaces.
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Post by CaptJester »

I wasn't suggesting to use on/off on the non-skid, I was saying use the "Cleaning Detail" made by the same company that makes on/off.
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