This wax rated highest among non-skid deck waxes designed to be used on non-skid decking where footing is of the utmost importance!
With applications lasting two months, this concentrated wax will protect your decks and fibreglass from the deteriorating affects of the sun, oxidation, water spots, and pollution, without the use of harsh chemicals or abrasive cleaners.
Fibreglass and Non-skid Deck Application Instructions:
- Wash the boat and leave the deck wet.
- Spray Woody Wax on to a soft deck brush and brush onto the deck. As the wax hits the water, it will begin to bead and run towards the rear of the boat. Only re-spray the brush when you see wax stop coming off the brush. Continue application until completing the entire deck (or entire boat if desired).
Use caution as decks and fiberglass will become slick until the surface is rinsed.
- After applying to the entire area go back to the starting point and re-brush the area just to be sure all the water is off. This re-brush spreads out any remaining water and evaporates it quickly, and also insures an even coat of wax over the entire area. (It should be dry of water and will now look and feel different than it did with the water on the deck). This re-brush is usually very quick and you shouldn't have to add any more Woody Wax unless your gel coat was extremely weathered.
- Starting with the bow, rinse the area you're standing on (if in bare feet you will feel the deck go from a little slick to very stiff under foot). At this point work your way towards the stern, rinsing the path in front of you so your feet don't pick up and reapply the wax to the already rinsed areas.
- After rinsing entire area and allowing a few minutes for most of the water to run off, use cotton towels to dry the boat. (The drying motion is doubling as a light buffing as you dry with the towels.)
You will find washing becomes more like rinsing as nothing sticks to your deck; even dried fish blood comes off with just water. Your boat will no longer have to go through the maintenance roller coaster of detailing and deteriorating, (waxing every three months). With the swipe of a deck brush it will be 100% waxed all of the time.
If you care about the appearance and condition of the boat you worked hard for, you will appreciate the effectiveness of this simple to use hard working product!
"A Little Woody Goes A Long Way":
Don't use too much Woody Wax when applying to fibreglass. When applying to fibreglass, 10-12 trigger pulls will do the non-skid on a 25-30 foot centre console - approximately 1 ounce (costing approximately $1.50 per application).
Removing Woody Wax:
While removing excess Woody Wax with water from fibreglass and non-skid decks remember to work from top to bottom and from the bow to the stern. This keeps the removed waxes from being reapplied to areas already cleaned of excess wax. Only a dull haze should be on the surface that is air drying. If shiny patches appear while drying re-rinse the area with plenty of water.