Sponson bottom finish

[Ken Webb]

What type finish is best on the bottom? Smooth and slick or dull and lightly scuffed.

 

[Rick Reisinger]

Scuff it ..........................

 

[Steven Bryant]

Scuff it

 

[FloridaScaleBoater]

What type finish is best on the bottom? Smooth and slick or dull and lightly scuffed.

Block sand wet, 600grt wax when done

 

[anthony_marquart]

I don't go to 600,. I do 400 block sanded and waxed.. and YES IT MAKES A BIG difference..

If this is a sport hydro do the same to the whole bottom of the hull.

 

[Gary Murcott]

Make them shine wet sand 400 and wax

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Okay guys, this may sound like a dumb question but something about this has me confused.

I get the scuffing so that air is trapped between the bottom of the boat and the water. What has me confused is that, to me anyway, waxing the bottom after scuffing would appear to negate the effect of scuffing the bottom by filling in the air trapping grooves with wax. What am I missing on this? I've seen posts in the past that also say to not wax a boat as it will slow the boat down due to the wax rolling off the hull. Is this wrong as well? Not wanting to start an argument or anything, just curious

 

[Ken Webb]

I'm wondering the same thing. Why wax after sanding?

 

[anthony_marquart]

I use a spray cleaner wax on the whole boat. I've done without the wax. Never noticed the wax change anything.

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Anthony, are you referring to "Pledge"? It seems to me that Pledge would fill the texture as well.

 

[FloridaScaleBoater]

I dunno,,, but my signature seems to say it works for me!

 

[anthony_marquart]

No No,.. It's called R22 or something. It's an automotive detailing thing,.. Whether you wax or not... get all the edges as sharp as possible, and block sand to a 400,.. it makes a difference..

Even with the wax,.. the 400 sanded surface does not bead up,.. it's smooth and clean.. but not glossy..

 

[Grimracer]

Never wax............ (thats just me)

Grim

 

[Butch Londrigan]

Scuff it with 400 or 600. What you are trying to do is brake up the surface tention of the hull on the water. I just do the ride surface on my boats