Boat Scum and Hard Water Removal Techniques

Reflections Detailing of Utah gets to deal with a fair number of boats here in Utah, and boat detailing is not “glamorous” to many detailers.  I really like detailing boats because the turn around in appearance can be drastic.  Boating in Utah is a family affair and after a long day on the water many boats just get put in storage till the next week, this weekly trend continues until the problems not addressed build.  The major problems are; hard water spots, dirt, grime on the seats, carpets with all matter of spills, and boats that stay in the water all season.  This later situation presents...

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Tar on your car? How to remove safely

I’ve been using various products to remove road tar from cars over the years, but all are not created equal!  Here in Utah they LOVE to re-tar the roads every summer!  So this past summer I got a chance to do some more “testing” of the various products.  The two most impressive and SAFE products are Tar X and Tarminator.  I mention SAFE because you can use lots of different solvents; such as gasoline, camping fuels, paint thinners, acetone’s…. but many of them don’t have the safe factor built in.  I have used other solvents, but have noticed a hazing of the paint...

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