| How do you clean the hull on a boat when it is out of | | | | Make sure that you keep any acid from splashing up |
| the water? As a boat cleaner or detailer there are | | | | on your skin. First-aid eye kits can be purchased at: |
| ways to speed up the process of boat hull cleaning. It | | | | Wal*Mart, Target, ACE Hardware, K-Mart, etc. You |
| is important to do a perfect job if you are to later detail | | | | should have a first aid kit with eye flushing fluid with |
| the boat or put wax on it. You must protect yourself | | | | you if you are going to use muratic acid or acetone. |
| and you will need safety equipment. First, you'll want | | | | For more information on this please go to: |
| some protective equipment as you'll be using some | | | | [ |
| harsh acids to remove the algae growth that | | | | You'll also want to do this in an approved area where |
| accumulates on the bottom of boats. Some very | | | | runoff can either be reclaimed using a vacu-boom |
| strong nitrile gloves, goggles, and/or respirator are all | | | | system or where it can go into an approved waste |
| recommended. Here are some of the best places to | | | | area. To do a bottom wash for a boat on a trailer or |
| buy safety equipment, we have used all these | | | | on a hoist, try to get to the boat as soon as it comes |
| companies and they are all fast, responsive and | | | | out of the water. It is against the law to allow wash |
| knowledgeable: | | | | waste water to enter a storm drain as chances are it |
| [ | | | | leads directly back to the ocean or the lake. |
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