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