Speed Boat Detailing: Window Cleaning

Video Transcript

"Hi, it's Dow here at the Firehouse Detail Center. We're detailing boats today, and teaching you how to do it like a professional. We've gone through most of the steps now on getting this power boat spit-spot, and just looking great. The last thing I like to do is go through and do the touch-up, and that's when we do the windows. Now, you've got curved windows here, it's typically glass. You can have Plexiglas in a boat. Be cautious not to use abrasive cleansers. Make sure you've got clean towels, and a really good window spray, preferably one without ammonia in it. We like to use a professional spray that we get from Buddco. But just coat the windows. If you've got hard water spots, we've already talked about how to get rid of those, but again, you can use a good hard water spot remover that you can buy professionally. Vinegar might also work. And then just give these windows a good, old-fashioned cleaning. What I like is two-directional cleaning, with changing the towel frequently. So, I'll go up and down, and then I'll get a new section of the towel, go back and forth, making sure I get right to the edges, going in and out of them. It's going to leave you a sparkling window. In addition to that, I love micro-fiber towels. This is when we hit the final details. We make sure our rear-view mirrors are clean, we make sure all our instrument clusters are clean. Hit a final touch on all the chrome. This is kind of like I said, this is the spit-shine to wrap up the entire detail. Look through the boat, make sure your glass is clean. Make sure your chrome is polished. We've got our seats clean and conditioned. There's just one other thing we need to do. And that's, after the boat's detailed like this, when you use it, take a few minutes every time you come out of the water. And we're going to talk about the final few steps to make sure that as you're using your boat, and in between the details, how to care for it."