The solution for all types of dirt

All clean your boat, but not all do it the same way and with the same products. For this reason, many companies specializing in cleaning products have chosen in recent years to diversify its offerings, proposing both general purpose products for the general public and specific product lines for users more experienced and professional. In the boat cleaning requirements are in fact different. While agreeing that thoroughly clean your boat is well and good, in fact you can not help but see that the boat cleaning and maintenance can have different approaches. There is in fact those who use the same products it uses for home, buying them at the supermarket, those who relies on specific products for the boat, turning instead to the specialist shop. The professionals of the storage sites or cleaning companies generally choose professional products, which in some cases require more attentions while guaranteeing reliable results and long-lasting. Businesses of cleaning products have therefore targeted its offering, looking from one side to convince the low profile user to choose a more specific product, and on the other to respond to the needs of users more evolved offering dedicated product lines. The professional product, however, is not synonymous difficult to enforce: companies have in fact made significant steps forward for easy application and simplify your work.

In the category for cleaning goods is actually a wide range of products together different: cleaning / degreasing, descaling, fluxes, protective oils, shampoo, polish, polishes, cleaners for rubber dinghies, products for the treatment of teak, of wood or plastics. Though performing a common function, ie clean and sanitize the boat, each category of products with highly specific features that must be carefully evaluated. In recent years there has been in this area with two opposing trends, but that is not mutually exclusive. On one hand, companies have tried to develop more and more versatile and compatible product with different materials such as plastics, metals, tires, fiberglass, gelcoat, wood, chrome parts, tissues and anything else. Across they have perfected specific products for a given material or treatment, with the intent to offer a targeted solution. These two aspects, as you said, They are not in conflict.

For general cleaning of the hull can be optimal in fact a multipurpose product that does not go to ruin plastic parts, metal or cushions. In this case the effort of the producers is directed towards the formulation of detergent-degreasers suitable for any surface, allowing you to use a single product and thus simplifying the cleaning operations. To delete a tricky spot, or intervene on a part of the oxidized or where there are deposits formed, are most effective products specifically designed to solve these problems.

The same goes for surfaces, to keep time, require protection from UV rays or agents and harmful microorganisms. Many companies in the industry so alongside the multi-use products - the favorite by users DIY - even lines of more specific and diversified products depending on the material to be treated. Some companies have decided to focus on its most technical products and niche, focusing on the added value of such specificity. It is the case, for example, of products for the treatment of wood and Teak, where you can find very technical product lines, besides cleaning, They preserve and protect the wood avoiding aging.

One area in which businesses of cleaning products are looking with increasing interest is that of the specialized professional cleaning companies in the yacht. Coordinates generally from storage sites, these companies - or in many cases even the same team of storage sites - dealing to find yacht customers always clean and in good condition. We are obviously talking about size rather large yacht, including super and mega yachts. The large yachts sector is the only one not to suffer the blows of the crisis, in particular on the side refit&maintenance. The suppliers of cleaning products signal the request, by insiders, of products ever more efficient and specific, especially on the side hull polishing, Teak treatment, glasses and steels, interior cleaning, awnings cleaning, cushions, sanitizing etc.. Then, a growing demand for professional products realized ad hoc for the specific application nautical: not so generic products derived from other sectors, for example from automotive, but hi-tech products that deliver visible results and long-lasting use, solving the critical issues that can meet the experts, as graying of Teak, superficial halos, UV rays, stains and residue after drying. The sector, in addition to the assortment of products, therefore, it calls for specific solutions that ensure superior performance compared to a generic product. The professional user therefore tends to favor ad hoc solutions, in some cases created specifically for the site that uses it (then calculating surface yield, costs per sq.m., etc). Companies that thanks to their internal laboratories are able to develop a product targeted, able to meet the needs of the individual site, They are therefore advantaged and, despite the crisis, They are doing good business.

It is also noted a growing appreciation for the products "protective", which have the advantage of broadening the cleaning and maintenance intervals. To clean the Teak, for example, it is preferred to carry out the cleaning treatment by using suitable protective that ensure the durability of the treatment and preserve the beauty of wood. For cleaning professionals in fact it has the evidence of results and full customer satisfaction.

The growing attention of companies of cleaning products to the professional user obviously does not mean losing sight of the target of DIY, which in the nautical field continues to have a preponderant weight. The majority of boaters personally takes care of the own boat cleaning and maintenance, as the boat care has for many even a value of hobbies. There is, however, to say that while the cleanup task-maintenance of large yachts knows no crisis, Most boaters, especially in the watercraft wing (until 10 meters), the crisis knows well and closely. As in all areas it can be guaranteed more attention to the price and a general tendency to save, leading in many cases to use normal detergents and household products. I, however, more careful and scrupulous boaters do not seem to give up the specific product, purchased from their local dealer, in particular for the "clean up" the beginning of the season or for those treatments that serve to preserve the boat in time, as the application of anti-oxidants, lubricants, or products for descaling, cleaning of bilge, cleaning of black lines and drips, sanitation and anti-mildew treatment / anti-bacteria. In these cases, the boat owner should therefore seek a targeted product, but at a price not too high.

The retailer nautical plays a key role in advising the customer the product for the most suitable cleaning. Over and beyond the purchase itself, yachtsmen contacting your dealer for advice, then trusting the advice of a person who believes expert. Although you seem a trivial concept, It is still the alleged responsibility of the dealer to represent the added value of this sales channel. The dealer, or agent that it interacts with a storage site or a cleaning business, You must therefore be able to offer a complete portfolio of products and suitable for every specific requirement, providing sound arguments on the special features and the benefits of each product.

Dealers and agents, possibly supported by the technical departments of the supplier companies, They should also be able to advise the client a “cleaning cycle” full, developing a checklist of steps to take and identifying the most suitable products and the correct procedure. Generally it starts from the top downwards, then from the deck, with a flux that is sprayed on all rusted and oxidized metals (candlesticks, gunwales, winch, swivels, etc), as well as in the most hidden areas where you can not act with a sponge. Rust, calcareous incrustations and all forms of oxidation are dissolved and the metal returns to shine. The parts made of teak deck must instead be cleaned with special "rejuvenating" product (creme, oils and detergents), advising the most suitable treatment in order to maintain the wood in the best conditions. It then goes on to fiberglass or gel-coat, with detergent-degreasing, generally diluted in water, that remove dirt and silicones (pigments that do not leave no root polishing). You can also use, especially if dirt remains, Special detergents against black lines or sagging rust, some of which also release a UV protection.

On cushions, tele, with him, awnings, fenders, where often they formed black spots, using generally degreasing spray that easily eliminate all stain. For the bilge instead uses mostly strong degreasers (diluted or concentrated), they can break the hydrocarbon bonds (fat, petrol, oil, oil, bitumen) preventing its reunification. There are also specific products for carpet, tapestry, various tissues.

Essential, especially before and after winter storage, using detergents bactericidal anti-mold and anti-odor antibacterial sanitizing of all internal areas of the boat. The final stage is constituted by the polishing, with products that, as well as to shine the treated parts, coat the surfaces with a protective film which prolongs the cleaning preventing dirt from damaging the surfaces. On the market are also widely present special lines for dinghies and tender and products for the cleaning of sails. Not to be forgotten is also the lubricants / unlocking, that, in addition to unlock critical parts such as hinges, year, bolts, locks, electrical circuits,, gears, engine parts, They have a protective and detergent function and promote the operation of the components properly and safely.

In recent years there has been an increasing awareness of environmental, which he has led companies in the industry to develop lines of green products and eco-friendly.

Some companies have made ecology on its workhorse, proposing detergents and cleaning products produced at 100% with vegetable and totally biodegradable raw materials, obtaining specific certifications by authorities and environmental associations.

These products are formulated with raw materials and surfactants of vegetable origin, which they are thus highly ecological and easily tolerated by the skin, in the case it will come into contact during normal cleaning operations.

Some innovative products on the market instead exploit the great potential of nanotechnology, using able to penetrate deep into polymers and nano molecules going to lift dirt and deposits.

There are also products that can create a very thin protective film on the surface, without greasing or stain, making the treated surfaces repellent to water and dirt.

Technology, Also in the cleaning industry, therefore, continues to make significant steps forward, with an ever closer look also to environmental sustainability. Innovation and Ecology, in recent times, therefore they seem to run on parallel tracks.

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