Cleaning, Compound Rubbing, and Waxing

[Cadence]

Top sides is elbow grease. The deck if nonskid, pressure washer might help or a good stiff brush?

[Blue Claw]

Originally Posted by Jd1

Just a minor terminology issue here. You talk about hull and topsides. This has confused me a long time as well but 'topsides' are the area between where your bottom paint leaves off and your rub rail (might possibly include from the rubrail up too). It is NOT the part you walk on or deck.
I have yet to figure out how people do the million little corners that invariably obstruct the various deck fittings or for that matter how you would deal with antislip areas (I would think that you would not want to run the polisher over it). I must admit to having purchased the polisher, pads and compounds but have yet to get up the nerve or enthusiasm to use the bits in anger. My excuse is that the topsides were done every two years by the boat yard (at an exorbitant cost) and I really need to do the deck but am envisioning a long drawn out hand operation
The first thing that I really need to do is the bit above the rub rail and up to and including the stanchion bases <shudder> I have visions of a week for just that.
I suppose I could take all the stanchions off since they need rebedding but what happens a year down the road ?

In the context of this subject, the topsides is the area between your toe rails. The hull is from the waterline to the toe rails.