Your boat floats in the water you swim in. Whatever runs off the hull goes straight into Boca Ciega Bay, untreated. So here's the full list of what we use, why we chose it, and the rules we follow — no mystery chemicals, no vague "eco-friendly" sticker.
If your boat is in the water, the only wash product we open is EPA Safer Choice "Direct Release" certified.
"Biodegradable" and "non-toxic" are unregulated words — any bottle can print them. Safer Choice Direct Release is an actual EPA certification for products tested and approved for use where the rinse water enters a waterway directly. That certification is the entire difference, and it's the only one we accept at the dock.
Don't take our word for it. Search "Star brite Direct Release" in the EPA's public Safer Choice database and you'll find it listed. We'd rather you check than trust us.
These are the real names on the real bottles. Ask us on site and we'll show you the labels.
Wash — every visitThe everyday wash on any floating boat. Cuts salt without stripping wax.
EPA Safer Choice Direct Release certified — the only category legal to rinse into the bay. Used sparingly, low suds.
The last rinse on every boat, through a DI filtration system.
Zero minerals means zero water spots on dark gelcoat — and zero chemicals, because it's just purified water.
Cuts oxidation and chalk out of tired gelcoat before protection goes on.
The professional prep standard. Compounding is dusty work, so it's done hauled out or fully contained — never over open water.
Removes compound haze and brings up the deep gloss before wax or ceramic.
Skipping this step is why some "details" look cloudy in direct sun. We don't skip it.
The quarterly protection on our Shine plan. Machine-applied.
The gold-standard marine wax — 4 to 6 months of genuine UV and salt protection in Florida sun, not the 6 weeks a spray sealant gives you.
The multi-year ceramic coating on our Showroom package.
Two to three years of real durability. Only applied over properly corrected, clay-barred gelcoat — a ceramic over oxidation just locks the damage in.
The only thing we allow on clear vinyl and isinglass enclosures.
Ammonia-based glass cleaners craze and ruin a $3,000 enclosure. No Windex ever comes out of our van — this rule is absolute.
UV protection for vinyl seating, rubber and plastics.
Stops the cracking and fading that turns seats to dust in Florida sun — without the greasy silicone shine that bakes and attracts dirt.
The black mildew spots that bloom on vinyl seating in Gulf humidity.
Targeted use on the spots themselves, wiped and captured — not sprayed freely over the water.
Stainless rails, cleats and hardware, polished to a mirror.
Applied and removed by hand with microfiber, so the residue leaves with us instead of rinsing into the slip.
What we're allowed to open depends entirely on where your boat is sitting.
Safer Choice wash only, used sparingly. Soft mitts and soft-bristle brushes, never stiff. Deionized rinse. No compounds, no solvents, no heavy cleaners over open water — period.
The full product range is fair game, but the boat sits on a bermed containment mat that pools every drop. We vacuum the wash water into a holding tank and dispose of it through the sanitary sewer, where it gets treated.
Nothing but clean rainwater goes in a storm drain. Coastal storm drains empty straight into the bay with zero treatment — a driveway wash that runs to the curb ends up on the sandbar. We treat that as an absolute rule, not a guideline.
And we don't dump captured wash water repeatedly on the same patch of ground, which just relocates the problem into the water table.
Most detailing damage isn't malice — it's someone working fast with the wrong tool. These are our hard limits, and any crew member who breaks one is off the boat.
Gelcoat is softer than people think, and high pressure drives water into seams, decals and rub rails.
We use electric washers capped well under the damage threshold, and we never blast seals, vents or canvas stitching.
Windex and every glass cleaner like it crazes isinglass into a permanent milky spiderweb.
Enclosures cost thousands to replace. Only IMAR products touch them — nothing else is allowed in the van.
Stiff bristles leave fine scratches that dull the finish and hold dirt.
Soft mitts and soft-bristle brushes only, with the two-bucket method so grit never gets dragged back across your hull.
Harsh acid strips the waterline stain fast — and etches the gelcoat while it does it.
We remove staining with correction and elbow grease. Slower for us, years longer for your finish.
The classic driveway shortcut. It cleans by stripping — including the wax you paid for.
Marine wash keeps your protection intact, so the wax lasts its full season instead of washing off in month one.
The instant-shine trick on vinyl and rails that looks great for a week.
It bakes in Florida sun, attracts dust and goes sticky. We use real UV protectant that dries clean.
This is the part most detailers don't want to talk about. We'd rather put it in writing.
Fully insured, including care, custody & control coverage — the specific protection that covers a customer's boat while it's in our hands. Plenty of mobile operators skip it because it's the expensive kind. Ask any detailer for proof of it; we'll send ours before you book.
If we ever scratch, break or notice something wrong on your boat — including damage that was already there — you get a photo and a phone call that day. Not a quiet touch-up and hope. That's the whole reason we photograph every visit.
Anyone can claim they're careful. We keep the receipts.
Our practices follow the Florida DEP Clean Boater Program guidance for mobile boat washing and the EPA Safer Choice certification program.
We will tell you every product before we use it. We will not put anything in the water that isn't certified for it. We will not use a tool or chemical that trades your boat's finish for our speed. We will photograph and log every visit, and if anything goes wrong you'll hear it from us the same day. If we ever fall short of that, tell us and we'll make it right.
Tell us your boat and your slip, and we'll tell you exactly what we'd use on it — before we ever touch it.
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