Sea Lift - Grime, Meet Gravity

Sea Lift is a high-alkaline wash engineered to break down oxidation, salt scum, algae, and biological fouling from a boat that's been sitting. Leaving you a hull that looks cared for again, not just rinsed off.

This is the wash you use when the boat has been sitting — weeks or months at the dock, heavy oxidation, dulled gelcoat, waterline scum a regular wash won't touch. High-alkaline chemistry and a built-in degreaser cut through what a maintenance soap can't. It will soften and lift old wax, sealant, or coating to a degree, so plan to reprotect once you're done.

The Weathered Wash.

Key Features:

• High-alkaline formula (pH 12.5) breaks down oxidation and biological fouling in one pass
• Built-in degreaser cuts grease, exhaust soot, and engine grime at the transom and swim platform
• Waterline scum and algae lift off without aggressive scrubbing
• Cuts through weeks or months of neglect — this is a reset wash, not a maintenance wash
• Softens old wax, sealant, or coating to a degree — reprotect once you're done
• Made in the USA

How to Use — Foam Cannon

1. Pre-rinse the boat top to bottom with clean water. Knock off loose grit.
2. Load the foam cannon at wash strength — 2–3 oz per 32 oz cannon bottle.
3. Apply foam top to bottom in panels, working in the shade.
4. Dwell 3–5 minutes, in the shade. Do not let it dry on the surface — in direct sun this high-alkaline formula flashes hot and dries fast, so work small sections.
5. Agitate with a stiff wash mitt or detail brush on heavy buildup (waterline, oxidized gelcoat, transom, swim platform).
6. Rinse heavily — top to bottom, all panels, all crevices.
7. Inspect the surface. Heavily oxidized or fouled areas may need a second pass.

How to Use — Bucket Method

1. Pre-rinse top to bottom.
2. Mix 3–4 oz per gallon.
3. Two-bucket setup with grit guards. Wash bucket and rinse bucket.
4. Wash in panels with a stiff mitt, top to bottom, working in the shade.
5. Rinse the mitt every panel in the clean bucket.
6. Rinse the surface fully between sections — don't let it dry or streak in the sun.
7. Final flood rinse end to end.
8. Reprotect the surface with wax, sealant, or coating once dry — Sea Lift softens old protection, so don't leave the surface bare.

Ready-to-use foam cannon formula. Dilute 3–4 oz per gallon for bucket use.

✅ Safe to Use On

• Cured marine gelcoat
• Painted fiberglass hulls
• Painted aluminum
• Stainless steel
• Dock surfaces, pilings, swim platforms
• Rigid hard plastics - ABS, polypropylene
• Boat trailer paint and metal

❌ Do NOT Use On

• Bare or raw aluminum, zinc, or tin — outdrives, anodes, unpainted fittings. Concentrated alkaline attacks reactive metals; rinse fast, don't let it sit.
• Acid-sensitive surfaces — natural stone, uncured gelcoat repairs
• Soft vinyl interior trim (dashboards, soft-touch surfaces)
• Leather upholstery — strips natural oils, causes drying
• Fabric and carpet — leaves residue, can affect dyes
• Any surface in direct sun — this high-alkaline formula flashes and dries fast on a hot panel
• Food-contact surfaces

When in doubt — test in an inconspicuous area first.

Pro Tips from the Field

• Work in shade, never in sun. This is the #1 rule with Sea Lift — high-alkaline chemistry flashes hot and dries on a warm panel fast, and it will spot or streak if you let it.
• This softens protection, it doesn't fully strip it. For a full strip to bare gelcoat before coating work, follow with Strip-Tide.
• Reprotect soon after washing. Once old wax or sealant is softened and rinsed off, bare gelcoat is exposed — reapply your chosen wax, sealant, or coating.
• Don't dilute below recommended — weakening the mix loses cutting power on heavy oxidation and fouling.
• Sea Lift vs. Strip-Tide: Sea Lift is your first move on a weathered, neglected boat. Strip-Tide is the full decon step before coating or correction work.