Now that we've named the problem, what are the choices for solving it? The simplest solution would, of course be to keep the boat away from sun, water, and oxygen.  I said simple, not practical.

All of the "New", "Easy On-Easy Off", "Modern Chemical Miracle", products may look great on TV (we've tried them all too ;-) but in the real world of salt water, sun, fishing, spills, and air pollution, they simply don't hold up compared to the simple, natural, God made it, "Tree of Life", Brazilian No.1 Carnauba wax.

Unlike the modern marvels of chemical engineering, Carnauba comes from a tree, the Copernica Cerifera palm tree, to be specific.  The color and quality of the wax are governed by the age of the leaves and care used in processing of this hard, brittle, lustrous wax.  It runs from a golden yellow in color to nearly white and has an unmistakable but pleasant "tree" smell to it.

Due to the fact that carnauba is a natural plant by-product, it will not react with gel coat or painted surfaces.  The Carnauba Wax acts as a protective barrier providing a very hard film over your boats surface that  protect against sun and weather damage,  airborne contaminates, such as acid rain, spills, fish remains, salt and bird droppings, etc.

Carnauba even swells and closes its pores tighter when exposed to water.  In addition, Carnauba dramatically reduces gel coat oxidation by diffusing the UV and infrared radiation from the sun which will oxidize and dull your boats finish.