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HIBS BV authorised distributor of the Benelux

The best cleaning products for your RIB: AUGUST RACE

The professional products of August Race from Dartmouth UK. This line of care products has been specially developed for your inflatable boat or RIB. August Race is one of the best marine maintenance products available today. Because HIBS is always looking for innovation, August Race came our way and we decided to become the importer of these great products for the Benelux. We stand behind August Race with pride and confidence and with a friendly price and top performance. Discover August Race on this page and watch the product videos to see how the different products work!

AUGUST RACE A LEADER IN MARINE MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS

below the different products available in our webshop

TWO QUICK IMPRESSIONS OF HOW USER FRIENDLY AND THE AMAZING RESULTS

Step by step cleaning with August Race
Liquid RIB and LR Sealer Coat

How to clean your PVC or hypalon dinghy or RIB?

Step 1. Liquid RIB is specially designed to give dirty hypalon and PVC tubes a new finish. It removes salt deposits, dirt and oxidation. Instruction: Spray directly onto the surface and wipe with a clean, lint-free cloth with a swirling motion, then rinse with clean water. Step 2. We recommend treating the boat with LR Sealer Coat afterwards. This creates an invisible coating on the tubes. This means you don’t have to clean the tubes as often, you just need to rinse the tubes with clean water. Instruction: Use sparingly. 1. Clean the surface to be treated with August Race Liquid RIB and let it dry 2. Apply to a lint-free cloth (in non-direct sunlight) and wipe the tube to get an even coverage, then polish for a high gloss finishing 3. reapply if necessary.

Step by step cleaning with August Race
Bright Coat and Smooth Opacity Polish

Cleaning stains of the gelcoat of the hull.

Step 1. August Race Bright Coat is a powerful and fast-acting stain remover for gel coats. It removes the brown yellow deposits on the polyester hull in an instant. Instruction: Apply a thin layer to the gelcoat with a soft brush and let it work for up to 60 minutes, depending on the degree of staining. Step 2. After Bright Coat, Due to its high strength we recommend treating the boat with Smooth Opacity Polish this also helps to protect against future stains. This is a cleaning wax especially for a deep treatment of the gelcoat, it restores the shine and protects against UV rays. Instruction: Wipe the surface with a clean, soft, lint-free cloth and polish to a glossy finish.

About August Race

The award-winning August Race is now also available in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Augustus Race partners with some of the world’s best known boat builders and marine organizations who provide carefully designed product solutions for every part of the industry, from RIBs to yachts and power boats to kayaks. Rigorous testing and re-testing of every product we design ensures that maintaining your boat with August Race is the safest and most effective solution. August Race Worldwide is developed in the UK and is a multi award winning manufacturer of marine maintenance products. August Race is a proud member of the British Marine and Marine Trades Association.

August Race boat logo union jack

Inflatable Boat

Maintenance

To extend the life of your dinghy or RIB, it is important to do this properly at least once a year.
With August Race we have the best dinghy / RIB cleaning products for every condition

Which August Race product to use and what is it for

Boat Was Pro

This is the ultimate boat cleaner! Boat Wash Pro provides protection and shine while leaving a deep glossy finish. This product is able to remove dirt and scale from most boat materials and is PH neutral.

Liquid RIB – RIB & INFLATABLE CLEANER

Liquid RIB is able to clean both hypalon and PVC RIB floats to an unparalleled standard, often with an “as new” finish, bringing your RIB back to life. Liquid RIB gives truly amazing results by gently working deep into the surface to remove salt deposits, dirt and oxidation. We recommend using August Race LR Sealer coat to protect your dinghy or RIB after treating it with Liquid RIB.

LR Sealer Coat

August Race LR Sealer Coat is a semi-permanent crosslinking polymer coating formulated to prevent water spots on inflatable RIB floats and protect against UV and bird pollution. LR Sealer coat gives a silky finish to floats and can even be used on fabric impression fabrics. It is environmentally friendly and 100% biodegradable. In combination with Liquid RIB, it is sufficient to use this per boating season.


	

Bright Coat

August Race Bright Coat is a powerful and fast acting stain remover for gel coats. Capable of removing most yellowing, rust stains, water marks and mud-staining.
Due to its high strength we recommend to re-polish following treatment using AR Smooth Opacity Polish this also helps to protect against future stains.

 

 

Smooth Opacity UV – Protective UV Wax

August Race Smooth Opacity Polish is a cleaning wax especially for a deep treatment of the gelcoat your RIB. The deep-treating fluid applied UV wax polish with unrivalled ease-of-use it restores gloss to dull surfaces and helps to protect against UV rays.

Vinyl Bright

August Race Vinyl Bright restores tired looking vinyl upholstery in one quick step and often leaves them as good as new. Super easy to use.

Liquid RIB UV

Liquid Rib UV is a conditioning / protective UV treatment for older or (UV) damaged PVC or Hypalon tubes. This provides long-lasting protection against both salt and UV damage. To be applied extremely sparingly Liquid Rib UV will quickly absorb into the tube fabric to give great results that can last up to 1 year. Liquid Rib UV is an annual/bi-annual treatment. We recommend using Liquid Rib to clean and revitalize the tubes before using Liquid Rib UV for conditioning and protection. And for the best results, apply LR Sealer Coat afterwards.

Spot Off

August Race Spot Off low-foaming mould spot remover for use on a variety of surfaces including inflatable boat (RIB) tubes, vinyl upholstery and paint. Less aggressive than conventional bleaching agents, Spot Off gives amazing results fast.

Sup-A-Clean – Stand Up Paddel Board Kit

SUP-A-CLEAN specially developed for use on inflatable or rigid paddle boards and gives amazing results by working gently deep into the surface and quickly removing salt deposits, dirt and oxidation. SUP PROTECT is a spray with conditioner / protective UV treatment for inflatable or rigid paddle boards that provides long-lasting protection against both salt and UV damage

SEE TO BELIEVE

Featuring Liquid RIB + LR Sealer Coat en Bright Coat + Smooth Opacity Polish 

Gel Coat cleaning 5:29

In this video we show you how you can remove the dirty brown/yellow deposits from the polyester hull of your boat in an instant. For this we use August Race-Bright Coat, which is a powerful and fast-acting stain remover for gelcoats. Then we use August Race-AR Smooth Opacity Polish to protect against future stains.

Cleaning sponsons  6:45

Check out this video in which we show how easy it is to make a dirty tube look like new again. In this video we use August Race-Liquid RIB to clean the tubes of the dinghy.
After that we treat the tube with August Race-LR Sealer Coat to protect the tubes against water spots, UV and bird pollution.

REPAIRS

Inflatable boat repairs & new RIB tubes

MAINTENANCE

Inflatable boat cleaning, maintenance info & tips

OUR WORK

An impression of our work performed

WEBSHOP

Inflatable boat parts, glue, accessories etc.

REPAIRS

Inflatable boat repairs & new RIB tubes

WEBSHOP

Inflatable boat parts, glue, accessories etc.

OUR WORK

An impression of our work performed

MAINTENANCE

Inflatable boat cleaning, maintenance info & tips