[Rhodes22-list] Oxidation of hull gelcoat color

[FredkLange at aol.com]

I have used Vertglass by Lovett Marine for 5 years on my dark blue hull.  It 
is a copolymer coating that is much easier to apply than wax.  The color stays 
bright through the summer and they provide a kit to prepare the hull for the 
first application.

However, don't use it on light colors.  After Vertglass worked so well on my 
hull, I applied it to my white topsides.  After a couple years, it would up 
various shades of gray.

Fred

In a message dated 11/30/03 9:25:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
pthorn at nc.rr.com writes:

> I posted this earlier, but suppose the list-serve dropped it.  Here it is
> again.
> 
> >I saw a 20 year old sailboat at the lake last summer with topsides that
> >looked new.  I asked the owner about it - he said he used poli glow.
> >
> >http://www.poliglowproducts.com/
> >
> >Other than that, I don't know much about it.
> >
> >PT
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: <mkorsten at optonline.net>
> >To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:02 AM
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Oxidation of hull gelcoat color
> >
> >
> >>My recently acquired Rhodes 22 originally had a black hull. The hull  is
> >still recognizable as black but has a chalky white layer of oxidation
> >superimposed on the black color of the gel coat (which is otherwise in
> >excellent shape).  Last spring, I tried to remove the oxidation by
> applying
> >(using a 6" WEN random orbit Waxer/Polisher) Meguiar's Color Restorer
> >(Mirror Glaze 44). This was followed by hand application of 3M Marine
> >Protective Liquid Wax.  The chalkiness of the gel coat seemed to disappear
> >and the boat was launched.  Unfortunately,  within a few weeks, the
> >chalkiness reappeared and the hull looked no better than when I started
> the
> >repair. Does anyone have experience with this type of problem? Do I need
> to
> >use compound to get rid of oxidation? Can this be done without harming the
> >gelcoat? If I need to repaint the hull, any warnings or suggestions? Thank
> >you in advance for your collective help.
> >>
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