[Rhodes22-list] Oxidation of hull gelcoat color

[Peter Thorn]

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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