[Rhodes22-list] Oxidation of hull gelcoat color

[Peter Thorn]

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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