dull gel coat

[litlpapa]

Hello everyone. I have a 1992 Astro 20px and the gel coat is dull. I have wet sanded and waxed it, with great results but it still fades. Has anyone used any of the advertised products to refinish the gel coat? If so let me know which to buy...Thanks and keep the wind in your face and the water spray flying.

 

[QC]

Re: dull gel coat

LOL. This thread will bring out all kinds of good stuff. Try hair gel Welcome aboard litlpapa!! I'm going to move this to the restore section. The expert gel coat guys hang over there. Just be prepared for a variety of answers. Good luck

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: dull gel coat

LOL. Good luck

I love your opening phrase and your ending phrase .. put together and it sums it up well.

What color is the boat ? and how did you finish it ?

Basically what grit did you sand it down to ..and how did you buff it out. What wax did you use ..

Welcome to Iboats .

YD.

 

[Levinz11]

Re: dull gel coat

Red areas on the cap of my hull are faded, too. It will get shiny and near mirror like....but its still faded. I tapped the dock last summer and it took a nick out of the gelcoat and I could see that the color had been bleached by the sun all the way through. Oh well, I guess I'll paint it sometime. In the meantime $2 worth of Vaseline is the ticket for me

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: dull gel coat

Red areas on the cap of my hull are faded, too. It will get shiny and near mirror like....but its still faded. I tapped the dock last summer and it took a nick out of the gelcoat and I could see that the color had been bleached by the sun all the way through. Oh well, I guess I'll paint it sometime. In the meantime $2 worth of Vaseline is the ticket for me

Nice tender you have. .. post up some more useless words of wisdom and you might just make captain..

YD.

 

[Levinz11]

Re: dull gel coat

The Dr. takes his internet forums very seriously. Good luck with your gelcoat papa. Sometimes you can cut it and wax it all you want....but what I'm saying is you may still be left with really shiny, but faded gel.

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: dull gel coat

Nice tender you have. .. post up some more useless words of wisdom and you might just make captain..

YD.

The Dr. takes his internet forums very seriously. Good luck with your gelcoat papa. Sometimes you can cut it and wax it all you want....but what I'm saying is you may still be left with really shiny, but faded gel.

I offer you a public apology ..

I should take my time responding.

You held your cooth ( something that I might want to look again in myself )

Again .. my bad ..

YD.

 

[Levinz11]

Re: dull gel coat

No worries Doc . I have been tossing around names for the old girl lately. I kind of like the idea of using the word "Tender" in there somewhere.

To the OP: I spent a whole weekend after I first got my boat with a buffer, 3M cutter and 3M polisher. The results were great. I mean it was a freaking mirror surface. However, on the top side red areas it still looked pink and not red like the sides. Bummer. I thought I did something wrong. Then I got that chip in the gel and could see it was faded all the way through

Not saying yours is Papa. My boat is 25 years old and the FL sun is serious. I'll probably end up painting those areas and maybe the whole cap. Probably go with white because when you step on the bow area in the summer...it's hot!