Gel coat restoration 2003 26M

[Québec 1]

Used Vertglas restoration system by Lovetmarine. 3 coats to the hull and 5 coats to the black windows. Took about 4 hours including a couple Glenfiddich (12 yrs) breaks. Real easy, no sweat operation. Looks like Bleu Marin is worth an extra 3 grand. Very good results. Will let the board know how it makes out at the end of the season.

P.S. There is enough of this stuff left over to do it again at least 3 or 4 times. Seems like an economical way to make the boat look good.

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[Oskar 26M]

Wow ! That looks fantastic!!
But the worry is, will it yellow over time?
Gel Coat Mystery

(I hope I got this link thing right)

[Québec 1]

I bought the kit and did everything according to instructions because of my knowledge of different issues about this stuff.

I did not use the deoxidation stuff on the blue cause it was already shiny.

The instructions state what to do in case of yellowing. I did not do the white because of yelowing concerns ...just the black and the blue.

I will say it gave its best effect on the black...makes the black trim look like new..or better.

Well see by the end of the season and over the winter in Florida, Cuba and or the Bahamas.

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[DaveB]

I used Poly Glow on my Potter 19 and also on the water slides in Cape Coral. It is clear coating with UV protection, just like a car and won't yellow.
Most important to get color uniform on boat and this is done with Poly Prep.
My 2001 Potter was heavy oxidized (dark green) and I live in SW FL. Put 6 easy coats on boat, took me 1-1/2 hrs to do all 6 coats after it was preped.
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[Scott]

I have always wheeled my boat when it started to get dull. That and keep a good thick UV/fiberglass wax on it.

What I have foundover the years is when I first see my boat in the spring and get depressed thinking it will need the wheel I wippe it with my hand. If it shines it usually needs a good strip and wax.

I have found that the chalk on my boat is usually last years wax job gone bad.


Half done


All done

[Québec 1]

Thats an absolutely marvelous shine on your boat there Scott. As you have shown wax does a very nice job . Hope my boat looks as good in 4 or 5 years. When I run out of Vertglas I will probably get a wheel myself and give wax a try.
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Bleu Marin looks pretty good too!

[Oskar 26M]

Both boats look great
The black parts on my blue 2007 M already look more like an embarrassing shade of grey, so I'll definitely be giving one of these methods a try.

But I'll take you advice Quebec 1 and avoid the white parts, just in case