Agree with Bill, it's easy and it looks good. Last year I stripped the hull down to bare gelcoat again and built up 8-10 layers of Poli Glow. It was still easier than wax/buff. The average year is a walk in the park.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 1 April 2014 07:40, Bill Bina <[email protected]> wrote: > The first year, it is a bit of a job. You will need to remove all old > wax and other contaminants embedded in the gelcoat. The gelcoat must be > completely free of old wax, and especially any traces of old compound that > have been rubbed into the surface. Poli-Glow will not adhere to old > residues from wax and compound. This process will realistically be about as > much labor and time as you used to spend compounding. > > The big secret to using poli-glow successfully is to strictly follow the > very simple directions,and DO NOT IMPROVISE! Nothing you know or have > learned about compounding and waxing applies to using Poli-Glow. The > directions are pretty simple. Do not stray from them. Also be aware that > people who compound and wax boats to make money HATE poli-glow and will ad > mouth it in any way they can think of. Every time someone switches to > poli-glow, those guys lose another customer, because poli-glow is too easy, > and you are never going to be willing to pay someone to do it for you, > unless you also have your car driven by a chauffeur. :-) > > Once my boat was converted from wax to poliglow, spring prep of the > topsides consists of washing dust off the hull with a hose and a piece of > towel, and then wiping on 2 or 3 coats of fresh poliglow over what is left > from last year. Application is very fast, and there is no rubbing or other > strenuous activity involved. My annual time spent on freshening up the > poli-glow is a VERY leisurely 2-3 hours. I'm old, arthritic, and have > cancer. I put the applicator on a threaded broomstick that is just long > enough to reach the highest point at the bow, so I don't even have to climb > any ladders. > > My boat always looks like it has just been sprayed with clear lacquer, or > is wet. It still looks pretty shiny when I haul it in the fall. Over the > winter it does get scuffed a bit by the flapping tarp, but a couple of new > coats right over what is there blend it all invisibly back in. > > Bill Bina > > > On 4/1/2014 10:21 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Waxed the hull last year. Thinking of going to Poli-Glow. I am told this > is difficult. Comments? Opinions? Experiences? > > John McLaughlin > C&C29 Mark II > "Falcon" > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo > Albumhttp://[email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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