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Marine Penetrol
I just got my 17 Mako back out of the shop, this is a 20 year old boat.
About 6 months ago I polished the gelcoat, then never got around to waxing it, it is chalky looking again. I was going to give Marine Penetrol a try, but I have some new vinyl lettering for the side of the boat. should I put these on before or after the penetrol? Jerry |
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Marine Penetrol
jerryeveretts wrote: I just got my 17 Mako back out of the shop, this is a 20 year old boat. About 6 months ago I polished the gelcoat, then never got around to waxing it, it is chalky looking again. I was going to give Marine Penetrol a try, but I have some new vinyl lettering for the side of the boat. should I put these on before or after the penetrol? Jerry Here's something about Penetrol that I dug up: "An interesting tidbit about Penetrol: If you buy a quart of 'Marine' penetrol it will set you back nearly $13.00. If you go to Home Depot and buy a quart of regular Penetrol, then it's about $7.00. You may think to yourself, "Hmm, the marine stuff must have something interesting about it." You'd be wrong. A call to the company that makes Penetrol by Herb garnered the following fact: It's all the same. The line that cans 'marine' Penetrol is exactly the same one canning the standard stuff. What changes? The label. And the price." I can't tell you for sure, but I think I'd put the lettering on afterward. I'd treat with Penetrol, then when it came time to put the lettering on, I'd clean that area with alcohol. |
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Marine Penetrol
I personally would not use penetrol on the gel coat.
Best way to restore the chalky gelcoat is to acid wash the boat, then cut it back using a buff, then switch pads and use a fine non silicone fibreglass polish. Apply your lettering and put a coat of wax over the lot. Cam "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... jerryeveretts wrote: I just got my 17 Mako back out of the shop, this is a 20 year old boat. About 6 months ago I polished the gelcoat, then never got around to waxing it, it is chalky looking again. I was going to give Marine Penetrol a try, but I have some new vinyl lettering for the side of the boat. should I put these on before or after the penetrol? Jerry Here's something about Penetrol that I dug up: "An interesting tidbit about Penetrol: If you buy a quart of 'Marine' penetrol it will set you back nearly $13.00. If you go to Home Depot and buy a quart of regular Penetrol, then it's about $7.00. You may think to yourself, "Hmm, the marine stuff must have something interesting about it." You'd be wrong. A call to the company that makes Penetrol by Herb garnered the following fact: It's all the same. The line that cans 'marine' Penetrol is exactly the same one canning the standard stuff. What changes? The label. And the price." I can't tell you for sure, but I think I'd put the lettering on afterward. I'd treat with Penetrol, then when it came time to put the lettering on, I'd clean that area with alcohol. |
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Marine Penetrol
I have found that using a washing mixture of TSP (Tri Sodium Phosphate)
removes the chalk and leaves a bright gel coat. It is available at some hardware stores. Don Dando "Christos Ramirez" wrote in message ... I personally would not use penetrol on the gel coat. Best way to restore the chalky gelcoat is to acid wash the boat, then cut it back using a buff, then switch pads and use a fine non silicone fibreglass polish. Apply your lettering and put a coat of wax over the lot. Cam "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... jerryeveretts wrote: I just got my 17 Mako back out of the shop, this is a 20 year old boat. About 6 months ago I polished the gelcoat, then never got around to waxing it, it is chalky looking again. I was going to give Marine Penetrol a try, but I have some new vinyl lettering for the side of the boat. should I put these on before or after the penetrol? Jerry Here's something about Penetrol that I dug up: "An interesting tidbit about Penetrol: If you buy a quart of 'Marine' penetrol it will set you back nearly $13.00. If you go to Home Depot and buy a quart of regular Penetrol, then it's about $7.00. You may think to yourself, "Hmm, the marine stuff must have something interesting about it." You'd be wrong. A call to the company that makes Penetrol by Herb garnered the following fact: It's all the same. The line that cans 'marine' Penetrol is exactly the same one canning the standard stuff. What changes? The label. And the price." I can't tell you for sure, but I think I'd put the lettering on afterward. I'd treat with Penetrol, then when it came time to put the lettering on, I'd clean that area with alcohol. |
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