Is poli-glow the same as VertiGlass?
The question is how old is the fiberglass boat and how big? What type of
gelcoat was used? Some gelcoat have been exposed to UV and rubbed many time
with compound restorer. A 15 to 25 years old boat if rubbed with compound
every 2-3 years may not have too much gelcoat left. You have to asses the
situation and come up with the best solution.
The best way is to make tests with different method on small areas.
Many people have had success with VertiGlass/PolyGlow.
For reason not known many of the VertiGlass users ended up painting their
boats after several years.
In Europe people are not uneasy about painting their fiberglass boat with a
brush or roller.
Since Allgrip many new two and one part epoxy paint have surfaced the
market.
At one time spraying was the only way to have a good job. Now with the new
self leveling agent added to newer paint the job is more acceptable.
I have seen an old fiberglass boat painted with a brush with one part
polyurethane
and the result was good.
"Red Cloudİ" wrote in message
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On 24 Aug 2005 09:15:09 -0500, Dave wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:30:07 GMT, Red Cloudİ said:
Annual topsides maintenance consists of a quick
wash with very diluted poli-prep,
Just curious--how much do you dilute it for the wash? I don't want to
remove
the initial 5 or 6 coats in the process.
I put maybe a half pint or less in a bucket of water. It's enough to
remove any contaminants from the surface without really degrading the
poliglow. Full strength, it pretty much "melts" the poliglow and
completely removes it! I don't trust soap to rinse off as completely.
I don't let the diluted poli-prep sit long, either. I do a small area
at a time and rinse well immediately. If I have a heavy black streak
where someone has banged into me, or something like that, I have used
poli prep full strength in just that area to remove most the poliglow
along with the mark in that small area. I find that it's no big deal
to blend new poliglow back in over just the bare spot with a few
coats, followed by the two maintenance coats over the whole boat. The
resulting repair is completely invisible.
I've been using poli-glow for many years, and I will never wax a
fiberglass boat again. Why the heck would I?
rusty redcloud
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