"Skip Gundlach" wrote:

So, I'm stuck. I'm waiting for a response from them as to what else
might be appropriate - but solicit opinion from experienced
glass-look-achievers WRT Awl-Gripped surfaces' treatment.

We used New Glass for awhile, and it was very easy to use, but it did
eventually get scruffy if we didn't apply more regularly.

Now Bob uses Penetrol. Similarly easy to apply (no buffing) and takes
three or four coats and has to be renewed sometimes.

We've never used PoliGlow.

But our boat has not been painted except for the stripes (2) and
trailboards. We've used Penetrol on the stripes, but that wasn't
Awl-Gripped - it was just epoxy paint. It works there though. When
Bob moved the waterline up onto the boot stripe, the paint didn't
stick there, so I guess he had not removed everything there. We've
also used it on the cabin top.

Bob has applied Treadmaster to the walkways and cockpit. Bob insists
that people on deck wear shoes if we are underway. He feels that bare
feet are a safety hazard. My feet are tougher than his because I go
barefoot a lot so I can walk barefoot on the Treadmaster and he
cannot, but I have proved to myself that when barefoot, I slip more in
areas where the Treadmaster has not been applied than when I have
shoes on.




grandma Rosalie

S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
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