PoliGlow
 

At the Toronto Boat Show, 17 Jan, I found the following "new product" and
reasonable in cost!
PoliGlow gives "old fiberglass" again the new "wet look". It's not a wax.
PoliGlow according to their brochure rates #1 with Practical Sailor and
Powerboat Reports.
It was first produced in Miami, FL in 1991.
www.poliglow.ca
Any comments and/or experiences from the real world?
--
c ya Wim
www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html

PoliGlow
 

Silicone?

wrote:

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 14:40:54 -0500, "Wim" wrote:


At the Toronto Boat Show, 17 Jan, I found the following "new product" and
reasonable in cost!
PoliGlow gives "old fiberglass" again the new "wet look". It's not a wax.
PoliGlow according to their brochure rates #1 with Practical Sailor and
Powerboat Reports.
It was first produced in Miami, FL in 1991.
www.poliglow.ca
Any comments and/or experiences from the real world?



My 1986 boat has had poliglow on it for 5 years. Annual maintenance
consists of washing the boat, and wiping on two more coats of the
product with the applicator to replace what has worn away. It takes me
about 4 hours from start to finish. My boat is one of the shiniest in
my marina, and it looks just as good in the fall when I haul it, as it
did in the spring when I launced it.

The first time you apply it, there is more work involved, but even
that is no more work than the usual compounding and waxing routine.

BB

PoliGlow
 

Silicone?

wrote:

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 14:40:54 -0500, "Wim" wrote:


At the Toronto Boat Show, 17 Jan, I found the following "new product" and
reasonable in cost!
PoliGlow gives "old fiberglass" again the new "wet look". It's not a wax.
PoliGlow according to their brochure rates #1 with Practical Sailor and
Powerboat Reports.
It was first produced in Miami, FL in 1991.
www.poliglow.ca
Any comments and/or experiences from the real world?



My 1986 boat has had poliglow on it for 5 years. Annual maintenance
consists of washing the boat, and wiping on two more coats of the
product with the applicator to replace what has worn away. It takes me
about 4 hours from start to finish. My boat is one of the shiniest in
my marina, and it looks just as good in the fall when I haul it, as it
did in the spring when I launced it.

The first time you apply it, there is more work involved, but even
that is no more work than the usual compounding and waxing routine.

BB

PoliGlow
 

I applied Poliglow to our J/40 (blue hull, in great shape) last month.
It was a lot of work applying five coats to the hull with the boat in
the water. The result was worth it, though after only a month it's
impossible to predict how it will hold up. I liked the look so well I
also applied it to some areas around the cockpit and the foredeck. It
really looks good there also. Make sure you do a thorough cleaning
using their Poliprep, else you will have dirt preserved under the
Poliglow and it will be very visible. I found their basic kit had more
than enough of the glow and prep to handle a 40 foot sloop.

Dave

"Wim" wrote in message ...
At the Toronto Boat Show, 17 Jan, I found the following "new product" and
reasonable in cost!
PoliGlow gives "old fiberglass" again the new "wet look". It's not a wax.
PoliGlow according to their brochure rates #1 with Practical Sailor and
Powerboat Reports.
It was first produced in Miami, FL in 1991.
www.poliglow.ca
Any comments and/or experiences from the real world?

PoliGlow
 

I applied Poliglow to our J/40 (blue hull, in great shape) last month.
It was a lot of work applying five coats to the hull with the boat in
the water. The result was worth it, though after only a month it's
impossible to predict how it will hold up. I liked the look so well I
also applied it to some areas around the cockpit and the foredeck. It
really looks good there also. Make sure you do a thorough cleaning
using their Poliprep, else you will have dirt preserved under the
Poliglow and it will be very visible. I found their basic kit had more
than enough of the glow and prep to handle a 40 foot sloop.

Dave

"Wim" wrote in message ...
At the Toronto Boat Show, 17 Jan, I found the following "new product" and
reasonable in cost!
PoliGlow gives "old fiberglass" again the new "wet look". It's not a wax.
PoliGlow according to their brochure rates #1 with Practical Sailor and
Powerboat Reports.
It was first produced in Miami, FL in 1991.
www.poliglow.ca
Any comments and/or experiences from the real world?

PoliGlow
 

Bill. I have a Poliglow kit in my closet..bought it last year. I didn't use it
because a few people at my yard said it was a disaster. It flaked off a few
boats that it was applied to and was tough to remove. I got scared off and
never used my kit.
Any idea what may have happened? Should I give it a try?

RB

PoliGlow
 

Bill. I have a Poliglow kit in my closet..bought it last year. I didn't use it
because a few people at my yard said it was a disaster. It flaked off a few
boats that it was applied to and was tough to remove. I got scared off and
never used my kit.
Any idea what may have happened? Should I give it a try?

RB

PoliGlow
 

consistant reports are nobody uses Poliglow a second time.

Bill. I have a Poliglow kit in my closet..bought it last year. I didn't use
it
because a few people at my yard said it was a disaster. It flaked off a few
boats that it was applied to and was tough to remove. I got scared off and
never used my kit.
Any idea what may have happened? Should I give it a try?

RB

PoliGlow
 

consistant reports are nobody uses Poliglow a second time.

Bill. I have a Poliglow kit in my closet..bought it last year. I didn't use
it
because a few people at my yard said it was a disaster. It flaked off a few
boats that it was applied to and was tough to remove. I got scared off and
never used my kit.
Any idea what may have happened? Should I give it a try?

RB

PoliGlow
 

I'll second that a second time.
If you put it on, expect to have your boat in a year or two to look
like its has Yaws - a disasterous skin disease. .... and then be
prepared to soak the boat in acetone and scrub like hell to remove what
remains. Yup, you use it only once.


In article , JAXAshby
wrote:

consistant reports are nobody uses Poliglow a second time.

Bill. I have a Poliglow kit in my closet..bought it last year. I didn't use
it
because a few people at my yard said it was a disaster. It flaked off a few
boats that it was applied to and was tough to remove. I got scared off and
never used my kit.
Any idea what may have happened? Should I give it a try?

RB