"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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Go to your local boat store and check out some of the products like 3M
Fiberglass Cleaner and Wax or Fiberglass Restorer and Wax... get a
good polisher, follow the directions, and have at it.....

I'll second that. I just did an old fiberglass runabout with 3M FG
Restorer/Wax. I'm amazed.

A year ago, I picked up this '64 Fabuglas 14' hull, original and outfitted,
less engine. The hull was oxidized, but otherwise very good. Every
horizontal surface was buried under years of needles and pitch, a dab of
fungus, seriously oxidized, with embedded mildew.

First, I pressure-washed it. Hot damn, not bad! Then, I washed it with
Ajax, which got the rest of the black out. Put a 50 Merc on her and went
boating......

Last week, I finally broke out the buffer. Just a little angular pressure to
get through the crust, then lay the pad flat and buff it to a shine. The
results were well beyond my expectations. It looks like a three year old
boat.

The funny part is that this bottle of 3M was sitting with a few cans of
spray paint and misc. crap, under a "Free" sign at an RV park. I grabbed
it, thinking it would work for my motorhome. I'm convinced that it would,
but the price on the bottle was $17. Let's see, 12 oz. to do a little
boat - how many little boats in a 36' motorhome? Uh, never mind, it's way
too big. A job for someone younger than I.

Unc