Thanks to both of you for your speedy responses. I'm afraid that it's
possible that the gelcoat is failing but then I'm not totally sure. I'll
again though say thank you for your advice.


On 7/28/05 7:45 AM, in article ,
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote:

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 01:24:57 -0400, Gary wrote:

I have a Bass boat that the fiberglass finish is very highly oxidized from
the sun. I am wanting to restore this boats finish to hopefully approach
what it was before. Any suggestions as to the best items to use to
accomplish this? Very fine sandpaper or steel wool? What chemicals?

This is a tough one without seeing the boat.

Can you run your hand down the side or along the gunwales and feel
the metalflake? If you can, then you have a problem because the
gelcoat has started to, not fail exactly, but wear off. If the
gelcoat is starting to get milky white or discolored, thats' also an
indication of the gel coat wearing off. In that case, you need to use
a filler like 3M Hand Glaze, a lot of time and some elbow grease.

However, if that's not the case, then JimH's suggestion of 3M
Finesse-it is the best way to go. It will take some work and time,
but you should be able to get a decent shine back on the boat.

As Jim said, make sure you have a radom orbit polisher and a really
good backing pad.

Good luck.

Later,

Tom