Fiberglass care

It sounds like the oxidation and you will need to polish it with a mild compound and remove the UV damaged layer. BCB

Bass Boat Saver is a nice product to use to wipe the boat down after each use, but it will do nothing to remove any oxidation. Oxidation needs to be compounded out, or wet sanded off if it is severe enough. Gel coat is very porous with microscopic pores that get filled in with the oxidized gel, turning the gel hazy/milky colored……try a mild polishing compound first if the oxidation is just starting usually this will remove it.If not, try Meguiars oxidation remover, it is a little more aggresive than a polish and should remove it….then rewax with a good Carnauba wax. http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/product_detail.a … EG+GLAZE+1&.&. Some boats get so oxidized that nothing short of wet sanding and compounding/glazing will remove the oxidation. Here is a before and after pic of a P4 that was severley oxidized, then wet sanded…….Malibu Silver colored P4 ( Black ) Before After Last edited by StanH on August 22nd, 2008, 11:32 pm, edited 2 times in total.

No problem with the Malibu colors that I am aware of….this particular boat just was not kept up cosmetically, the entire boat was oxidized like you see in the pic……it was wet sanded , etc back in Feb and is still looking good now…. If you need any info on the process I have a thread written on it over on BBC under Basscat7. http://bbcboards.zeroforum.com/zerothread/311487

Elwood…… 3 things are needed for Oxidation: Oxygen, Heat and UV radiation. Eliminate one of the three and you will slow down the process. A good wax or sealant will help to eliminate this. This wax layer diffuses (refracts) both UV and infrared radiation from the sun. Without the wax/sealant coating, the radiation is absorbed by the pigment in the gel coat causing it to over heat, and trigger the chemical reaction that will dry out, dull and oxidize the surface. The 2 most used ways to prevent oxidation are Wax and Polymer sealants. Protect the Gel Coat with a paste wax. Any good paste wax with a high Carnauba content will protect. Most retail waxes only contain between 3 % and 5 % pure Carnauba, the more Carnauba, the higher the price. Cons = paste waxes will start to break down and melt in High air temps/humidity usually in high 90 degree temps. High air temps and friction from the water will remove a lot of the wax layer. If boat is used in these conditions, paste wax should be applied every couple of months, or sooner. it is Hard to find high Carnauba content wax, and can be very expensive. Collonite makes some decent high Carnauba waxes : http://www.waxbytes.com/marine.html Another option is a Polymer Sealer for the gel coat. One of the best made is a product called Pro – Tec. http://www.protecproducts.com/products.html A Polymer sealer that forms a chemical bond with the Gel Coat to seal the pores preventing contaminants from settling in the pores. I have been using Pro-Tec for 8 years..I fish nothing but dirty, stained Tidal Waters on the Upper Chesapeake Bay river systems, Have a white hull/top cap/blue sides 2003 Pantera III that still looks factory white…..scum like wipe right off the Pro – Tec sealant.