Looking buy a fairline targa 33

[claire]

Ive been looking to buy a fairline targa 33, needs a bit of work on fibre glass, any body no what will get chalky fibre glass clean

 

[neale]

Ive been looking to buy a fairline targa 33, needs a bit of work on fibre glass, any body no what will get chalky fibre glass clean

Lots of hard work

It will need polishing with a quality machine and with different grade polishes. It may even need a light sand with very fine grade wet and dry first. It will then need regular wax treatments otherwise it will go chalky again very quickly.

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

what Neale is saying actually will improve its finishing for a year or two, but after that will need to do it again
I think sooner or later this will need a respray. I think it might cost as 10k, but you can still live with it caulked

 

[aquapower]

Have you tried www.shipshapenorfolkltd.co.uk have used their products with excellent results on boats and cars.
sure there was a post on here recently but cant find it, i think only certain people can use forum to advertise their services others just get removed straight away.

 

[tamarind]

Neale is correct. Normally heavily oxidized gel coat will need a cut back with a coarse compound, eg aquabuff 1000, then a medium compound aquabuff 2000 both applied with a good electric polisher with a lambs wool mop head. Then apply at least 2 good coats of a premium wax, not a polish, this will protect the gel. For the first year you will need to apply the wax at least every 3 months to keep the gel coat from chalking again. It is hard work but well worth it, as the Fairlines have got a good gel coat and come up very well. Good luck.

 

[Hurricane]

I recon that A Glaze would do the trick.

Its a polymer that soaks into the gelcoat and brings the colour back.

See here
http://www.marineaglaze.com/aglaze_marine.asp

I use it all the time on white gelcoat - it keeps the shine all the year round and definately makes it easier to clean. Our old Sealine used to get very sooty round the aft quarters so I put several coats on - It doesnt stop the boat from getting dirty - just makes it a lot easier to get clean again.

Since then, I've used it on the new boat - we were commenting on it this week - how good it looked - even at the end of the season.

Some people have been put off by the expence.
Thats because it was originally taken up by the trade and generally costed by the foot.
If buy the stuff direct from the above website and put it on yourself its not an expensive job to do - last year two of us applied it to our Princess 67 in just 2/3 days.

I think its really worth trying on a chalky gelcoat - I recont it would bring the colour back and you'd be so pleased you would keep on doing it each year. Only one application a year should do it.

 

[Greg2]

Ive been looking to buy a fairline targa 33, needs a bit of work on fibre glass, any body no what will get chalky fibre glass clean

Personally I would find another one to buy. Lots of examples around and deals to be had and I have never seen a Targa with chalky gel before and I tend to notice them as I have a Targa 35 (which is a better boat IMHO as it has transom door and was the stepping stone, design wise, to the Targa 34)

 

[oldgit]

Ive been looking to buy a fairline targa 33, needs a bit of work on fibre glass, any body no what will get chalky fibre glass clean

Just a comment,it snot Green is it ? according to this forum do not buy anything with a green hull,nobody wants em and they are hard to sell on.
Ps.Get those outdrives checked !