Poliglow - The results so far, I'm impressed!

[Captain Haddock]

Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Hi!

Remember when I said I'd give Poliglow a whirl? well here are the results.

My Gelcoat was going a bit dull and there was some chalkyness, there was no way I was going to polish the hull or use any abrasive cleaners.

I knew the best option is a respray however, I can't afford the 3grand required so I thought I'd give Poliglow a try as this is supposed to offer a UV barrier and a nice shine.

I ordered the kit and something called TL Sea, this was reccomended as I had a serious amount of grime build up that no amount of scrubbing would help with.

The instructions warn to get the hull clean as when Poliglow goes on whatever is under there stays there!

I applied the TL Sea and Absolute looked very clean and I was impressed with this! I then set about applying the coats (4 in all) this was a very time consuming job and took around an hour per coat (Absolute is tad below 29ft).

Absolute is a 1985 Gib'Sea and after the work she looked as good as new. The chalkiness has vanished from the areas I applied Poliglow.

I was well impressed with the results the pictures don't really do her justice. I'm now going to see how the shine lasts through the season so I'll report back at lift out.

BTW Absolute is a 1985 Gib'Sea and after the work she's looking like new IMO.

Anyhoo, on with the pix...

Before Poliglow

After Poliglow

Before Poliglow

After Poliglow

Absolute being lifted in

I'm not affiliated with Poliglow nor am I one to rave about a product however, I'm impressed with this and I just thought others would be interested in my experience.

 

[Cutter]

Re: Poliglow - effect on keel

and I used to have a 2m keel until I spilt the poliglow??!!!

 

[PaulR]

Re: Poliglow - effect on keel

hope you have got the before and after of the transom wrong way round ?

looks superb-be interested to hear how it weathers the season

 

[mcsailing]

Re: Poliglow -

i used poliglow on my boat last year and the results where great .It gave a much better finish than when i cut it back with farecla and polished it .It lasts well as well
It really does work! as captain haddock states i have nothing to do with the company other than a very satisfied customer.
I will continue to use the product

 

[surekandoo]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

OK I'm convinced. Where do you get Poliglo from?

 

[Captain Haddock]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

I ordered mine from <font color="red"> here </font>.

 

[Sneh]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Without an intent to advertise or seek commercial gain, I just wanted to notify everyone that I can try to answer any queries you have regarding poliglow - from a technical viewpoint. Otherwise I shall let the product speak for itself. Many thanks for your continued support. Sneh (p.s. I was informed by ybw that I could discuss this with querying boat owners.. but I also realise the fine line between advertising and talking about it ! Yikes) <font color="blue"> </font>

 

[aidancoughlan]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Hi, I've seen this old post before and been interested. I've already polished with 3M wax this season, so in anticipation of next season... whats the deal with poliglow if you have already polished with something else. Do you have to remove it before applying poliglow? Next question is, if you want to apply something other than poliglow the following year does it need to come off before using a normal polish ? thanks for offer of info.

 

[Sneh]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Hi Aiden, in answer to your query, poliglow comes in a kit which includes the necessary cleaner designed to remove any old waxes, before the application of poliglow. This cleaner is part of the poliglow process, so it will do the job. If ever you wish to remove Poliglow, you can use the same cleaning solution to remove it. We would suggest that you only put poliglow over the top of poliglow, so yes, it would need to come off before using a 'normal' polish. Glad to be of assistance.
Sneh

 

[BrendanS]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Sneh, always great to see any commercial companies pop their heads above parapets here. Welcome, and I hope you find it informative in terms of feedback

 

[VicS]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

I tried a product some years ago that seemed to give good results but over a period of several years it built up and eventually had to be removed. And that was hard work.

If I use Poliglow will it come close to restoring a dull and faded red hull? Will the cleaner if used before reapplying prevent such a build up? How frequently will it need to be redone Annually?

 

[Sneh]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Hi VicS ... Yes it will restore and protect the hull. It is suggested that a maintanence application of two coats at the end of the season is enough. The cleaning agent in the kit is designed to also remove Poliglow (if used neat), however this should not be necessary if you are merely reapplying poliglow. You are essentially replacing the final coat of poliglow that wears down throughout the season, so ultimately there will remain a consistent number of layers and this should not result in any build up. Before reapplying poliglow on an already poliglowed hull, you merely need to wash the boat down with soapy water.

 

[Sneh]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Many thanks BrendanS .. I look forward to being informative - merely as a provider of knowledge ... and I will try to stay away from that fine line ! night for now !

 

[Andrew_Fanner]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Looks very interesting, an orange hull looks much better with a good shine and getting the white bits off. I've a couple of scrapes to fill when I get a week out at the end of July. How long needs the filler to be left before using Poliglow? I assume it has some form of chemical reaction with the gelcoat and I don't want to muck up any new I've applied. Alternatively, will the existing orange be brightened so much that I should add new filler afterwards for a better match. This last seems very counter intuitive but I don't like mending scrapes so want the fix to be right.

 

[VicS]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Thanks. I think I'll give it a try this winter.

 

[Sneh]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Hi Andrew,
you can Poliglow as soon as the filler goes hard. There is no chemical reaction between poliglow and gelcoats. Essentially Poliglow works by soaking into the microscopic holes that the gelcoat is full of and then subsequent applications float over the surface to produce a shine. To colour match gelcoat is difficult before Poliglowing because Poliglow gives a better depth of colour and shine. I would suggest that you Poliglow a small part of the boat (such as the transom) to give you a colour to work to prior to Poliglowing. I would not suggest trying to use filler after Poliglowing as the filler would merely stick to the Poliglow and not the hull. Poliglow will help to hide these repairs as it puts a nice uniform shine over the boat.
I hope that helps.

 

[Sneh]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

It's my pleasure VicS .. I can merely say the product will speak for itself. Have a good day.
Sneh

 

[aidancoughlan]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Hi, many thanks for the info. I'm tempted to check it out at end of season.
best regards,
Aidan.

 

[Fergus]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Resurrection courtesy of Awlgrip! (was roller painted Navy blue when I bought her!)

 

[Sneh]

Re: Poliglow - The results so far, I\'m impressed!

Thanks Aidan, it's my pleasure to assist. Please do feel free to browse search engines for additional objective info on Poliglow. Otherwise Im sure we'll speak again soon.

Sneh