Polish (the product, not the migrants!)

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I have seen one or two pros polishing boats with a white gel like polish that comes in a tub. This is applied direct to the hull with a brush before using an electric polisher. Having just bought the latter, I wonder if any forumites can tell me what the polish is? I understand it also contains a mild abrasive to remove any bloom.

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Could be "Silky".Have been using it for years.Normally found in caravan shop at caravan prices.Apply and leave to dry,you can polish off,or as I do,wash it off with a bucket of water containing some car wax shampoo.dead easy to remove and finish will last at least six months.Can be applied as a cream to rub on tough stains or diluted into a sort of creamy slurry to clean off surface grime over large areas on a lick and a promise basis.
 
When I bought my boat the PO had neglected the gelcoat terribly. The navy blue side and transom stripe was practically like light blue blackboard chalk.

Tried all sorts of potions, but the best results were obtained with Solvol Autosol buffed by hand, followed with Starbrite Colour restorer, then Canauba wax to put the gloss back.
 
We used the A Glaze products last year and the hull still looks great. It's a three part process but it does what it says on the bottle. Washing afterwards is with wash and wax.
If the gelcoat is marked and/or stained and/or tired you would need to use (I would think) some form of cutting polish first.
Won't be for everyone, but it worked well for us.
 
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Silky is very good but I didn't think it was a polish. Great for removing marks etc but doesn't seem to shine up.

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Silky is a good very mild abrasive cream that gets off small marks etc..it is not a polish and is rather chalky so needs a lot of washing off before any polishing is undetaken, Try "Towsure" for a good price. Farcla abrasive is much better at getting down to the gelcoat before starting a polishing process. Its imperitive to get a good clean base before polishing and finish with a number (3?) of THIN wax coats with good buffing in a dry atmosphere...sometimes hard in a Marina!

For info on polishing and products take a look at a good car detailing site /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/index.php
 
We recommend a two-stage process - prep with a mild polishing action which will restore colour and shine (much milder than compounding) followed by either a wax or glaze process.

You can get a free guide from our website.
 
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