i know this isnt boatonline.com but im about to get a boat that needs a little buffing to bring out some of the paint.
its fiberglass is there anything different i need to do
i have spent an hour on google trying to find somthing any help would be greatly apprieceated

you guys are awsome thanks in advance

 

nope its just like buffing a corvette, theres nothing to worry about

 

Go to Meguiar's website. They have a whole section dedicated to Marine products. They do work. I have two jet skis that are Meguiar's examples.

 

3 Steps. Get the oxidation remover kit. The #49 Oxidation Remover, the #45 Polish, and the #56 pure wax. It brought back the finish on my boat like you cannot believe.

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I would tend to agree with Zaair's recomendation... also, be sure to check www.meguiarsonline.com ... there are a few guys there that detail boats for a living that have been a wealth of knowledge to me as well -- I don't work on a lot of fiberglass/gelcoat systems in all honesty.

 

I use seapower was its the best IMO. Its the perfect ballance btween cleaner wax and shine. If the finish is gelcoat you should be able to shine her up nicely. Iv seen gelcoat finishes that look like absolute **** turn to looking really nice with a decent coat of wax. Sometimes I wonder why they dont gell coat cars...they do it to fire trucks.

 

do a search on google the product is for gelcoat and used in the marine industry. Its called Aqua 1000 and Aqua 2000 . Best stuff Ive used on gelcoats, providing you follow the instructions .

 

Speaking as somebody with over 45 years of boating experience, I have some bad news for you. Although there are a number of products out there that will give you temporary satisfaction, none of them will give you lasting satisfaction. The sad thruth is that once gelcoat has oxidized, the party's over. I've used all sorts of products to try to bring customer's boats back to like new condition, and many of them have come out quite well. A few weeks or months later though, they're right back to looking tired and faded.

My advice? You can rub your boat with whatever you want to bring it back, but you'd better like rubbing it. (Boy, am I going to hear it on that line!) If you want ot to look good without the rubbing, get it painted. By the way, paint seems to resist oxidation much better than gelcoat anyway.

 

Very true! In order to keep the boat looking like that, it was polished and waxed almost every 3 weeks. In the springtime I'll hit it with the oxidation removal, polish, and then wax. After that, just polish and wax usually...