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Voyager
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Initially Posted - 11/15/2009 :  17:05:03  Show Profile
So, two years ago, I purchased the PoliGlow kit. It is still in my garage. This year I'd like to redo the lettering and the finish.

So, in response to some questions on this site, I wrote PoliGlow products to ask whether being 2 years old would cause me any problems. The supplier said the following:

"Poliglow is usually mixed and diluted 3:1, but if your can is 2 years old, you may want to try mixing it 2:1 just to make sure it is effective."

I had also asked about freezing temperatures and I got, "if Poliglow solvent is aloud [sic] to freeze, it will not work very effectively"

Well, unfortunately, my garage is not heated, and I may have inadvertently allowed the material to freeze.

It should be relatively easy to find out whether the solvent it no good. I could give it a try to see whether it removes the old finish. I will let you know, otherwise, I will have to purchase another container of Poliglow remover. Ouch!

By the way, one of my yard mates was washing his 42 foot Beneteau today. It is a beaut! He was rubbing it down with some reddish-pink stuff using a paint roller. Being extremely nosey, I had to go ask him wdf, and he said "Ketchup"!

Smelled like catsup too. He applied a thin schmeer of the tomato-ey condiment to the white sides of his boat to eliminate the brown-ish yellow stains from the water.

Once he finished washing and rinsing, all the yellow was gone.
Nice trick......
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 11/15/2009 :  17:23:15  Show Profile
I've heard of the catsup thing before. I guess it makes sense since tomatoes and vinegar are both mildly acidic. Be careful on the aluminum parts -- they'll react to it and discolor. It is safe on the environment and the guy doing the scrubbing.
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Response Posted - 11/16/2009 :  07:41:03  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by John Russell</i>
<br />It is safe on the environment and the guy doing the scrubbing.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I certainly hope so!
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 11/18/2009 :  16:59:25  Show Profile
Talked to the guy at PoliGlow again and he told me "if it froze, the coating will go on ok, but it won't last and start to peel off mid season. A new can will cost you $44."

So I guess I'm gonna send him the money for a new can. I wonder whether I can use the old poliglow on something else that's not so critical. Not gonna sell it on eBay.
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Response Posted - 11/18/2009 :  17:03:39  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Voyager</i>
<br />.... I wonder whether I can use the old poliglow on something else that's not so critical.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Got a dock box?
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