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Brooke Willson
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Initially Posted - 04/14/2005 :  19:50:30  Show Profile
Friends: "Even Chance" will splash tomorrow. Today my son and I applied Poliglow to the hull -- below are the before and after pictures. We're pleased. We'll see how it looks at the end of the summer. Notice the new grey rubrail!





Here, also, are pictures of the sanded to bare metal, epoxied, and repainted keel, before and after. Again, we're pleased!





Brooke
Edited by - Brooke Willson on 04/14/2005 19:59:44

Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 04/14/2005 :  20:06:03  Show Profile
Very nice, Brooke. You better make sure the brake pads are in good condition, too!
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Waterboy
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Response Posted - 04/14/2005 :  21:52:26  Show Profile  Visit Waterboy's Homepage
Nice work Brooke!

We're working to get the 250 ready for a poliglow application, and it's seeming to take a lot of scrubbing to remove stains in the gelcoat (the boat was trailered over 12,000 miles last sumer before being stored ... 'rode hard and put up wet'). We started with the poliprep but have taken a step backwards and are going over much of the boat with mildy abrasive ajax cleanser with bleach, thinking then of a light poliprep cleaning to remove any remaining residue, then the poliglow itself.

We tried (before reading the directions thoroughly) some rubbing compound on some especially tenacious stains to discover the dye in the rubbing compund further stained the gelcoat (hence the bleach). Also, going over the hull and decks this closely reveals minor gelcoat imperfections due to age, wear and tear. Are any poliglow users repairing the chips and hairline cracks before the poliglow? Can this be done after the poliglow application?

I've read the earlier threads re poliglow here, but I'm wondering how much prep effort it takes to get a good result and not seal in stains. Your boat looks nice in the photo Brooke, and it looks like there was significant oxidation and perhaps some staining prior. Please let me know what prep you did and how it went.

Thanks!

PS ... my 250 is far from new ,,, 1995 hull#048
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 04/14/2005 :  22:00:45  Show Profile
The Poliprep was pretty impressive in its cleansing ability, but I also used FSR: Fiberglass Stain Remover. That has always worked for me.

The only part of the hull not better was the blue gelcoat bootstripe. Nothing brought that back -- next year I'll paint it.

I have some scratches and minor gouges which I did not repair. Those scars are the beautymarks of a much loved boat.

Brooke
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Tony Dillon
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Response Posted - 04/14/2005 :  22:05:05  Show Profile
Very nice Brooke, I just ordered some Polyglow. Can't wait to get Mental Floss done now.
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atgep
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Response Posted - 04/14/2005 :  22:14:17  Show Profile
Hail to the poly glow!

On my boat, the blue bootstripe was oxidized badly. By wet sanding, I was able to get it pretty close to new looking. I was so happy with the bootstripe, I wouold up wetsanding the whole hull. The prep is 99% of the work.

Looking great.

Tom.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 04/14/2005 :  22:29:45  Show Profile
From my experience, Brooke, you'll find that she looks about the same at the end of the season, and at the end of next season, too! One quick coat next spring won't hurt, but that stuff lasts a loooooong time! Mine hasn't yellowed noticably in three years.
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 04/15/2005 :  09:31:58  Show Profile
Okay, I'll add my totally redundant and unnecessary response - PoliGlow is terrific stuff...as long as you remove the stains, scuffs, etc. BEFORE applying it.

Perhaps rather than using vinyl lettering or painting the name on a boat, one should just trace it out on the hull with a dirty finger and then PoliGlow over it. It will be there for years!

Even Chance looks teriffic Brooke.

Steve
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/15/2005 :  14:21:29  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Try softScrubbing the boot stipe. On the other hand, my bootstripe has been under bottom paint for years.
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 04/16/2005 :  16:09:25  Show Profile
Thanks, all. By the way, the yard hands figured out a new way to replace the keel hangers and pin: They built a simple frame from 2x4s to hold the keel in place, then slowly lifted the hull off the keel with the jackstand screws. They replaced the hardware, then lowered the boat back on the keel. Pretty nifty.

Brooke
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