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sethp001
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Initially Posted - 06/02/2016 : 17:33:48

Thanks to everyone who recommended Poli Glow. I put 8 coats on each side to use the entire bottle. The boat has never been shinier.

You can see the results (watch it shimmer) in the video at the link to my Dropbox below.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/77388623/Poli%20Glow%20Makes%20for%20a%20Shiny%20Boat.mov

Seth
"Outlier" 1987 Catalina 25 SR/SK/Traditional Interior #5541
"Zoo" 1977 Morgan Out Island 30
"Nomad" 1980 Prindle 16
"Lost" 1988 Catalina Capri 14.2 (sold - yay!)
"Marine Tex 1" Unknown Origin POS 8' Fiberglass Dinghy
https://whichsailboat.com/2014/07/27/catalina-25-review/

Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 06/02/2016 : 19:41:47

Dave Bristle
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PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge

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Response Posted - 06/04/2016 : 20:49:43

I went with a new application of PoliGlow this season. It is lustrous. Then I washed the rest of the boat using boat wash with PTFE. It's all good for an old boat, and nicer than some newer ones too!

Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain � Milford, CT

sethp001
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Response Posted - 06/06/2016 : 10:07:42

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Originally posted by Voyager

I went with a new application of PoliGlow this season. It is lustrous. Then I washed the rest of the boat using boat wash with PTFE. It's all good for an old boat, and nicer than some newer ones too!

Bruce, what boat wash did you use?

GaryB
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Response Posted - 06/14/2016 : 19:20:40

Heck yeah! Your boat looks great!

I was planning on pressure washing the green slime off my boat this past weekend (been several months since I was down to the boat) but the pressure washer had a problem. I was then going to hire a guy that someone I work with (C320 owner) suggested to polish the boat and get it looking good again. Approx. $700!

If I have time tomorrow I'll be placing an order for a Poli-Glow kit.

One question though, can I do this with the boat in the water? Is the prep bio-degradable?

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'89 SR/WK #5862
Kemah,TX

sethp001
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Response Posted - 06/15/2016 : 07:53:43

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Originally posted by GaryB

Heck yeah! Your boat looks great!

I was planning on pressure washing the green slime off my boat this past weekend (been several months since I was down to the boat) but the pressure washer had a problem. I was then going to hire a guy that someone I work with (C320 owner) suggested to polish the boat and get it looking good again. Approx. $700!

If I have time tomorrow I'll be placing an order for a Poli-Glow kit.

One question though, can I do this with the boat in the water? Is the prep bio-degradable?

Thanks Gary! Poli Glow states that Poli Prep and Poli Glow are both environmentally friendly. I applied it with the boat in the water. Not that this is a great piece of evidence, but there were plenty of fish around who did not seem to mind.

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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 06/15/2016 : 14:22:15

I have doubts about the "friendliness" of Poli Prep, which must be washed off. But there's no reason Poli Glow has to end up in the water--you wipe on thin coats with a chamois-like applicator on a stick, and being water-based, a few drops should dilute quickly.

Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge

DavidBuoy
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Response Posted - 06/16/2016 : 05:16:48

Just remember that the Poli-Prep most certainly removes your bottom paint.

Captain Rob & Admiral Alyson
"David Buoy"-1985 C25 SK/SR #5053

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Response Posted - 06/18/2016 : 07:11:31

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Just remember that the Poli-Prep most certainly removes your bottom paint.

No problem with that, the last bottom job was done 9 years ago and the boat hasn't been out of the water for four.

I recently found out about a do it yourself yard across the lake from me. Rates are very reasonable for haul out from what I hear and rates for multiple days on the hard is very low.

Think what I'll do is haul the boat out and clean the hull and apply the Poli-Glow then have the yard do a bottom job. Should be a lot easier to do the Poli-Glow on the hard.

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GaryB
Andiamo
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Kemah,TX

Voyager
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Response Posted - 06/19/2016 : 07:01:39

With respect to Poli Prep and bottom paint, I usually start at the top of the boat each spring. Wash the topside switch StarBrite, then (if doing new PoliGlow) wash the hull with Poli Prep, then reapply PoliGlow, lastly prep and paint the bottom with ablative paint.
Yes it's true that Poli Prep will attack bottom paint but it's not like it's automatic. If your paint is chipping or thin, it'll do the rest if you scrub it, but the rinse water from Poli Prep generally is dilute. If your bottom paint is still pretty good from last year, you can generally just touch it up where needed.

Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain � Milford, CT

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Response Posted - 06/19/2016 : 09:24:43

Would you guys that use Poly Glow think it would help a dock mate with a 6" red stripe running around the boat under his rub rail? He polishes it and it looks good for a while but soon gets milky looking as most colored gel coats do in time. I was thinking he could tape off the stripe and apply the Poly Glow and it would last and be easy to do. What do you think? Do you think it will keep the stripe red instead of turning an ugly milky pink?

Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound

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Response Posted - 06/19/2016 : 11:08:44

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Originally posted by islander

Would you guys that use Poly Glow think it would help a dock mate with a 6" red stripe running around the boat under his rub rail? He polishes it and it looks good for a while but soon gets milky looking as most colored gel coats do in time. I was thinking he could tape off the stripe and apply the Poly Glow and it would last and be easy to do. What do you think? Do you think it will keep the stripe red instead of turning an ugly milky pink?

Probably longer than wax, but red is the worst for fading. It took years of chemistry and the advent of clear-coat before it worked worth a damn on cars.

Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 06/19/2016 11:10:29

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