Oxidized hull -- Thinking of wrapping it

[danielcasey01]

Hi Everyone--
Boating seaso is almost here in Southern NJ!! I have a 2008 SX230 HO and the "color" part of my hull is significantly oxidized. I have tried everything to bring the luster back, but nothing seems to work (I even had a pro give it a go but that did not do the trick either). I was thinking about wrapping the red (middle section of the hull) and was curious if anyone has ever gone done this roa

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Hard to say without pics but wrapping it would probably be 2 to 3 times more expensive than having the boat wet sanded and buffed back into a gloss gelcoat. Car detailers don't understand gelcoat for the most part --- that's my guess on what happened to you when you gave it to someone to restore the gloss.

 

[zipper]

It'll buff out. A picture of the oxidized gelcoat will help. I wet sanded our 07 Orange AR230, polished and waxed and restored a shine. A rotary polisher with a wool pad, some 3m Marine cleaner & wax will work on light to moderate oxidation. Restored a shine on a 31 yo, 35' white hull using that over two days, working from a ladder.




The Yamaha...


Wet sanded with 1000, 1500 then 2000. Followed by polishing and wax.




Using a rotary and d/a was easier than wet sanding. Even on a ladder.

I am not anti wrap, but I think of dings from docks and chaffe from fenders.