Do some boat colors oxidize faster than others?

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Jesperjo

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We’re trying to pick a color for The Next Boat (tentative name only). We like the claret red but we’re worried about it oxidizing faster than some of the other colors? Does anyone know if some is the Ranger colors oxidize faster or slower than others?
 
I’m told that the darker colours oxidize faster. I have a Red R-21EC and I think I would agree. Wish it was white.
 
Jesperjo said:
We’re trying to pick a color for The Next Boat (tentative name only). We like the claret red but we’re worried about it oxidizing faster than some of the other colors? Does anyone know if some is the Ranger colors oxidize faster or slower than others?
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They all oxidize, even white. I have owned white gel coat boats. Being white just masks it a little better.

I painted the claret red hull of my 2012 R27 three years ago. Yes it was expensive, but the only pre-season chore I have to do to the hull is wash it. I didn’t have them paint the claret red eyebrows because it raised the cost exponentially due to all the intricate prep and masking. I still have to do the compound, polish and wax drill on them.

If you like the claret red, get it.
 
Yeah, your light gray looks great and the ceramic coating is definitely in the plan.

Like @CaspersCruiser said, white does oxidize. I had a white boat that was badly oxidized, but it doesn’t show as much. I’m just curious if some do it faster than the others.
 
Just finished my annual process of 3M machine applied rubbing compound followed by a round of 3M polishing compound on our 2017 C-28. Hull is dark blue. Takes about 12-14 hours each spring.
This is the first year I have applied a DIY Cerakote ceramic sealant to the finish. So far it seems better than the Meguiar’s Flagship Wax I have used in years past. The ceramic coat seems slicker and is definitely more hydrophobic. We will see how long it lasts. The wax only held up about a month. The Cerakote took about 8 hours to prep, apply and buff.
 

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Jesperjo said:
That’s dedication there @scross. Lots of time spent rubbing that could be spent boating. 😛
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It’s in my driveway off season so it’s easy to work on it. We are 550 miles from our launch ramp in Bellingham, WA. Our Journey launches for the season on Tuesday!
I spend maybe a 100 hours a year on cleaning, maintenance and upgrade projects. I know there are a BIG number of owners that spend double or triple that amount of time on their boat each season! You know who you are!
 
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That’s dedication there @scross.
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He’s built and flown at least one airplane. Now THAT’S dedication! The building process can take years.

There was a guy around our airport that everyone joked about saying he went through two wives, three dogs and a monkey in the years it took him to build his airplane.
 
My experience is that whatever color you own is the one that oxidizes the fastest!
 
They’re all gorgeous. Except perhaps the green. 😛
 
does it get bad faster or is it you can just see it more easily?

either way the darker colors show it more.
 
Darker colors absorb more UV rays (just as they do more heat), so they fade faster. That makes dark/navy blue probably the worst.
 
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the Caribbean sand is the best because that is what we ordered. 🙂
 
Looks gorgeous.
 
We've had our 2021 R27 since August of 2020 and have no oxidation issues. We did have some scratches buffed out last summer and the boat looks like new. Two caveats though. We store the boat in our garage when we're not using it and the boating season in the upper great lakes is short. If we kept it in a marina all summer it would age differently. We use our boat a lot. 600 hours on the motor and many thousands of miles under its keel. We're currently 600 miles into our second trip to Alaska.
 
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