Oxidation of brim?

[Namaste]

Namaste is a dark blue 2010 R25. The fiberglass brim (overhanging the front windows) has oxidized pretty badly. Is there any way to restore it ?

We used Collinite cleaner but it did not touch the problem. Any suggestions?

 

[knotflying]

Try Prism Polish. I get the oxidation on my brow as well and I am Loreen Green. A hit with the prism and then I also wax with the Colonite.

 

[mspaugy]

I have had good luck on various surfaces, painted metal, gel coated fiberglass with the starbrite line of restoring waxes......

 

[LADYBUG TOO]

We just finished using West Marine rubbing compound and a separate West Marine polish to restore Ladybug, Too's "Brim" that was oxidized. The rubbing compound is safe for the gel coat but don't get carried away. It did not take much elbow grease and the results were dramatic. I found that a moist applicator is best with just light circular motions for both the compound and the wax. Buff between the compound and the wax and of course buff the wax to the desired sheen. Test a small patch to get used to the process. Good luck!

Pat, Ladybug, Too

 

[Nellie Too]

May we suggest, apply prism, then Mirage, a polish (same manuf.). After you rub the hull with prism, apply Mirage with a damp rag and polish with a paper towel. We did our R-29 hunter green hull in two hours, waited 24 hours and applied a second coat. It should be good for at least a year.

The hull looks beautiful.

Bob

 

[RProffer]

I found that just about any of the top brands will do the job. 3M and West Marine work well for me. Usually if the brow is oxidizing, other parts of the boat are oxidizing as well. You just may not be able to see it well enough. The white is hard to see the oxidation, but after you remove it and wax it, you can see the difference. I highly recommend getting an electric buffing machine like you use on a car. It will pay for itself in one application. After you clean the oxidation, you need to wax everything. Any wax with carnauba should do the trick. Carnauba is supposed to last longer. It usually last a season for me.

 

[NewMoon]

New Moon has a dark green brim and hull. The brim (especially) and also the white topsides need some restoring every year. The hull and cabin sides are less oxidized, but still appreciate the treatment. I use 3M Finesse-It, then a carnauba wax. Makes a huge difference - still comes out looking almost like new after 15 years. Fineesse-It removes very little of the gel coat. An inexpensive 10" random orbit polisher makes it relatively easy.

 

[Namaste]

Went to two local places, West Marine and Laishy's but neither stocked Prism. The only 3M product either had was a wax / cleaner combo. I do not trust mixes like that so I ended up getting Meguiars Heavy Duty Oxidation Remover. http://www.meguiars.com/en/marine/products/m4916-heavy-duty-oxidation-remover/ Don't let the "Heavy Duty" scare ya. It only takes off in proportion to how hard you rub it in. This is not Mothers Rubbing Compound by a long short. Long story short, the Meguars worked well. My wife Pat did the work by hand, no machine, on the brow and side pieces while I rebuilt the Headmate. She then waxed it using Colomite 925. Looking good!

Thank for all the replies!

 

[NewMoon]

We used to use Meguiar's, but on the recommendation of our boat builder switched to Finesse-It - considerably finer abrasive.

 

[knotflying]

I bought Prism direct. Nice people to deal with. It definitely works great on the stainless steel.

 

[Hydraulicjump]

I bought Prism through Amazon. I also called Jerry at Prism for advice. He was terrific.