clear coat my boat

[fisherman0625]

does anyone know someone that does a good job and about how much does it cost? dont need the whole boat clear coated just from the rubrail up. Very nice boat the guy i bought it from left it uncovered and its faded and cant get the shine back.

[imthemedic]

Have you tried to wet sand it then buff it? It usually works unless you can feel the flake now?

[spinner482]

I would recomend Fints Boat repair in Frankfort, They are Ranger certified, do great work at reasonable price and just plain good people.
phone # 502-223-4400

[mybentrod]

Onemorecast mentioned he can buff the shine back to a boat real quick. Give him a pm. It might get done cheaper than respraying the clear coat.

[fisherman0625]

i have tried everything but wetsand it then buff it.. Its a real yellowish faded look towards the back.. I have buffed till i cant buff no more..lol

[Embrey]

i have tried everything but wetsand it then buff it.. Its a real yellowish faded look towards the back.. I have buffed till i cant buff no more..lol

buffing will do no good if you dont sand oxidation off first. and you probably need a fairly rough cutting compound. that said, i doubt it will stay slick very long.

[sglass]

I had cloudy spots on my old boat. We took some dish cleansing pads and scrubbed it with water. We then took some wet fine sandpaper and gently scrubbed. We then washed it really good and put two coats of wax on the boat. It didnt get it out 100 percent but there was a HUGE difference. You really have to scrub it out, it does take a long time so be patient. I would try it on a small spot and see if you notice a difference.

Shawn

[bigcarl6446]

you know any body shop guys....i did mine .....but i grew up in a body shop

carl

[Fishin is life]

I've grown up in a body shop and still work in one....buddy of mine bought a boat that was really oxidized....we took it to the shop and spent a night wet sanding it slick and buffing it....REALLY brought the shine back and still looks great....once you buff it you need to keep a really good coat of wax on it....it opens up pores in the gelcoat and makes it more succeptable to oxidation....try a spot with 400 grit and then work your way down to 2000 grit....it's not easy and it's time consuming but will save you the $ from having to have it recleared....Also the clear used on cars wont stand up to the beating of a fishing season nearly as well as the original gelcoat

[Basswipe]

I did one 4 years ago. It was a 96 aries that was badly oxidized. I took it to a local body shop that said they had a clear coat approved for boats.

They did it from the rub rail up. They did all of the prep work, etc. I simply dropped the boat off and picked it up when they were done. I think it cost about $500. I was very pleased with it.