How to get rid of fiber glass oxidation?

[skargo]

Re: How to get rid of fiber glass oxidation?

My gelcoat looked good for 31 years old, the Vaseline made it look great!

 

[crazyray2508]

Re: How to get rid of fiber glass oxidation?

another great fix is wd40 or pb blaster after a good power washing. really takes out the milky look. and after a good wax it looks new. the problem is that it gets dried out and needs to be reoiled just like an old fiber glass bow. i will have to try the vasiline. but for quick detail jobs in the shop i just use one of the two above. it also helps remove scalling from boats that spend alot of time on the water.

 

[fat fanny]

Re: How to get rid of fiber glass oxidation?

Try a cutting creme it's not that aggressive and worked great on my white gel that was completely chalk after bringing out of storage. Also comet and green scotch brite(no circular motion) wash and buff with cutting creme or add rubbing and buffing compounds in between the comet and cutting creme.It's been 3 months and the shine isa still there surface still beads up nice also nu finish liquid wax helps to seal in the shine a lil work but worth it.

 

[BASSIN247]

Re: How to get rid of fiber glass oxidation?

My boat is oxidized and i have never tried the vasaline trick but ive spent enough money on crap that doesnt work so what the heck

 

[hoverman]

Re: How to get rid of fiber glass oxidation?

what kind of vasoline and where do you get the stuff? does it come in buckets or small jars?

 

[bacafrog]

Re: How to get rid of fiber glass oxidation?

Wife and I have tried several different products on our boat, with minimal results. We wiped the whole boat down with Vaseline and the white ozidation vanished. We have a two tone gray top with a large red stripe down the side, and several vinyl strips on our boat. I removed several teak accent pieces and hardware from the boat before I tried anything. Underneath all of these trim pieces the original color was still there. Vaseline will not match faded gel coat to the original color. It did get rid of my oxidation though. We applied it to the boat, and let it sit for 48 hours in the sun. Then we wiped it off, and tried to buff it out. Vaseline does not last very long in my opinion, but it has worked better then anything else I have tried. Eventually I will sand it down and try to restore it with compounds and such. This is just my .02 cents on Vaseline.

 

[skargo]

Re: How to get rid of fiber glass oxidation?

what kind of vasoline and where do you get the stuff? does it come in buckets or small jars?

Seriously?

I buy dollar store petroleum jelly, it doesn't matter. My experience is the opposite of the previous poster, mine removed the oxidation and still looks good, after doing it at the beginning of the summer last year.

 

[25thmustang]

Re: How to get rid of fiber glass oxidation?

I tried the vasoline on my IMP, it looked alright but blotchy. It didn't last long and the boat was still greasy after some time. I used two of the three stages of the Meguiars kit on my Cruisers Inc and it looks a ton better. Two boats I know, but I preferred the kit vs the vasoline.

 

[nhmaina]

Why do you have to rub off the vaseline?

Why do you have to rub off the vaseline?

I put vaseline on my 1988 larson and it really made the red come back from a chalky pink color. My question is, why do you have to rub it off? Why can't you leave it there? Perhaps this is a dumb question, if so, sorry. By the way, I also tried it on my black, now chalky grey bumpers on my 2000 CRV and it brought back the black pretty well. Almost like the back in black stuff for cars. Just wondering if it's similar stuff only much cheaper.