scratches on the side of my boat

[roffey]

I have some light scratches on the side of my boat . The scratches are from the boat rubbing against the bumper while at dock. I have graphics on the side of my boat and I believe the scratches are not in the gelcoat but the graphics on the side. Here is a picture of my boat. The boat is white and the red is more of a wrap then paint or gelcoat. If I wet the scratches they disappear. If I use wax it will make the scratch white and will stand out against the red. I can’t wet sand or use compound as it might damage the graphics. Does anyone know of a product I can use?

 

[82rude]

Nufinish scratch doctor?Another one you might try is armorall ultra tire gel,No kidding,found this out on the net it was in relation to covering up scratches on atv,s.I had some so I gave it a try and wow ,not perfect but what a difference.

 

[roffey]

Nufinish scratch doctor?Another one you might try is armorall ultra tire gel,No kidding,found this out on the net it was in relation to covering up scratches on atv,s.I had some so I gave it a try and wow ,not perfect but what a difference.

I can see how the tire gel would work. It would be like wetting the scratches. I'll give it a try.

 

[82rude]

I got lazy and cheap and simonize foaming tire cleaner was on sale and it works well on plastics etc also.Actually I saw the tire gel trick in a atv mag also and they swore by it.Along the same line is to use a good quality auto wax on your atv or boat windshield to prevent scratches and acts as a barrier against bugs sun etc.

 

[roffey]

I knew about the wax on the windshield. I worked in a auto dealership detailing new cars. We used furniture spray wax for the windows, no streaks every time. Thanks for the info.

 

[frantically relaxing]

There are colored car waxes out there, I know Turtle wax is one brand. I used some a few years ago on some light blue metallic, and it worked great. Yeah, it's just a bandaid, but you guys wax your boat all the time anyway, so...

 

[roffey]

I have a black Cadillac Fleetwood and I use the black wax on it. Every scratch will show if I don't. If y ou look at this car the wrong way it will scratch.