Almost buying a boat...Need help about exterior fading?

[Guest buick14]

Hi all,

 

I need some quick advice/help

 

I am buying (well almost 98%certain) a nice fiberglass 1999' ranger boat which is not mint, but well worth the price

 

its a nice boat, and think it would look good if it were buffed..???

 

The hull is fiberglass, and well it looks like it has lost its "shine" and looks a little dull.....

 

Does this mean the clearcoat is gone, and I will have to wax it every time I come back from being in the sun?

or does it just mean it needs a wax job?

Is there something which I can rub on the hull to protect it for a while and make it shine that while longer..or like a good hull restorer??

 

any/all info is appreciated..... including guestimates on how long certain waxes may last/clear coat products etc etc

 

thank you very much!!!!!!!!1

-MS

[danbo]

http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/01.htm

 

MEK is MethylEthylKeytone..a solvent.

Edited December 4, 2008 by danbo

[Wild]

The best thing to do is take a clear pic and contact Ranger for their advice especially if you have metalflake.

[purekgw]

yah like wild said contact ranger they do touch ups and restores the shine in there boat seen on real fishing

[moparhawk]

http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/01.htm

 

MEK is MethylEthylKeytone..a solvent.

 

mek will clean just about anything but it also takes all the oil out of your skin for days. wear gloves

[irishfield]

One drop in your eye will also blind you in ~15 seconds if you don't get it rinsed out immediately.....and why I don't have any in my shop... ;O)

[danbo]

I worked with MEK for 10 years in the printing industry. Goggle & gloves is standard safety.

Why does everybody "Pipe-in" after I found the guys answer?

[irishfield]

Danbo... is there anything in your link that says to protect your eyes?

 

Line #2... there's more than one way to clean a boat!

[2 tone z71]

3M @ Meguires both make a Boat fiberglass resto kit a lil oxi remover polish and wax shes a good as new,sometimes if its almost toast and wont buff you can WET sand it then polish

[danbo]

No tails on your rags either..

 

http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_acc/sec...39&DID=5857

 

 

http://www.prestoprotech.com/?gclid=CJWg3s...CFUsa3godiw4pJQ

 

WHIMIS

Edited December 4, 2008 by danbo

[2 tone z71]

hows the floor and transom on the boat, if its been sun beat bad the owner probable dident care much for it re-covering it ,storing it indoors

[The Urban Fisherman]

maybe it's a transformer - "custom faded"

 

ya have to be a movie geek to get it.

[bassjnkie]

Just apply a gel coat every year or so. Probably give the best results. OR if your buying the boat for a steal get it clear coated again.

[jwl]

is there and crazing(small cracks) in the finish???? if you don't know the persons you might be buying it off, and how they ran the boat it may be a sign of stress on the hull...some guys run the crap out of thier bass boats , if it's just faded a good hull cleaner or buffing agent should do it...not sure the brand I used before on our old bow rider, I will see if I can find the bottle around here...but it used to shine the boat up like it was new again

[legacey]

I know it's not the best to use environmentally but last year, I used WD40 for a while. My boat looked horrible so I sprayed a bit on a shammy and wiped the boat with it. She's an old girl and not the most desirable but she's my first.

 

It made a huge difference to the look but my buddy who's a car body man, told me I screwed the ability to get it re-done.

 

Thankfully, he was wrong and I had the boat completely refinshed with a supposed new product on the market at my marine place I deal with.

 

A guy just moved to Kingston from BC and with this new application, brought the boat back to it's original look for really cheap so he could use it as a promotion.

 

If you want to PM me, I can get his contact information if you wish.

 

Here's before and this was with WD40 on it so it looked better than it had.....I'll post the finished picture next; it's too large for this one.

 

Cheers,

 

Paul

[legacey]

Here's the after pic.....

 

Cheers,

 

Paul

[Reelpro]

I used the 3M kit on a pretty badly faded out hull and it came back like new.

 

Used a power buffer, you may be able to rent one. The kit had 3 bottles, one with a grit that pulled all the oxidation out with the buffer.

 

a bit of elbow grease, but inexpensive and great results.