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Post by Maysport on Jun 15, 2020 20:50:20 GMT -5
My son's friend swears the Topcoat F11 polish and sealer makes his boat clean up easy. I don't see any claims on their site that it provides UV protection, so I'm not sure how it would protect Sailfish's with colored hulls? The short description doesn't even mention boats or fiberglass. It's expensive. Curious about hearing some first-hand reports. topcoat.store/
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Post by fishnfool on Jun 15, 2020 20:55:06 GMT -5
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Post by fishnfool on Jun 15, 2020 21:04:16 GMT -5
Btw, i have an arsenal of spray sealers in my cabinet. The one I like the best because it's cheap, provides a decent shine and is super durable is Turtle Wax Seal and Shine hyrbid.
You can search YouTube for durability testing videos.
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Post by Maysport on Jun 16, 2020 20:23:05 GMT -5
But are they good for fiberglass? Or do they just let UV through and damage the glass, and it's that much harder to remove, compound and wax?
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Post by fishnfool on Jun 17, 2020 10:59:28 GMT -5
But are they good for fiberglass? Or do they just let UV through and damage the glass, and it's that much harder to remove, compound and wax? Not hard to remove, they wear off after a couple/three months. Spray sealers certainly are not a replacement for a good hand applied coat of sealant/wax but provide a good maintenance coat and extra barrier of protection prolonging the life or the base coat of wax. After applying a polymer sealant to my hull, I spray two coats of Meguires Carnuba spray wax. it's not the most durable spray wax but it really provides a good shine on my dark colored hull. I frequently apply spray sealers/wax whatever I have on hand to help maintain my top sides. The last stuff.i used was Flitz spray sealant. After I hit my top sides again with the polisher sealant this weekend I'm going to top it off with the Turrtle Wax hybrid spray sealer because I've been impressed with it on my cars.
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Post by hookedup on Jun 17, 2020 16:26:52 GMT -5
I've used Rejex on my last 2 boats. No complaints and it's easy to use. On my last boat, most people thought the boat was brand new years after I'd had it on the water. Due to the deck 'pimples' on my Sailfish I've had to resort to Woody Wax on the deck, but I have a plan to fix that - Seadek.
Only drawback on Rejex is if you've used wax, you have to remove it before using Rejex. I also have avoided having colored hulls. I agree they are beautiful when new or freshly waxed, but I didn't want any more high maintenance items.
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Post by finatic on Jun 19, 2020 6:16:23 GMT -5
Rejex great product, I've used to for years.
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Post by Maysport on Jun 21, 2020 12:49:33 GMT -5
We ended up using Starbrite Marine Polish with PTEF on the topsides, mainly cuz it was on hand and my son did all the work. When I pull the boat next we'll do the dark sides when we get get to it easier on a trailer.
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