I would like to repair the bottom of my hulls. I have some areas that need to be filled in and some scratches top side that need to be fixed. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Has anyone used a product called Poliglow to bring back the shine or know of a good method to restore a shine to the hulls?

Another iso... this place is infested with them :P

just kidding, hope you like your boat.

There are several gelcoat restoration products on the market. Depending on what you want to do with your boat will dictate what product you buy. If you're going to be racing it (presumably with the other isotopes on lake jordan) than eventually you'll want a high-performance teflon wax coating on it.

You can find some info on www.thebeachcats.com under “Technical Help”
I hope this will help
Kris

There have been many threads on this topic on this forum. Using the "Search" feature, I found a bunch by using the word "refinishing" and "all posts" as the search criteria.

Nothing beats elbow grease;-) I got my '83 shining with wetsanding then polish then wax...

There is a (new?) additive for polyester that allows easier repair of gelcoat, better levelling, and better smoothing (less orange-peel, the problem with doing polyester gelcoat repairs.). Presumably you still have to get the patch flat, but the paint store talked about it helping.
Anybody?

Thanks all for the replies.

MauganH17,
I do race my isotope at Jordon and also sail/ race with the Carolina sailing club. Im not looking to paint my hulls but just fill in some areas where the gelcoat has worn and try to restore a shine to the hulls. Could you recommend a telfon wax?

Yeah I could, but for the life of me I can't remember the name. If you see Robert Todd out there this winter on his 18SX, ask him what he uses.

Dave
Is this the product you are looking for? Duratec Polyester Clear Hi-Gloss Additive

just saw robert out on capital blvd at the NCSU sailing car wash fundraiser(plug)

He says Starbrite teflon wax has worked the best for him.

The Duratec mixes with gelcoat to make it easier to apply. I used it in redoing a Hobie 17 and it worked quite well. It was my first effort at gelcoat and the results were quite good. However, it is hard to find, expensive, is treated as hazardous material for shipping purposes (thus expensive to ship) and has a short expiration date.