----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl H. Martin" <chmartin@tampabay.rr.com> To: "bob england" <bob_england@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 11:47 PM Subject: Re: Refinishing chaulky fiberglass > We have an oyster colored hull with a dark green whale strake at the top. > Both are in the chalky phase of life. We tried buffing compound & several > coats of wax. Lots of work, looked great for a few months & then chalky > again. Decided to try marine penetrol. Penetrol was very easy to apply. > Just wipe on & buff off. On the dark green whale strake it looked great, > pretty much the same as buffing & wax but lasted twice as long, about 9 > months. We're very happy with that & continue to use it there. On the > lighter part of the hull there was no noticeable benefit & we're not using > it there. No discoloration noted. > > Sometimes I think we get too caught up in shiny. A boat does not have to > be shiny to look good. > > Carl Martin > Scout 30 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bob england" <bob_england@hotmail.com> > To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 8:14 PM > Subject: T&T: Refinishing chaulky fiberglass > > >> You hit the Penetrol right on the nose. The good thing about it is after >> a >> year or so of no maintenance it just kinda goes away. Seems like all of >> the >> snake oils are just that,snake oil. I do know of one company that makes >> and >> sells probably the best gell coat rejuvinaters ever. If done right, to >> there >> specifications, it will be better than new and last longer while looking >> better, I think the name is Awlgrip or something like that, polyurethane >> stuff I think, last I heard it was kinda expensive, especially the >> application. (tongue in cheek) >> _______________________________________________ >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering >> >> To unsubscribe send email to >> trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com with the word >> UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. >> >> Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World >> Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

                                      Regards....

(SNIP) Sometimes I think we get too caught up in shiny. A boat does not have to be shiny to look good. Carl I've known cruisers who recycled the concept of "ablative paint " and used flat white house paint for their hulls. Regards.... Phil Rosch Old Harbor Consulting M/V "Curmudgeon" MT44 TC Currently lying Bond Creek, NC