On 1/10/2010 6:55 AM, Jim Quince wrote: > have not had this problem...maybe the acrylic stuff is a different > formulation from the NuFinish I recommended. > > was the boat paint or gel coat? > >> >> ***DON'T*** >> >> Whatever benefit you gain in ease of application will be eclipsed >> several times over when you attempt to remove the gray-yellow >> accumulation in 6-9 months. The vendor will tout how easy it is to >> renew the surface, but you won't have to do that for a year, and it >> is so easy to do you won't want to wait that long anyway.... and if >> you believe all that, well then go ahead and try it, but remember >> you've been forewarned! <G> >> >> I used it on a boat I had years ago, unbelievably impossible to >> remove, and like Kevin said, it looks like crap in about 3-6 months. >> > > > The NuFinish is a polymer wax. Different animal altogether. The acrylic is a milky liquid, looks, smells, feels like acrylic floor wax, and I have a strong feeling that the marketers bought up 55 gallon drums of industrial floor wax, repackaged it and made a tidy little sum by promoting the ease of application. Remember seeing them at the boat shows?? I can't remember the name it was marketed as, maybe NuKote- but they're all similar, applied in 4 or more thin coats with an absorbent pad. That was two boats ago. But I have vivid memories of trying to remove the stuff. Ended up with a gallon of acetone and even that had a hard time cutting it. I'm now a disciple of 3m's Finesse-It II machine polish. NOT Finesse-It Marine Paste Compound. The machine polish with a 9" wool pad works wonders on gel coat, giving a high gloss "wet look" finish. Follow that with a good wax, looks like new. Steve Sipe Solo 4303 "Maerin" 7 Seas Marina, Port Orange Where it's still in the high 20's....

I think we are talking two different products: NuFinish and Tech Products is a sealant/polish -not too different from a boat wax, but it is a polymer. I use NuFinish on my cars and it works well. New Glass, VertGlass and others are an acrylic coating - like floor wax, not easy to remove, but a possible alternative to repainting for those of us with limited budgets. I used New Glass on the bridge of a 1978 Albin that was badly oxidized and it worked fine and looked like new gel coat for 7 years as long as I reapplied it every year - a couple hour job. Mike HALFTIME Herndon, VA Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 8:06 AM Subject: Re: T&T: Boat Polish This is puzzling. I just don't seem to have had the problems others are mentioning with the polymer. I have only used the one brand though....for about 20 years on my RV's and now the boat.

I've seen a lot of ads recently for the "Shurhold dual-action polisher" which you can see at http://www.shurhold.com/ What is the wisdom of the collective regarding this product?