Is there any way to clean up those spots that appear to be under the gell coat? '99 Skeeter that looks great until you walk up to it and really look. It's almost like dull water spots, but not on top.
Thanks
Is there any way to clean up those spots that appear to be under the gell coat? '99 Skeeter that looks great until you walk up to it and really look. It's almost like dull water spots, but not on top.
Thanks
Check out Basscat7 post at the top of the board. Try that in a test spot and it should fix it up
I had a couple of spots on my boat and I just used some wet sand paper 1500 grit. After that I buffed with rubbing compound followed by some Meguiers scrach remover. Next I waxed with turtle wax and last I sprayed some liquid wax with UV protection. Not a fast process but it really left a mirror finish!
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by zxskeeter »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Is there any way to clean up those spots that appear to be under the gell coat? '99 Skeeter that looks great until you walk up to it and really look. It's almost like dull water spots, but not on top.
Thanks</td></tr></table> I have the same issue as you do with the foggy spots on my boat. It`s just in a small area, I tried the wet sand and buffing on a test spot, the clear gel coat shines like crazy but the foggy spot is still there. I hope someone can shead some light on this problem, it`s driving me nuts.
1987 Ranger 373V 150 Yamaha proV still going strong.
You probably haven't got it all out yet. I did mine last year with 2000 grit and I didn't get all the haze out. This winter I did it again with 1500 grit, 2000 grit, etc and finally got it all out.
1999 Champion 203
2000 Yamaha OX66 225
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by old373guy »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote"> I have the same issue as you do with the foggy spots on my boat. It`s just in a small area, I tried the wet sand and buffing on a test spot, the clear gel coat shines like crazy but the foggy spot is still there. I hope someone can shead some light on this problem, it`s driving me nuts.</td></tr></table>
Foggy/cloudy spots are 99 % of the time oxidation caused by UV and heat from the sun which triggers a chemical reaction in the gelcoat resin and starts to form what in practical terms is plastic rust.
The white powdery residue settles into the pores of the gelcoat causing the cloudiness.
If you still have cloudiness after using a light grit paper when wet sanding, then you need to drop down to a lower grit to physically remove the oxidation.
My boat has a similar problem with foggy spots. I have three spots about dime-sized. The gel coat over these spots feels just as smooth and slick as the rest of the boat. It's almost like they are bubbles under the gel coat. I worry that I'll have to sand all the way through the gel coat to get to the source of the problem. Am I wrong on this?
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Wildcat78 »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">My boat has a similar problem with foggy spots. I have three spots about dime-sized. The gel coat over these spots feels just as smooth and slick as the rest of the boat. It's almost like they are bubbles under the gel coat. I worry that I'll have to sand all the way through the gel coat to get to the source of the problem. Am I wrong on this?</td></tr></table>
Oxidation will almost always be larger than a dime sized spot. If it is that small a spot it may be a bad spot from manufacturing process , there was some bad gel coat batches made from one of the larger gel/resin suppliers a few years back .
The gel can still feel slick on a lot of the oxidation problems, the oxidation gets down into the pores of the gelcoat and looks cloudy but the top can still be smooth.
What year is the boat ?
Take a few good digtial pics and post them if you can. Usually you can test a small spot like those using 800 - 1000 grit, to see if any of the water that runs off while sanding turns milky.
If it does they should clean up with the sanding/compounding without having to go to deep..
Here is a pic. As I said earlier, I have 3 of these spots on my boat. One of them has a nick on top of it, leading me to believe that the gel coat may have "bubbled". Is this fixable for a "do-it-yourself" person?
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