I was wondering if anyone has any secrets to removing oxidation. There are a few places that are beginning to lose there shine and i want to get on it before it gets worse. Ive used wax and polish and this seems to add a little shine but not much. Is there a miracle product out there? or is there wet sanding in my future?

Im 'in the same boat" as you, I have a few spots (little dull) and want to make them shiny again, wondering if I should just wet-sand the entire thing.... anyone ? Its an all white hull,

i use 3m color restorer........and a little bit of elbo greese.then go back over it with a good wax like 3m or colonite.

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There are several threads in the fiberglass and paint forum that address this subject...good luck

I've done a little research and read the threads in the fiberglass and paint forum and it seems that the leverage oxidation remover is what most seem to use and get the best results with. Have any of you guys used this? like i said the oxidation isnt that bad yet just a few places that seem to be gettin somewhat dull so i dont know if it will be necessary to apply this by hand or with a buffer or sander? any suggestions?

I have used it, it seems to have a bit more grit then typical paint rubbing compond.

I use a buffer, that is the quickest but also the easiest to burn a spot or mess something up. Depends on all much experience you have with a buffer and how dull the gel is. Doing it by hand would Su&$ big time. If you are worried about that use a buffing compound that has less grit in it.

After using leverage or rubbing compound, I use a polishing glaze to take out the swirl marks. Something like 3M 05996, there are others out there.

Then a good wax of your choice, don’t forget the wax, at this point you have no protection on the surface.

For pads I use 3m’s foam pads, there are different ones for each step.

Hope this helps, Glass Dave probably has his favorite to.

If you decide to sand remember that the area that is sanded is going to look a little different from the rest of the boat ..probably . I am a big fan of 3m products and once you get through sanding , 3m superduty with a white wool pad followed by finese-it with a white foam pad leaves a really nice finish . I am not a big fan of their new rubbing compound.If you wanna follow up the finese-it with a foam pad glaze for light colors using a black pad , it works great also . I always lay wax on by hand and remove it with a yellow wool pad the buffer on the slowest setting .. then use a micro fiber cloth for a final wipe down .

I machine buff my gel coat and I use the 3M perfect it series. GREAT RESULTS even after being stored through winter!!

Go to Lowes or Home Depot and get a can og GELL GLOSS. It is in the housewares cleaning area...sorta a pink can. It works great...spray it on and then wipe it off.

I bought a crownline and it sat out all winter not covered and failed to wax it because i was gone, and it was oxidized bad. Went to west marine and picked up a bottle of 3M gel coat restorer, de oxidizer or whatever they called it. Next thing buy a buffer, if you dont you will spend days doing it. I spent 6hrs on a 23ft getting the crap out. I did it once, waxed it and it was about 90% better, probably should have done it again but was lazy after the 6hrs of doing it. But do it once or twice with this stuff and boat will be like new. There is no product that will be easy, youll have to put some work into.