Gel coat baws: recommend me a restorer product

3M micro finishing compound "finesse it". It's like $50+ a bottle but it will last forever and you really don't need much.

Then a good marine wax.

collonite 920 and 925 Amazon $25

That's my boat. I do this by hand with microfiber towel. i only use 925 every 2-3 months. I use automotive soap to clean then the 920 (if needed) to get anything remaining on the hull. 925 to seal it in.

I will say that my boat is 15 months old - bought new so that helps but it looks like this to this day. Ive seen a guy use this stuff on older hulls and made them look new.

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Mild-cut, compound removes film, light oxidation/discoloration/chalkiness, and tough stains from fiberglass boat finishes. Restores original color and gloss and facilitates the easy application of Collinite’s last step waxes; improving wax bond, spread/coverage and durability. Handcrafted and hand-poured in the USA.

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ive seen it get some heavy shite off. They may have a more heavy duty compound too

I can't say it will or won't work based on that. Id say you for sure need a buffer no matter what.

When I would repair a ding on my racing sailboat I did gelciat as a top layer, then wet sanded smooth, then you had to use the 3m compound to get the shine back. If you just went straight to wax you would notice the repair.

The 3M compound I reccomend is like a 2000 or 3000 grit.

I have used the compound to restore 10 yr old sun bleached and oxidized boats as well.

You first step doing a quick wet sand probably helped though.

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This rig has heavy oxidation.

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Wet sand - compound - polish - sealer - wax

Wet sand, then coat the entire thing in Zep high shine Acrylic floor wax from Lowes, a gallon should last your the rest of your life. Seriously, I don't have any pictures on me to attach but did the same thing to my 96 Bass Boat and it looks like new.

Pour the floor wax in a container, take a microfiber towel and get it soaked, wring it out, wipe in the same motion all the way around the boat wetting as needed. Not to much bc it will run. After about the fourth coat (it pretty much dries by the time you get to the end of each coat) it will shine like new. Until you get about four coats on it is going to look like SHI!, but keep going it will start to shine up. Do it in the shade, in the sun it dries to quick and can get a little gummy and will smear.

Stored in the sun, I could get about 6 months with it looking new. I started storing it inside and all I do is wash it in the beginning of the year and put on a maintenance coat or two. They make some stuff called vertiglass, that is basically the same thing but with UV inhibiters in it. I redid mine when I moved it inside six years ago and I will probably strip it and redo it from the beginning this coming spring. Easily strips off with the Zep floor wax stripper.

People have been doing it with their fiberglass RVs for years.

Other option, wet sand the have it clear coated.