Gelcoat rejuvenator. Anyone have experience with it?

That's why I was asking

Almost sounds like it's adding a layer of clear coat.

I mean, it has great reviews. But almost $90 a bottle!!! That shite better work!

I've been seriously considering bringing it somewhere to do a full restoration. Carpet, gelcoat, everything. I'd also need to repower and get a new trailer if I'm going to go that route.

When I start tossing around the numbers it makes it a tough decision. If I were to get a brand new boat equivalent to that one, it would cost probably twice what a full restoration would. But then I wonder if it would just be better to put that money toward a new one. I've fished out of this boat most of my life, so there's some sentimental value there also.

Hmmm, will consider that one as well. And it's cheaper.

This is why I came to the OB.

I think I'll just eventually have to bring my boat to a fiberglass guy. I'll just keep a coat of wax on it and protect it as best I can in the meantime.

That magic in a bottle is snake oil. It will make it look good long enough to sell it but its not a true fix.

You have to sand the oxidized layer off and then polish the fresh gell. The link splastiko posted looks like it has the proper steps.

I've been researching this myself for my '99 bay boat that I bought to fish with my Dad before he passed in 2003(got 4 memorable years with him from that purchase)
too much sentimental value to let it go...and making some memories with my kids as well.

here's my plan:
wash boat thoroughly
use Collinite Fiberglass cleaner # 920 first for a good surface prep without too much hard work.

if surface is good enough for a nice wax coat then I may just wax

If I feel surface may not come back as nice as I'd like it to, then I will spend the money on the Presto GCR. and have a nicely prepped surface to apply it to.

I'm in the Lafayette area. My brother gave me the name of a guy in Houma that is supposedly really good and very reasonably priced. But I haven't gotten any estimates.

If I could get that boat back to looking like brand new, I bet I could get another 15 - 20 years out of it.

Fiberglass Specialties in Scott does good work and uses very good products.

The guy in Houma is probably Robert Hutchison.

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I followed the steps I mentioned above, although my gel coat was in pretty good shape to begin with, I only compounded in bad spots. Then it was polish and hand waxed. I used the 3M Finesse It polish and Collinite paste wax.

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Best way done. I had also used 3m gelcoat compound/cleaner and then Collinite paste wax.

To get any water line stains, rubber gloves, muriatic acid and a hose. If boat is on a trailer, keep the trailer wet at all times. One can buy a gallon of muriatic acid at any home improvement center. Be very careful using it. It can burn you. Apply some to a clean rag and just wipe it on the gelcoat, stain area. let it sit a few mins and rinse off. One all stains are clean, wash with a soap, heavy wax to fill the gelcoat.