[Rhodes22-list] Poliglow
Bill 3-4-08 Test
bill at effros.com
Thu Nov 13 14:23:41 EST 2008
Elle,
How long does the Poliglow last?
How do you strip it?
Can you put wax on top of it?
How slippery does it get?
Do you use it only on your hull, or elsewhere?
Bill Effros
elle wrote:
> Brad,
>
> Have you tried Poli-Glow?
>
> It won't work on the paint that GBI uses (Stan tells me it will soften the topcoat...) but on gelcoat it is spectacular.
>
> Not expensive, easy to put on & maintain, and looks fabulous.
>
> elle
>
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)
>
>
> --- On Thu, 11/13/08, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is Royal Blue Awl Grip.....now pic
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 12:15 PM
>> Wally,
>>
>> It sounds like you faced the same situation I'm facing.
>> The gelcoat
>> will buff out beautiful, it just won't stay that way
>> but for a month.
>> I'll be curious to hear your report on the
>> transformation of the
>> topsides after a year. I'm all for painting the hull,
>> it is the
>> topsides I'm having doubts about. At the risk of
>> starting a new
>> thread, since the economy is down, have the Mexicans looked
>> at the
>> boat painting market?
>>
>> Brad
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:40 AM, TN Rhodey
>> <tnrhodey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Brad, I am lazy...if I paid the yard to paint I would
>>>
>> not have to wash,
>>
>>> compound, and wax!
>>>
>>> Actually the gel coat is 25 years old and to restore
>>>
>> required a bunch of
>>
>>> buffing and waxing. After a month it would look like
>>>
>> shit. Each year it
>>
>>> seemed to get worse. Since the boat was already hauled
>>>
>> I decided to go ahead
>>
>>> and have old blue painted.
>>>
>>> Wally
>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Brad Haslett
>>>
>> <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> Wally,
>>>>
>>>> What was the condition of your topside that made
>>>>
>> you decide to paint
>>
>>>> it? Mine is faded and after polishing it fades
>>>>
>> again quickly. Leon
>>
>>>> Slicker, the builder of my boat (S2), still has
>>>>
>> one of the best
>>
>>>> reputations in the industry for the quality of his
>>>>
>> gelcoat (he now
>>
>>>> builds high-end powerboats) but 25 years weather
>>>>
>> is 25 years of
>>
>>>> weather and it takes it toll. There's a part
>>>>
>> of me that wants to stay
>>
>>>> original and another competing motivation that
>>>>
>> wants to say, "the
>>
>>>> hell-with-it, go for the least maintenance
>>>>
>> solution". Someone help me
>>
>>>> make a decision and send some money!
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:20 AM, TN Rhodey
>>>>
>> <tnrhodey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>> Cool my pic came through. They catch a bunch
>>>>>
>> of flak about over spray
>>
>>>> from
>>>>
>>>>> EPA so they roll and tip. My yard has some
>>>>>
>> talent and the most complete
>>
>>>>> haul-out capabilities on this part of the TN
>>>>>
>> River. Plus the guys that
>>
>>>>> painted my boat have worked there for 7 and 3
>>>>>
>> years. I have seen them do
>>
>>>>> some amazing work.
>>>>>
>>>>> The bottom paint was an ablative ...not
>>>>>
>> Micron CSC but something else
>>
>>>> maybe
>>>>
>>>>> from Petit? I can't remember but they
>>>>>
>> applied 2 coats. I also had them
>>
>>>>> remove an old unused plastic transducer and
>>>>>
>> glass in the hole. I took
>>
>>>>> advantage of end of season special that
>>>>>
>> waived haul out and pressure
>>
>>>> washing
>>>>
>>>>> with any bottom paint job. We looked at the
>>>>>
>> hull with something like a
>>
>>>>> jewelers loop. They advised me it was time to
>>>>>
>> paint.
>>
>>>>> The cost for Haul out, pressure wash, Bottom
>>>>>
>> job (4 small blisters),
>>
>>>> painted
>>>>
>>>>> boot stripe, Awlgrip topsides, glassed in
>>>>>
>> thru hull, and launch totaled
>>
>>>> $3K.
>>>>
>>>>> Fair winds,
>>>>>
>>>>> Wally
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Brad Haslett
>>>>>
>> <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Wally,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What application method did you/they use?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 7:07 AM, TN
>>>>>>
>> Rhodey <tnrhodey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> I have had trouble with attachments
>>>>>>>
>> and gmail on the list....the paint
>>
>>>>>> job
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> came out great. I went with Awl Grip
>>>>>>>
>> (Flag Blue) based on my yards
>>
>>>>>>> experience. I used to tell people to
>>>>>>>
>> look for the little faded blue
>>
>>>> sail
>>>>
>>>>>>> boat.....no more!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wonder if this will work?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wally
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Bob
>>>>>>>
>> Keller <
>>
>>>> r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com
>>>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've been through this
>>>>>>>>
>> before. Stan has used Awl Craft paint. You
>>
>>>> can
>>>>
>>>>>>>> google it, call Akzo Nobel and
>>>>>>>>
>> they will send you a color selector
>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>>>> you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> can verify what color you have
>>>>>>>>
>> or what color ou want. Awl Craft is
>>
>>>>>>>> apparently easier to match and
>>>>>>>>
>> repair then Awl Grip. I had someone
>>
>>>>>> repair
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> mine and it is perfect. They
>>>>>>>>
>> also make a special polymeric wax for
>>
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>>> Awl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Craft. I bought some, use it
>>>>>>>>
>> and it is amazing - the hull shines.
>>
>>>> Very
>>>>
>>>>>>>> easy to use and I have been
>>>>>>>>
>> waxing the hull twice a year with it.
>>
>>>>>>>> Bob K
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> From:
>>>>>>>>>
>> jbconnolly at comcast.net> To:
>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>
>>>> Date:
>>>>
>>>>>> Wed,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1 Oct 2008 19:04:52 +0000>
>>>>>>>>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is Royal Blue
>>
>>>>>> Awl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Grip.....> > I think mine
>>>>>>>>
>> is "Flag Blue". Not sure that it is Awlgrip
>>
>>>>>> brand,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> though.> > Jim
>>>>>>>>
>> Connolly> > > -------------- Original message
>>
>>>>>>>> ----------------------> From:
>>>>>>>>
>> "TN Rhodey" <tnrhodey at gmail.com>> > My
>>
>>>>>> boat
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> is on the hard for bottom job. I
>>>>>>>>
>> am considering painting topsides as>
>>
>>>>>>>> well. What Awl Grip Blue does GB
>>>>>>>>
>> use? Is it the Royal Blue? My old
>>
>>>> blue
>>>>
>>>>>> 84>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> may finally get
>>>>>>>>>
>> painted.> > > > Thanks - Wally> >
>>
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