[Rhodes22-list] Poliglow
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Thu Nov 13 14:49:32 EST 2008
Bill,
Aren't some of those questions .... well .... a little "personal" to be
asking a lady?
Bill Effros wrote:
> 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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