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Best way to restore gel coat
cfc999 - 23/5/13 at 08:31 PM

In the process of rebuilding a old sylva striker that been sat unfinished in a barn for 15 years.
The fiberglass body work isnt in bad condition concidering but has gone dull and flat in a few places.
Whats the best way of refreshing the paint. Ive tried T cut and elbow grease but this dosent seem to do that much.
I dont have a buffer and a little unsure about how to use cutting compound.
Any ideas
Cheers
Chris


twybrow - 24/5/13 at 08:20 AM

Get yourself some Farecla polishing pastes, an electric buffer, and a plant mister... They are the bees knees, and th erindustry standard for finishing/ploishinbg gelcoat to a mirror finish. If this doesn't work, then nothing will! If you call them, I suspect you will even be able to get some free samples from them - probably enough to do your car!

Application Guide for Farecla products


40inches - 24/5/13 at 08:28 AM

As twybrow says, G3 will work well. When I had boats I used Starbrite products, made for the job Link, but I think G3 will be just as good.


DarrenW - 3/6/13 at 03:46 PM

Ive used G3 before. Works well. Used G10 afterwards to bring the shine up.