Claying a boat?

**mose** · 04-04-2008, 11:56 AM

Haven`t seen anything about this yet so I figured I would ask. Do you/ can you clay gel coat?

**Tispho** · 04-04-2008, 06:55 PM

Yes, gel coat gets extremely dirty.

**Jean-Claude** · 04-13-2008, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by Tispho

Yes, gel coat gets extremely dirty.

I thought the gel coat would be just polished/compounded if it had oxidation? Before polishing do you need to clay it???

**BigJimZ28** · 04-13-2008, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Jean-Claude

I thought the gel coat would be just polished/compounded if it had oxidation? Before polishing do you need to clay it???

claying is for removing surface contamination

that polishing would just grind down

**Jean-Claude** · 04-13-2008, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by BigJimZ28

claying is for removing surface contamination

that polishing would just grind down

Ok, so boats do need claying before correction work. For some reason I thought it was different for boats than cars.

Thanks for the headsup!!

**DETAILKING** · 04-15-2008, 09:23 PM

I wouldn`t waste your time claying a boat. Definitely clean it though (with chemicals) before polishing.

**GlossyTundra** · 04-15-2008, 09:48 PM

Yeah, i`m not sure that i`d clay a boat either. I`d just use a chemical cleaner and polish.

For example, my 2005 Sea-Hunt is due for it`s spring detail. I`m going to use Duragloss Marine Cleaner/Polish, then some #105 or 21 2.0. That is after I wash it full strength with a good APC.