Removing oxidation

[crc1]

My nephew has an 87 Chapperal 21 foot boat with a royal blue hull that is badly oxidized. He has heard conflicting info about the longevity of a new finish after it has been restored by wetsanding, compounding etc. Is it worth the cost and effort if it may only last for a few months, or can he expect it to last longer with proper maintenence etc? He uses the boat in Lake Erie - fresh water with not much hot sun.



Anyone had any experience with this?

[Nicky Papers]

Old hulls that are have color can be tough! I`ve seen that issue on friends boats before. Maintenance after the restoration is key as the hull is still susceptible to oxidation after the labor put into the hull.

[yachtfisher]

My nephew has an 87 Chapperal 21 foot boat with a royal blue hull that is badly oxidized. He has heard conflicting info about the longevity of a new finish after it has been restored by wetsanding, compounding etc. Is it worth the cost and effort if it may only last for a few months, or can he expect it to last longer with proper maintenence etc? He uses the boat in Lake Erie - fresh water with not much hot sun.



Anyone had any experience with this?

Yes, but like the other poster Nicky said the after care/maintaince is the key

Dark colors like blue / green / black suffer the worst



If you are worried wet sand / compound / polish a section and see how it looks. Feed the gelcoat some oily polish like mequires hand polish before waxing