Claying a boat?

[mose]

Haven't seen anything about this yet so I figured I would ask. Do you/ can you clay gel coat?

 

[Tispho]

Yes, gel coat gets extremely dirty.

 

[Jean-Claude]

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]

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]

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]

I wouldn't waste your time claying a boat. Definitely clean it though (with chemicals) before polishing.

 

[GlossyTundra]

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.