svenhalen wrote:
HI all, just bought my "new" 2006 sundowner 215 with the 350 Mag MPI. I'm estatic, simply love this craft. Will be selling my 1997 Bayliner 2050 SS bow front next spring to help pay for this.
here's my question, at least my first question here.
I've been doing a ton of research on Gelcoat restore. My boat is in pristine shape it was very well maintained but it sat in a lake most of it's life and it appears that the starboard side of the boat has very big lines (2 to 5 inches) of long UV damage. At least that's what I think it is, it litterally goes from the dark blue navy to light blue. It almost seems like someone did a really bad job waxing the boat, missed huge long areas, then left it in the sun to bake and have the gelcoat lighten. (i'll get pictures up here in a few days).
the boat is still quite new, even my bayliner doesn't have paint this bad though (it's red and white).
Am I missing something, is there any other way other than wet sanding to bring these areas back to original dark blue? I plan on taking it to professionals this coming spring.
I've already used McGuires oxidation remove, and even the 3M oxidation and wax with a power head but nothing changes. I've removed all of the regular damage but these long streaky spots will not change. Even if I spend tons of time on one area to see if it will change nothing changes. It almost seems like the paint was painted with different colors.
I'm so impressed with the way they built this boat I find that point non-existent. But honestly that's exactly what it looks like. THe Port side is fine but also has some imperfections but very small in comparison.
Anyone else experience anything like this ?
thanks all, glad to be here on this forum. I absolutely love my new boat !!!
I had a similar thing on my 2004 Sundowner with the red gelcoat, near the bow; after each season there would be a distinct demarcation line visible, with one side significantly more faded than the other. Each year I'd machine cut and polish it and the line would go, only to start to return after a few weeks. This happened regardless of which UV protective wax I used. I can only assume they'd used 2 lots of red gel coat, one with a significantly different level of UV stabilizer in it. The only solution would have been to paint it; I decided to live with it.