don't do it.

[Pat]

I need to remove polyglow from the sides of my gray hull...someone forgot to tell us 5 years ago not to use cleaners with bleach....which promptly removes the polyglow in a lovely vertical pattern down the sides of the hull....I have heard acetone works well. Any suggestions.
Pat

 

[maine89]

I haven't used PolyGlow myself but I remember reading that PolyPrep can also be used to remove it.

 

[Pat]

I haven't used PolyGlow myself but I remember reading that PolyPrep can also be used to remove it.

Are you in Newport, RI...My wife and I met in Newport...She went to college there and I was at the Dental Clinic.....Perhaps America's most beautiful city.

I may have some poly prep....they also make a remover...We had an O'Day 272 LE....this may be a strugle. Heading to the boat tomorrow...I also heard amonia removes poly glow, but I'm not sure of that either. Patrick

 

[maine89]

Are you in Newport, RI...My wife and I met in Newport...She went to college there and I was at the Dental Clinic.....Perhaps America's most beautiful city.

I may have some poly prep....they also make a remover...We had an O'Day 272 LE....this may be a strugle. Heading to the boat tomorrow...I also heard amonia removes poly glow, but I'm not sure of that either. Patrick

My boat hails from Newport, RI but I just bought her a couple months ago in Narragansett. I like the area a lot but will be bringing the boat north near the Boston harbor islands.

I'd definitely try the remover(s) before going too wild with acetone, it's one of my best friends too ("this should kill it...") but not always too healthy for the gel coat.

Good luck!

 

[Steve Dion]

I would try ammonia first. This is what is used to remove/strip floors in a home that have acrylic polish (self polishing) from floors. It is cheap. If that doesn't do it for you, then you can try the expensive stuff (probably the same ingredients).

 

[Steve Dion]

Pat: What are you going to use after the Polyglow is removed?

 

[Pat]

Pat: What are you going to use after the Polyglow is removed?

Before we did the polyglow we had an automoive detail shop come to our lake; Knipps, and the owner and his sister would wax and polish the hull for around $ 200.00 Now it will probably be $ 300.00 or I'll go to plan B and do it myself....We used soft scrub w/clorox on the deck and even though we had a water & hose, the clorox just ruined the polyglow as it ran down the sides of the hull....now we use ivory snow...but it was too late....the damage was done....so you don't believe the amonia will ruin the gelcoat? The grey hull was beautiful when waxed and polished...they used all professional
Meguire's polishes and applicators, etc.

You really think the ammonia will work? Pat

 

[maine89]

Before we did the polyglow we had an automoive detail shop come to our lake; Knipps, and the owner and his sister would wax and polish the hull for around $ 200.00 Now it will probably be $ 300.00 or I'll go to plan B and do it myself....We used soft scrub w/clorox on the deck and even though we had a water & hose, the clorox just ruined the polyglow as it ran down the sides of the hull....now we use ivory snow...but it was too late....the damage was done....so you don't believe the amonia will ruin the gelcoat? The grey hull was beautiful when waxed and polished...they used all professional
Meguire's polishes and applicators, etc.

You really think the ammonia will work? Pat

Doing it yourself isn't too hard and you can buy all the supplies for the cost of them doing it. Then you'll own the supplies but you'll have to spend your own time.

I followed this guide http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/52772-tips-compound-polish-wax.html

I don't think I did the compounding enough but my results came out alright.

Before:

After:

 

[Scott]

Cheap gallon of wax remover for acrylic waxes worked for me.

 

[frmreilly]

Best Answer: never apply poly-glow.

 

[Pat]

Best Answer: never apply poly-glow.

Here's the solution. We went to a janitorial supply store in Wichita. Spoke with them about the suggestions that we use a floor stripper...they had many ranging from really strong to milder...Since we did not know anything about floor strippers we chose a product at their suggestion called "Sparten Rinse
Free Strip"....put it on with a chamois like deal the waited about 2 minutes and removed it with a relatively non-abrasive 3M pad, and walla.....it worked perfectly....really got the enitre grey 272 completed in less than 3 hours....There were a couple places we could not get to because of close
proximity of the boat beside ours in the yard...But this product and really worked well....the hull is free and ready to be polished and waxed..or whatever....it looks 1000 times better.

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.
Patrick in Wichita

 

[Ken Palmer]

Buy wax remover from big box store, pour it full strength into a pump sprayer, and apply it to a the area you want to clean up. Let set for a few moments, scrub with the Poly Glow tool, and rinse. BTW, I have used Poly Glow for many years now, and am fully satisfied. Instead of a bleach product for cleaning the spots on your deck, try "Awesome" at your local Dollar Store.

 

[Scosta]

I too have used Polyglow and have been satisfied. It is easier than waxing and lasts longer. Why do you want to go back to waxing. You could just clean the boat and reapply Polyglow.

 

[Steve Dion]

Here is a clip from eHow on how to remove acrylic floor polish from a floor. This should be the least expensive method available.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5633051_remove-future-floor-polish.html