I am writing to tell you how pleased I am with IslandGirl's Mirror Hard Superglaze product. I have a classic motorsailer that was professionally painted in Imron about 3 years ago. The Imron paint is great, but doesn't keep its gloss, in the intense Texas heat we have for 5-6 months a year. I've tried a number of different waxes and other products which provided a great gloss (after a LOT of work), but the shine never lasted more than 3-4 months. That was a LOT of work 3-4 times a year! I purchased and applied Island Girl's Superglaze product last July. The application was the easiest of any product to date. I just washed the boat and applied the Superglaze with a paper towel. Gloss was as good as any other product I've used. I proceeded to apply a second coat and accomplished both in less than 4 hours! I was a little skeptical whether this would last any longer than the waxes and other products I've tried as the application was just too easy. Long story short, this is July, a year later, the gloss has held up! The hull color is cream with a 10" dark green stripe around the gunwale. The shine and water shedding properties on the cream color is as good as last July. The green stripe is a little less, but you should feel how hot this area gets after it has been in the sun all day! I'll give the green stripe a maintenance coat next month, but will let the hull go for another year and see what it looks like then. I have to tell you that this finish has held up well. It makes cleaning the boat relatively easy, even the spider dropping clean off easily. Stubborn water marks from the run off are a thing of the past also. I have been experimenting with the rest of Island Girl's product line, since I had bought a whole kit. I have to say that everything works as advertised! I am very satisfied with both the products and the person to person customer service (rare in a company these days). Regards, Jeff Barfett Southern Nights Morgan IO33 Pilothouse Motorsailer Dallas Texas
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Thanks for information
Jeff: Thanks very much for the information on IG. I am getting ready to use the whole system and like you I was hoping that the IG products were as good as reported. I had my H34 hull repainted in May. I had it painted a Dark Blue about 5 years ago and the yard applied clear coat to maintain the gloss and reduce maint. However, as you know the Texas sun bakes everything. The clear coast began to peel off so I had it repainted with Imron. After I had it painted I had the topside compounded and polished and it really looked good but still not as good as what I wanted. Due to the flooding down here, our lake is closed to boating for the next two months, in addition to the past month, so I have alot of time to apply the IG products. We are not allowed to remove our boats from the slips. I hope to have the same report that you have just given.
Jeff: Thanks very much for the information on IG. I am getting ready to use the whole system and like you I was hoping that the IG products were as good as reported. I had my H34 hull repainted in May. I had it painted a Dark Blue about 5 years ago and the yard applied clear coat to maintain the gloss and reduce maint. However, as you know the Texas sun bakes everything. The clear coast began to peel off so I had it repainted with Imron. After I had it painted I had the topside compounded and polished and it really looked good but still not as good as what I wanted. Due to the flooding down here, our lake is closed to boating for the next two months, in addition to the past month, so I have alot of time to apply the IG products. We are not allowed to remove our boats from the slips. I hope to have the same report that you have just given.
Can not get it!
Have tried and tried after reading all the write ups on this site but can not seem to find a distributor in Australia for Island Girl!
Have tried and tried after reading all the write ups on this site but can not seem to find a distributor in Australia for Island Girl!
Buy it here.
Just go to the chandlery on this website. Sales from this site help support the website. And no, I am not a part owner. Just a fan.
Just go to the chandlery on this website. Sales from this site help support the website. And no, I am not a part owner. Just a fan.
Thanks but
We are around the other side of the world. By the time one bottle is freighted over here the cost would blow out!
We are around the other side of the world. By the time one bottle is freighted over here the cost would blow out!
How does IG work on the top side
I have tried polyglow on the top sides(cockpit sides), and have found that it marks up really bad. How does IG hold up to foot traffic?
I have tried polyglow on the top sides(cockpit sides), and have found that it marks up really bad. How does IG hold up to foot traffic?
Complete IG system
We did a complete application of the whole system this year, Sea Glow, Silken Seal, Mirror Glaze, and non skid. Very happy with the results. Regarding the previous question about topsides. It worked very well, but be sure to use non skid product on non skid surfaces as the other produsts are EXTREMELY slick. After application the gelcoat is very clean, we have noted some "picking up" of dirt, hand prints, paw prints, dirty deck shoe prints. Easily removed with a quick clean-up of Sea Glow with a quick polish of either Silken Seal or Mirror Glaze
We did a complete application of the whole system this year, Sea Glow, Silken Seal, Mirror Glaze, and non skid. Very happy with the results. Regarding the previous question about topsides. It worked very well, but be sure to use non skid product on non skid surfaces as the other produsts are EXTREMELY slick. After application the gelcoat is very clean, we have noted some "picking up" of dirt, hand prints, paw prints, dirty deck shoe prints. Easily removed with a quick clean-up of Sea Glow with a quick polish of either Silken Seal or Mirror Glaze
Poli Glow
Ever try Poli Glow? Fast and easy. Urethane based wipe-on finish. Best money I ever spent.
Ever try Poli Glow? Fast and easy. Urethane based wipe-on finish. Best money I ever spent.
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