Island Girl at at the boatyard

[Tom Ehmke]

Jim,I got my shipment last week and went to the boatyard to continue getting the boat ready for launch over the weekend. While I waited for the multiple coats of barrier coat to dry on the bottom, I used IG pink diluted in a bucket of water to wipe down the hull. I used the small pad sent with the kit to rub out stains and abrasions from the straps used to haul the boat. I took your advice and used the minimal amount of product to do the job. I then used Sea Glow. This is where my question comes. I left it on the hull last night when I went home because the instructions stated that the longer it was left on, the better it would work. How long is too long? I may not get back down to the boat for a few days. Will it wipe off easily or will I have to recoat it and then wipe it before using Silk and Seal? I have always used Collinite to wax the hull after cleaning it. Another question has to do with coverage. In the sunlight it is difficult to see the area I've covered with Sea Glow. Is this a matter of "feel"? I notice a slight drag but want to make sure I don't leave areas untreated.Thanks,Tom Ehmke

 

[Tom Ehmke]

Are you out there , Jim?

Jim,I have a question about IG pink currently on the gelcoat site. Just wondered if you would answer it for me before the weekend.Tom Ehmke

 

[A.L. ("Jim") Willis Pres of ISLAND GIRL PROD.]

Sorry for the delay

I had been over on the mainland for some weeks and could not always keep up with things at this site - sorry.In future, if you have questions, you can reach me at my cell phone at 808 375 0116. Also there is an e-mail link and online instructjion book on the IG web site www.IslandGirlProducts.comAnyway, I'm home now and will keep up with all quastions.As you stated, the products sort of lend themselves to teaching the user - they are so controllable to use. With SEA GLOW, I find that putting on the porduct in morning light is sort of like painting the boat the results are so dramatic. You can aslo tell from the shine.One the gelcoat has been saturated in product and the excess removed prior to sealing, the fluorescent effects will continue and the color will imporove with each exposure to daylight.I see you use Collinite. Of the conventional paste waxes this is the best. I have used it over a foundation skin of SILKENSAEAL and then (after hand application of the wax) used SILKENSEAL to at a high luster shine to the waxed surface. Such a "Sandwiched " surface will keep shine and brilliance much better than SILKENSEAL or COLLINITE alone. That is why we introduced the SIMPLY BRILLIANT in which the sealant properties of SILKENSEAL and the wax properties of the COLLINITE are combined in one product.Please visit the IG website and thanks for giving our products a try. We will try harder on the customer service front.ThanksJim Willis

 

[Tom Ehmke]

Thanks, Jim

Didn't get down to the boatyard last weekend, so it'll be two weeks since I applied the Sea Glow. I'll be finishing the hull next weekend in between the last two coats of barrier paint I'm putting on the bottom. Keep up the good work on the site as I print almost every response that explains uses for your products.

 

[Tom Ehmke]

more Island Girl at the boatyard

Jim,Had to let you know how pleased I am with the I.G. kit. I've used the pink for cleaning the hull along with sea glow (just had to use it to see what would happen) I then applied silkn'n'seal, collinite, and a final coat of silk'n'seal. The folks at the boatyard are going nuts!! They see me rubbing this stuff on with a paper towel and watch the gelcoat get shinier and glossier. I frankly was prepared to do much more work than just rub it on...I'd heard those kind of claims before, but by golly, it's just as you explained. It just keeps getting shinier. The boat isn't in the water yet because this is the year I decided to do some extensive preventive maintenance so that I can look a few years ahead without having to picture myself crawling around under the boat in the spring feeling myself getting older and creakier. I intend to do the topsides when the boat is in the water (hopefully this coming weekend) and I have a question about the cleaning products and what they may do to the wax and seal combination on the hull. Is there a possibility that I could use too strong a mix while washing the topsides with I.G. and thereby streak the hull when I rinse the boat down? I sure don't want to spoil that beautiful gelcoat shine. Also, I got a few dawbs of Cetol on the gelcoat. Will any of the I.G. products remove it? Thanks for the information. I am truly impressed with the products. Time will tell if they work for me over the long term.Tom Ehmke