Island Girl, Poly Glow or wax?

[sv Makai]

We love IG, but don't sell it

Follow up post. We love IG becasue we had a friend who used it and it worked well. We don't sell or have stock. Not everyone who likes a product is a seller.We like it because it did work and generally we pass that info on. We also pass on info for items we don't like and there is a few of thoseSv Makaiformally sv Feng Shui

 

[Steve Dion]

I agree!

I also do not own stock in IG or do I sell it. One big difference is the fact that IG may not make your gel coat look like a newly waxed floor, because it is not floor wax. It is a system that actually helps restore the finish.One of it biggest assets of IG is it's ability to "condition" and "protect" the finish. This is especially important on a newer boat that does not yet have an oxidation problem. IG is a great product to protect your investment.The other products are basically covering up a problem. I doubt that you would find too many owners using an acrylic finish on a new boat.

 

[Terry]

Terry

Hello JB...I don't think I'm trying to sell anyone anything. In fact I have been in sales all my life and as a well respected, high income individual, I know for a fact that you can't make a sale by knocking other's products.What I'm trying to do here is simply relate the experience I've had with a great product. I own a fiberglass sailboat. Years ago before I retired, I saw the ad for Island Girl Products in Latts and Atts; a popular boating magazine dedicated to the cruising lifestyle. Out of frustration with popular 3M and starbrite products lasting only three months or so in the hot Texas coast sun, I called Jim Willis, the inventor of Island Girl. He answered all my questions in a professional manner and I started the IG applications. My boat is a 43 foot pilothouse with lots of gelcoat area. I was tired of applying wax over and over to this size boat. The Island Girl System performed as promised and even after a year, my boat beaded water and looked great.I retired and my wife and I sailed to St. Thomas. Getting bored with the slow pace here, I found myself recommending the Island Girl products to a few people who asked me what I use on Osprey. I realized that there might be a market here as there are soo many boats here. I called Jim and asked for and recieved the Caribbean IG distibutorship. It has since grown into a second career with hundreds of applications.JB, that's why in all honesty, I can feel good about the Island Girl Products and be comfortable in saying that the IG products work well. Experience and satisfaction from my customers. The two boats I mentioned with the PoliGlow problems came to me and I don't believe I said they turned However, when I say they were peeling that's absolutely true.I never knocked PoliGlow and tried to say in any post that PoliGlow is a inferior product. I only mentioned my experience with it as related down here in this hot really tropical climate.If it works for you great. But what do you use to clean your vinyl upholstery? If you haven't tried the Island Girl SeaGlow, you really should. It works better than any other product I've tried. Not trying to sell you here JB, justing passing on something that works well and as a person who loves their boat, you're probably open to something that works great and makes a real difference in the way your boats looks.Best,Terry Hudson

 

[J.B. Dyer]

Terry

Good Morning:I've never said anything bad about IG and don't intend to. If the people that use it and are satisfied with the results that it gives and meets their expectations, that's great. The issue that I took was the reference to the peeling of PG as though it is something that happens automatically. You also said that based on your experience it yellowed and was hard to get off. I followed directions three years ago and it still looks good, it hasn't peeled and yellowed, not saying that it can't, just hasn't happened to me. Now, if I had a newer boat, in all likelyhood, I would be using IG. Simple as that. One product just simply doesn't fit all needs to all boats based on age and condition.PG, like IG, is only as good as the prep work and application. Should you do sloppy prep work on either product and apply it over a waxed surface or one that hasn't been cleaned properly, there is a likelyhood that there would be problems, but peeling and yellowing is not something that automatically happens after a year or two. As far as PG being hard to get off, that is true. If it came off readily through routine use, it would be of no value to me. It will however come off easily with the use of the PG Cleaner.You indicate that you like to pass on good information so here is some for you. If your in the boat detailing business, you need to get some of the PG cleaner in the event you have another customer come in wanting PG taken off. It works well with little more effort than washing the boat.I will stand by what I said. Anyone thinking about doing a treatment on their boat with either product needs to do test strips before committing themselves to the entire boat. Different people have different expectations. More than likely, the criticisms on both products come from people did not have their expectations met. By the way, if I ever get a boat with vinyl interior, I probably will try the SeaGlow! I'm not anti IG!!