Poli-Glow on Hunter topside?

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PGIJon

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I've seen a lot of discussion pro and con about Poli-Glow. So I thought I would direct the question to our Hunter Group... Does anyone have experience with Poli-Glow topside? Has it yellowed in the Southern Lats? How about removing it? Or do you recommend something else. Thanks.. Jon
 
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Claude L.-Auger

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Dec 14, 2003
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Hunter 34 Lake of Two Mountains, QC, Can
PGIJon said:
I've seen a lot of discussion pro and con about Poli-Glow. So I thought I would direct the question to our Hunter Group... Does anyone have experience with Poli-Glow topside? Has it yellowed in the Southern Lats? How about removing it? Or do you recommend something else. Thanks.. Jon
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I am probably going to start WW III with this post, but you can count me as a loid voice against the use of Poli-Glow anywhere on a boat. I did the hull with it several years ago, following instructions to the letter, applying 5 coats. I was happy for the first 2 years, recoating every spring as recommended. During the 3rd season, it started yellowing and cracking, and peeling to the point where I thought I would need to have it sandblasted off. Lots of hours and elbow juice later, using Poly-Prep, I was able to remove most of it. Light sanding and acetone took care of most of the rest. Then coumpound with an industrial buffer and wax. It still took another 2 years to have nothing left showing. And I am not in Southern Lats !!! No sir, none of these miracle in the can for me since. Light coumpound and a couple of coats of wax every Spring and my boat looks super. Good luck
 
sailcruiser

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Look into MaineSail's thread 'tips for a great buff wax'. Much better option IMHO. By topside do you mean deck? If so poli-glow would be slicker than goose poop up there. On the hull it melts if you shrink wrap. Had it on the old boat and wish I had followed the aforementioned thread instead.
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Joe Mullee

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Jun 3, 2004
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Island Packet Island Packet 29 West River, MD
I used it for a few years on my hull and initially I was vey pleased. The manufacturer recommends at least an annual application which I did for the first three years. But like Claude I started noticing small patches where it was obviously peeling off. In my case this only occurred on the side of the boat that was exposed to the sun while in the slip. Possibly if I had applied it twice a year it may have performed better (I'm in the mid-Chesapeake). Once it started to peel I tried applying the Poly Glow over the entire hull including the patches and it looked bad. The smooth look of the hull was gone. So I decided to remove it all. On my 34' boat it took 52 hours of hard work to get it all off. It was a bear!! I now wax my hull and though it probably takes twice as long to do it compared to the Poly Glow it suits my boat better.

Good luck with your decision.

Joe Mullee
 
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Steve Dion

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Dec 2, 1999
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I would start with trying ammonia to remove Poli Glow. It is cheap and may do the job. The next alternative would be to use their stripper.
 
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PGIJon said:
Thank you everyone... by topside I meant the deck and no-skip... I read that it wasn't slippery in these discussions:

http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=20489&highlight=Poli-Glow

http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=20106&highlight=skid+wax

So, on the topside do you use wax on the non-skid?

Thanks once again for all your great input..

Jon
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I wouldn't go near poliglow top side (deck & nonskid) and I think the product even mentions that somewhere but it has been a while. I used the linked article on the smooth surfaces and use Woody Wax all over the deck. I'm next to a coal power plant and we get a shower of fine black dust regularly. It does help.

If you put these terms less the quotes into a search you'll see why I said what I did and yes I did try it and found it as stated when wet. 'Poliglow slippery' yields many hits.
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Brett B

Brett B

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May 18, 2004
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Spirit 23 Lake City, MN
I am in MN and the boat had poliglow on hull and deck when purchased. I was unable, even in MN, to maintain it on the deck so I have been letting it age off. On the hull it works great. I would not use it on deck but in the north it work well on the hull.
 
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Rick Sylvester

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Jul 1, 2004
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Hunter 40 St. Petersburg
Never again.

It works great until it doesn't.

Maybe it's the UV down here but it's a ***** to strip when it fails. And yes, that's with their stripper and/or straight ammonia.

No thanks.
 
philwsailz

philwsailz

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Dec 11, 2008
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My thought on it:

I never worked so hard as trying to take the lazy way. Poli-Glow is perceived the lazy way, but it will bust your butt getting it on, and then as others have chimed in to share, it is a b*%ch to get off when it starts failing. Lots more work than the perceived hard work of buffing and polishing that is only tough once, and easy with routine maintenace. Going cheap usually proves to be the more expensive route too; I have learned this a few times the hard way.

If you want to go the cheap and lazy route to rub on a miracle shine, save some bucks and just go get some Future floor finish. Similar results, and a hell of a lot easier to get off when you figure out it doesn't work that well either...
 
Claude L.-Auger

Claude L.-Auger

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Dec 14, 2003
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Hunter 34 Lake of Two Mountains, QC, Can
Brett, I am also in northern climate. Go read my post of the 28 and that of others like me who after a couple of years had a real fun time trying to get it off. By comparison, buff and was is a like a walk in the park.
 
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lnikl

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Mar 1, 2011
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Hunter 38 Port Moody, BC
The previous owner of my boat used some kind of miracle pixie juice like poly glow on my boat. I can't seem to be able to get it clean. There are areas that look like dirt was wiped on. When viewed from an angle, the dirty bits are somewhat shiny. That is what the future of that stuff likely will turn out like. It is going to be a royal pain to get it off. Not sure what, beyond my youth and my health will get rid of that stuff. I would never allow such coatings on a boat that I intended to own.
 
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PGIJon

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Mar 3, 2012
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Hunter 34 Punta Gorda
SC thanks.... How often do you need to reapply? Thanks.. Jon
Which woody wax or?

The Woody Wax.... Thanks SC..

P.S. After hearing all your great input, I'll go the more traditional route.....

Thanks everyone.. Jon
 
sailcruiser

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Sep 6, 2011
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Jon, my season is May-Oct so I apply once usually in late May early June and that carries the season. I use Roll Off which also leaves a film to help dirt slide off. That combo makes it much easier to keep the boat clean.

A favorite author of mine says "TANSTDAAFL" and he's quite right. That breaks out to be 'there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.' (Heinlein)

It appears there isn't a magic elixir yet for those of us with dull boats. Mine looks phenomenal after following the thread I suggested above and someone else was kind enough to link.

Good luck!
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Scott

Scott

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Sep 24, 1997
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Hunter 31_83-87 Middle River, Md
cheap floor wax stripper

works very well at removing poly-glo. Used poli-glow for a couple of years, and experienced same problems as others after 2 years.
Used cheap floor wax remover, which worked very well. An annual good cleaning, waxing, and polishing of topsides (hull) is worth the extra effort.:)
 
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