Anyone have any experience with PolyGlow? I saw a boat on the yard that had it applied and the the color looked good, but it looked subdued. Looks like a coating, how long does it last? Does it yellow? How hard is it to remove? Expensive? Please give me the benefit of your experiences. I have a 2004 331 in very good condition, but I don't want to wax each year.
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There are hundreds of comments in the archives about Polyglow. Do a search. Bottom Line: Mixed results. Need careful prep per mfg instructions. Best on older faded boats, newer boats just need wax. When done right, good result but if you screw it up you'll wish you never heard of it as it's hard to remove.
I just put it on
The main thing is that it's a bit tricky to use. If you are not real careful, you get little drips and bubbles. Also, the entire process is pretty time consuming since you need three or four coats of it. As for removal - I don't think it's hard to remove. They sell a kit with a cleaner/removal solution. You just spray it on, let it sit for 15 or 30 seconds, scrub lightly with a special scrubber they provide, and hose it off. I thought my boat looked pretty good after I was finished, though.
The main thing is that it's a bit tricky to use. If you are not real careful, you get little drips and bubbles. Also, the entire process is pretty time consuming since you need three or four coats of it. As for removal - I don't think it's hard to remove. They sell a kit with a cleaner/removal solution. You just spray it on, let it sit for 15 or 30 seconds, scrub lightly with a special scrubber they provide, and hose it off. I thought my boat looked pretty good after I was finished, though.
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Your boat is a 2004 and is basically new in terms of boat gelcoat life, I'd suggest just a coat of wax each year. I can do just the wax part on my 36 footer in under three hours using Collinite's Fleet Paste Wax #885! Poly Glow will, with all the prep and such, take longer than that to be done correctly and it needs to be touched up each year and totally removed every two or three at least! finally it IS a coating that's why it looks like one.... If your boat was built in the 70's and you needed a complete wet sanding, compounding, polishing, glazing and waxing then Poly Glow would be more of an option for your boat than with an 04...
Your boat is a 2004 and is basically new in terms of boat gelcoat life, I'd suggest just a coat of wax each year. I can do just the wax part on my 36 footer in under three hours using Collinite's Fleet Paste Wax #885! Poly Glow will, with all the prep and such, take longer than that to be done correctly and it needs to be touched up each year and totally removed every two or three at least! finally it IS a coating that's why it looks like one.... If your boat was built in the 70's and you needed a complete wet sanding, compounding, polishing, glazing and waxing then Poly Glow would be more of an option for your boat than with an 04...
Yes - it works as advertised. See attached link.
As mentioned, search the archives here for further postings on this subject. People who don't like it are usually are the ones who don't follow the instructions. Easily removed by using their PolyPrep - spray on then wipe off the PolyGlow. Simple and fast to use. My 26 ft. takes about 3 hours for 5 coats, and that's stopping for a beer here and there. Those who apply it following the instructions are very pleased. Each year I end up with at least one (sometimes more) people in our yacht club yard switching to PolyGlow when they see my annual results. No - it doesn't turn yellow unless you have put in on "bass ackward". By the way, my G-26 was built in 1973, and it looks like new (except for the dings and scratches built up after all these years on the race course).
As mentioned, search the archives here for further postings on this subject. People who don't like it are usually are the ones who don't follow the instructions. Easily removed by using their PolyPrep - spray on then wipe off the PolyGlow. Simple and fast to use. My 26 ft. takes about 3 hours for 5 coats, and that's stopping for a beer here and there. Those who apply it following the instructions are very pleased. Each year I end up with at least one (sometimes more) people in our yacht club yard switching to PolyGlow when they see my annual results. No - it doesn't turn yellow unless you have put in on "bass ackward". By the way, my G-26 was built in 1973, and it looks like new (except for the dings and scratches built up after all these years on the race course).
Actually, they now have a product for new boats.
It's listed under the heading "Other Products" in the link. Interesting eh?
It's listed under the heading "Other Products" in the link. Interesting eh?
As with anything related to baoting, there are
many different opinions. There are nine replies to your question. To find a gazillion more opinions on PolyGlow, do an archive search on this webiste using the words "PolyGlow" and "Poly Glow" and you'll be reading all weekend. FWIW, with your newer boat, wax it.
many different opinions. There are nine replies to your question. To find a gazillion more opinions on PolyGlow, do an archive search on this webiste using the words "PolyGlow" and "Poly Glow" and you'll be reading all weekend. FWIW, with your newer boat, wax it.
I like Poli Glo.
Just finished a complete re-do of my Poli Glo on a 30' Catalina. Thanks to lazyness on my part I'd let the old film wear out and that let oxidation in to discolor the white surface. Lightly spraying on Poli Prep and scrubbing the surface clean brought the color back. Be sure to hose off the Poli Prep right after the scrub. That part of the job is quite hard work but putting on the Poli Glo is dead easy, just don't try to lay on too much at a time or it may run and leave a trail down the side of the boat. I figure on three quarters of an hour per coat does the whole boat. Two coats before winter layup and another two coats in the Spring should do it nicely for the season. Keep that up annually and I doubt if I'll have to Poli Prep again for a long time.
Just finished a complete re-do of my Poli Glo on a 30' Catalina. Thanks to lazyness on my part I'd let the old film wear out and that let oxidation in to discolor the white surface. Lightly spraying on Poli Prep and scrubbing the surface clean brought the color back. Be sure to hose off the Poli Prep right after the scrub. That part of the job is quite hard work but putting on the Poli Glo is dead easy, just don't try to lay on too much at a time or it may run and leave a trail down the side of the boat. I figure on three quarters of an hour per coat does the whole boat. Two coats before winter layup and another two coats in the Spring should do it nicely for the season. Keep that up annually and I doubt if I'll have to Poli Prep again for a long time.
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