Front cap needs attention
Looking for advice on what product and process to use on the front fiberglass cap on my trailer. Its dull and would like to make it shine again. Thanks.
Forum Discussion
3 basic options:
- Buff and wax on a regular basis. If it's bad, you will need some heavy buffing. This can get you years of shinny surface. Eventually, you may buff thru the gelcoat and have to do something more significant.
- Polyglow or similar petroleum based surface. Those who keep it like it but if you let it go, it can start peeling and looks horrible. Then you have to completely remove it with significant work and start over or switch to a new system.
- Clean, dewax and paint. This is probably the best option. There are do it yourself products that produce a good result. We used interlux brightside on our last boat and 5yrs on it was still shinny with no buffing or waxing. Up front effort it probably a bit more but you don't need to spend as much ongoing time keeping it up. Eventually, the paint will need to be redone.
There are pro's and con's to all of the options and they all require some level of effort.
- Buff and wax on a regular basis. If it's bad, you will need some heavy buffing. This can get you years of shinny surface. Eventually, you may buff thru the gelcoat and have to do something more significant.
- Polyglow or similar petroleum based surface. Those who keep it like it but if you let it go, it can start peeling and looks horrible. Then you have to completely remove it with significant work and start over or switch to a new system.
- Clean, dewax and paint. This is probably the best option. There are do it yourself products that produce a good result. We used interlux brightside on our last boat and 5yrs on it was still shinny with no buffing or waxing. Up front effort it probably a bit more but you don't need to spend as much ongoing time keeping it up. Eventually, the paint will need to be redone.
There are pro's and con's to all of the options and they all require some level of effort.
