Unsure of the category for this question...Once you've used a good oxidation removed product and have a bit of a shine is there anything else you can use to make it look extra shiny? Something that just wipes on and doesn't have to be wiped back off?

McGuires RV/Marine wax or my personal favorite Colinite Fleetwax

donn0128 wrote:McGuires RV/Marine wax or my personal favorite Colinite FleetwaxI used their "cleaner wax" for the first time -- is that the one you mean?...thanks!

The McGuire's has given me quite a headache. Previously I used Protect-All's Oxidation remover which seemed to have the same result but didn't seem as toxic.

I like the Colinite polishing compound in liquid and paste fleetwax. Noth excellent products to work with. Power buffer make the job a snap.

If you don't want to wax that often. Right after removing oxidation wipe surface down with a 20% alcohol water solution and then apply a sealant. It last much longer then wax. If you want a super shiny surface apply colinite after the sealant. A little colinite goes a LONG way.

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daytona7
Explorer
Oct 25, 2015
How can you tell if there is no gel coat left on fiberglass? Front and rear caps on my 04 Carriage Cameo are oxidized. After washing and allowing the body to dry, if I rub my finger over the fiberglass caps, I get white on my finger but not from the sides. Have Marine 31 Gel Coat heavy oxidation cleaner along with Meguiar's 67 Marine-RV One step compound aggressive cleaner plus polish and a couple of other Marine polishes, cleaners and waxes along with an orbital polisher/buffer. I live full-time in it and my main problem is that it is in the full sun and after 6 months, the caps get heavy red and green algae build up. Due to change in health, I don't feel it's worth spending big money for maybe 5 more years of usage.
Joe417
Explorer
Oct 25, 2015
Daytona7,

Gel coat is the colored layer of fiberglass. The gel coat is just glassy smooth which creates the shine. When it oxidizes it's no longer smooth enough to reflect light in one direction.

Read up on the ZEP sealer. You might save a bit of work.

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