Fiberglass Boat Repair Articles

How To Prevent Damage As The Oil Spill Surrounds Your Boat Many marina operators are preparing for the worst as the effects of the New Horizon tragedy threatens their facilities. Many have and will deploy all available containment booms and pull boats where equipment and space is available. It is yet to be seen if…

How To Rescue Your Boat When The Gulf Oil Spill Rolls In With crude oil looming on the horizon, boat owners need a plan for preventing damage and cleaning hull surfaces once they are fouled. The effects of crude oil buildup on boat hulls can cause extensive damage to fiberglass, painted surfaces, finishes and equipment….

Dual Action Polisher Pads: Differences Explained Pro Polish foam pad Most foam pads soak up polish too quickly, making the polish and pad ineffective because the polish can’t reach the desired surface. Shurhold’s black Pro Polish foam pad is designed with compressed cell structure (CCS) technology, which uses strategically placed, partially closed foam cells. There…

Dual Action Polisher Pads: Maintenance and Product Application At Shurhold, we get a lot of questions about the pads associated with the Dual Action Polisher: the Pro Polish foam pad and the Buff Magic Compounding pad. In this article, you’ll find tips for how much product to use on each pad, how much surface each…

Repainting Your Fiberglass Boat Paint it Yourself At some point in the life of gelcoat, it can no longer be brought back to a new-like condition. At this stage, repainting is the answer. Repainting can be done professionally or by the boat owners themselves. Both solutions have their pros and cons. Professional application has a…

How to Restore Faded Fiberglass Finishes Too Far Gone? How do you tell how badly oxidized your hull is? Rub the surface with a clean rag. If the chalky surface rubs off on to the rag, your gelcoat is heavily oxidized. Single Part Solutions There are literally hundreds of different products on the market, all…

Restoring a Glossy Wax Shine to your Boat’s Gelcoat Detail Like a Pro Boat wax and elbow grease equals a showroom shine: seems simple, but in reality it is a little more complicated and most boat owners simply just do not have the tools and experience to properly maintain a show room shine. Some just…