plaicemat Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Does anyone know of somebody who does hull wrapping? I don't actually want the hull wrapped but two wheelhouse pillars that have got discolouring which I can't shift. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffa Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Did you try Oxalic Acid ? plaicemat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted October 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, gaffa said: Did you try Oxalic Acid ? I did - no effect, very disappointing. Looking at it I thought it was sun damage but it is not all over, just in patches. I'm really scratching my head over this one, it's the only thing that is marring the appearance of the boat. Terry. Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohgreatone Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Photos please? plaicemat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Just a thought, how about T-Cut? plaicemat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted October 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 40 minutes ago, Ohgreatone said: Photos please? 38 minutes ago, Brian said: Just a thought, how about T-Cut? Photo's when I'm next in Poole. Good thought about the T-cut, it does appear to be on the surface rather than ingress of discolouring into the gel coat. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Bit of wet and dry perhaps Terry?R plaicemat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted October 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Rob said: Bit of wet and dry perhaps Terry? R When I'm convinced it's just surface. A plan starting to come together. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 If it's just discolouration G3 cutting paste followed with a good polish then wax along with plenty of elbow grease. Apply G3 sparingly and use a random orbital polishing machine. Keep the surface wet and do not allow the gelcoat to get warm/friction burns. When the gel looks ok apply polish and the orbital polishing machine then finish off with hand applied and buffed up wax. Thats what I used to do with Awol's blue hull. I now have a tendency to pay others to save my sore arms Apparently, she does a very good job plaicemat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted October 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, Maverick said: Apparently, she does a very good job Thanks for the advice and have you got her number? Terry. Maverick Martin, Brian and Jim 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Terry, I have an electric polishing mop you can have. It is mains powered though so not sure about safety rules or availability of 240 volts. Although yours is dry stacked so could be lifted onto a safe place to work on it. plaicemat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Getting someone to do the job for you as Martin does, would probably work out cheaper than wrapping plaicemat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted October 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Thanks for the offer Jim, I do have a cabled one myself, one of those things that I thought sometime in the past would be a Good Thing. I think I've used it once! Charlie, I think you are correct when I figure in travelling time and fuel costs. Would that be a fibreglass specialist or a boat valet. I asked Darren at MD to give it a go in the spring when he did the boat but he only managed to get a good shine on the discolouration. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 If Darren failed to polish it out it could be staining in the gellcoat Try giving Marty Cobb a call, 07860 200220 He is one of the best GRP repair guys around, but he is usually very busy plaicemat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted October 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Ta! Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 8 hours ago, plaicemat said: Thanks for the offer Jim, I do have a cabled one myself, one of those things that I thought sometime in the past would be a Good Thing. I think I've used it once! Yes I did the same and I guess I'll never use it. Anyone want a 240 volt polisher? It looks like a 9 inch angle grinder but it's much slower. It's free. Just bung a couple of those "coin of the realm" things to the NCI at the next meeting or something like that. Jim fisherman1055 and plaicemat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Oh, please Jim, per prefect for me please?I had a orbital that was rubbish!R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 It's yours Rob! I'll PM you. 👍 Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve S Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 I used New Forest Signs (https://www.newforestsigns.co.uk/ yes really) to do a wrap on my boat in 2017, they were very good and the wrap is still good. I got the blue panel done above the wheelhouse, before no matter how much it was cut back it would soon fade again. Since then I've only had to wash it 🙂. Jim, Brian and plaicemat 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted October 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Interesting! I had spotted a lot of sign firms doing it but thought, obviously erroneously, that it would be a specialist job. I shall explore that if the G3 paste doesn't work. Thanks. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted December 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 As I was saying......! Roberto Rodas has (at last) finished the damage to my hull caused by Cobb's and, while he was putting the finishing touches, I asked him to have a look at the pillars of my windscreen. His advice was that they are actually plastic, that the damage is sun based and that the fix is to obtain new ones and he can fit them, circa £1000.00! Going back to my original question, I noticed a thread on the Jeanneau facebook forum about a guy who had the pillars etc wrapped on his boat by a firm in Southampton who specialised in boats. I thought it would not be a goer with the travelling but gave them a call anyway. Seems he is doing a job for the RNLI on the 16th January (handy) and could do mine at the same time and the price is not prohibitive so hopefully, job done. As I have bought G3 paste, I will just give it a try first but I'm not hopeful. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 cans of spray paint circular £20 plus £8 worth of low tack masking tape plus your time 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted December 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 31 minutes ago, Maverick Martin said: 2 cans of spray paint circular £20 plus £8 worth of low tack masking tape plus your time 👍 Thanks for that Martin but I am trying to avoid paint. The wrap solution should be permant'ish provided I'm careful not to attack is with anything abrasive or corrosive (like oxalic acid), all it needs is cleaning with soapy water. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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