HydroFoam on Gelcoat?

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I love the effects of hydro2 on my cars clear coat. I was wondering if this would work good on my boats Gelcoat? And would it withstand the abuse of saltwater?


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Nothing withstands salt water long term. Just buff the gel coat once yearly. Seems common in S. Fla.
 
I keep it in the water, it's a 37 foot cabin cruiser


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Pull it out every year and take a rotary to it. Easiest way to go.
 
Going rate is around $15 per lineal foot if the with boat is out of the water around the Delray Beach, FL area. If it's like a chalkboard then $20/ft or even more. We've found the annual cleanings and details have the best looking gelcoats that shine great.
 
I recently detailed my dads 32 ft open fisherman and my 20 ft open fisherman in the key. My dads was not too bad. I used my random polisher, microfiber pad, and essence, followed by a reload wipe down. Looked great. Mine was getting chalky. I used my rotary with M101, 3M waffle cutting pad, then polish with essence, and reload wipedown. The next morning I wanted to experiment with Hydro2. So I rinsed it down, and sprayed it on, and rinsed it off. Worked great. If your gel clout is in good shape, give Hydro2 a shot after a thorough wash. I was very happy with my results.
 
I do get the yearly detail completed. Throughout the year I use star brite deck cleaner. I figured it would be better if I could just foam cannon half the boat, scrub with the deck brush, rinse and repeat for the second half. I plan on using hydrofoam once a month. The only problem is I would have to haul my pressure washer to Clearwater beach Marina to use my foam cannon.


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I would just wash and use Hydro2. Much less Haslett and little more protection in my opinion

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Both Hydrofoam and hydro02 work well on gelcoat. You need a smooth clean surface though if you want any adherence if the products. Use them both as a topper/sealer after polishing boats. Hydro02 makes a good sealer on non skid decks but again if the surface is old and degraded, not much help.

Galveston bay is a notoriously "dirty" bay. Green algae bloom 8 months out of the year and immense amount of suspended sediment. Hard to keep a boat clean of scum line. Both will give you some short term protection in that environment. Re apply regularly as you would any wax/sealer. It's too easy not to. ;)
 
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