Poly Glow

[Bushwacker]

Fred, thanks for the kind words. In the Jan 07 issue of Powerboat Reports (a great Consumer Reports type magazine which unfortunately went out of business after May 07), which I still have, they tested PoliGlow, Vertglas and New Glass 2. They were rated Excellent, Good and Fair respectively. The article claims ". . these hull restorers consist of water-based emulsions of acrylic or acrylic/urethane resins. The resins are in the form of tiny droplets that are suspended in water. When applied, the water evaporates and the droplets flow together to form clear films. These emulsions dry rapidly and require multiple coats." These hull restorers were evidently developed specifically for use on gelcoats that were too far gone for compounding/waxing to bring back, although they can obviously be used on healthy gelcoats as well.

PBR applied the coatings to 3 separate sections on both sides of a Neptune 212 and after 3 years of baking in the Florida sun (I believe their testing is done on west coast, either in the Ft. Meyers or Sarasota area), they reported that the PoliGlow sections were actually still shiny but the other 2 "needed some help". This was better than expected, as the coating is supposed to applied after 1 or 2 seasons, so they said "Recommending Poli Glow is a no-brainer." For what it's worth, they also did similar tests on various waxes, and said Collinite paste wax was the most durable. I've used it on the cabin bunks but have switched to Poli Glow for everything else because it lasts so much longer. Denny