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    Can I use car compound/ polish on gel-coat?

    First of all, I have 0 experience with boat/ jet ski gel coat paint correction.

    My friend asked me if I can restore his jet ski, but since I have no experience,
    we made a deal that if he buys me few of Marine 31 products for me, I will do it for free.

    For now we ordered Marine heavy cut compound and AIO polish and planning to wet-sand and buff.

    I did some research and looks like collinite is popular for LSP but when it comes to using car compound/ polish,
    I see many difference opinions.

    So .... can anyone clearfy me if its okay to use such as menzerna on gel-coat?

    Thanks.
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    Re: Can I use car compound/ polish on gel-coat?

    As someone who moved from detailing automobiles to boats - no. There is a difference. When I started out on boats, I used automotive compounds and polishes. I got so-so results along with significantly increased product usage. I tried several marine products and I finally landed on a few products that give amazing results and very little product usage.
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    Re: Can I use car compound/ polish on gel-coat?

    Quote Originally Posted by ObsessiveAutoDetail View Post
    As someone who moved from detailing automobiles to boats - no. There is a difference. When I started out on boats, I used automotive compounds and polishes. I got so-so results along with significantly increased product usage. I tried several marine products and I finally landed on a few products that give amazing results and very little product usage.
    Thank you!

    How about using wax/ sealant? I see a lot of people using collinite 495
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    Re: Can I use car compound/ polish on gel-coat?

    I just used XMT 360 on gelcoats with good results. I just did my 1989 MasterCraft Tristar 190 and my fathers 1981 MasterCraft Skier 19 Stars and Stripes with it. I am sure there is better stuff out there, but I thought both boats turned out very well. It was more of a science experiment for me this spring. I just wanted to see how it would turn out and how much product I would use. (Plus, I ran out of the Collinite 920 Boat cleaner that I normally use!) I used less than 8 oz for the two boats total.

    For waxes, I use Collinite 925 or 845.

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