jolaw
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Post by jolaw on Jan 25, 2021 18:56:55 GMT
We purchased our 2020 NC 895 last fall and it came from the previous owner scuffed in a few places. Does anyone have any recommendations for touching up the blue hull? Also any recommendations for the upcoming season, wash/wax materials? Unable to add any pictures to the post from my phone. Thank you in advance for the help. LB & JY
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Post by Tafika II on Jan 25, 2021 20:36:24 GMT
What is the paint...AwlGrip??
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jolaw
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Post by jolaw on Jan 26, 2021 16:49:23 GMT
It is not painted, instead it looks like the blue in find the Fiberglass. What is the paint...AwlGrip?? |
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Post by Tafika II on Jan 26, 2021 20:39:04 GMT
OK. You should contact Jeanneau to find the gelcoat color match and you can match it from there from several gelcoat manufacturers. If there are no deep scratches, you can use a fine to medium compound, then polish. Maguirer has several we use topside.
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Post by ihsan on Jan 26, 2021 21:44:59 GMT
What is the paint...AwlGrip?? I think boat owners inquired in this forum about the colour code of the famous blue. But for some reason I did not see replies up to now. My dealer promised to learn but could not. May be because of the Covid. Finally I tried some matching blue spray from the local market for minor touch work. I think it is all right now. Mine is 2020 MF 795, probably the blue colour is the same with 895. I am hopeful that we may learn the answer this time. I may be wrong but it looks to me as if there is a special blue paint sprayed over gel coat. |
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Post by Capt’n Ron on Jan 27, 2021 17:24:38 GMT
You should be able to get it from your dealer. I just contacted mine and was told they sell it by the quart and I will need MEKP and surface seal to properly harder the gel coat. The dealer is looking up my hull ID to ensure they get me the right color.
I’m waiting on the details; cost and delivery time, but I will let you know once I receive it.
Cheers,
Ron
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Post by Capt’n Ron on Jan 29, 2021 5:30:11 GMT
I heard back from the dealer today. $78 for a quart of blue gel coat matching my blue, two weeks delivery.
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Post by marsail on Jan 29, 2021 16:31:13 GMT
Hi Jolaw
Just go to West Marine or any marine supply (or Amazon) and buy/order a gelcoat repair kit. I did this for a previous boat and had excellent results. The hardest part was matching the color, but with some trial and error, I got it perfect. Easy to mix and use. Wet Sand with 800 grit then 1000 then 2000 grit. Polish with a fiberglass formulated product and, voila, it looks perfect and I can barely tell the repair was done.
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Post by marsail on Jan 29, 2021 16:32:19 GMT
The whole thing cost me about $40
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Post by hegrelma on Feb 18, 2021 18:26:54 GMT
Hi Jolaw! Congratulations on your new purchase. For general cleaning/maintenance of the hull and deck, I like the Shurhold line and their very informative website concerning usage of their products. You can find them on Amazon and I have links here: mvorca.net/gear |
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jolaw
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Post by jolaw on Jun 9, 2021 10:32:38 GMT
Hegrelma, thanks for the Shurhold advice! We used it and love it! We have been debating though what to use on the windscreen and windows. Is it safe to wax them? Do you just use the boat soap? The multiuse cleaner seemed to leave a very streaky appearance.
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Post by westboating on Jun 17, 2021 23:12:34 GMT
Our front wind screen is fine, but the sliding door aft is scratched to hell. I'm not sure what caused it, but with sun behind it it shows poorly. It's no issue when it's not back light. I need to figure how to polish that out too.
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Post by jolaw on Jun 19, 2021 23:02:30 GMT
Our front wind screen is fine, but the sliding door aft is scratched to hell. I'm not sure what caused it, but with sun behind it it shows poorly. It's no issue when it's not back light. I need to figure how to polish that out too. Is it safe to use the Shurhold polish on the glass? Our starboard helm sliding door is scratched to hell as well. |
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Post by lynnardm on Jun 19, 2021 23:19:06 GMT
On my previous NC695 I aggressively “cleaned”
a small area that had something stuck on it. It
Showed some Scratches afterwards. In
My 895 I’ve been careful to only use a very minimal amount of dish soap mixed with water in a container and sprayed on with a Light wiping with a soft sloth for Cleaning. So far so good as no scratches. And it looks Clean. As this glass is coated on the inside surface I’d recommend against anything else unless specifically allowed by the glass manufacturer
Capt’n Lynn
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