Boat Polishing & Oxidation Removal in the GTA & Cottage Country

Bring Faded Gelcoat Back to Colour

Gelcoat is the hard, coloured outer layer of a fibreglass boat, and it is porous. Years of sun break down its surface into a dull, chalky film; wipe a finger across an oxidized hull and it comes away white or tinted. Coloured gelcoats such as red, blue and black show it soonest, but white hulls yellow and dull too. Wax on its own will not fix it, because the damaged layer is still there underneath.

Oxidation removal is a cutting job. We machine-compound the hull with a rotary or dual-action polisher to remove the oxidized layer, step down to a finer polish to bring back clarity and depth, and finish with a sealant, wax or ceramic coating so the gloss is protected. Heavily oxidized gelcoat can need more than one compounding pass, and the quote says so.

Polishing is done with the boat out of the water, on a trailer or on stands, so we can reach the whole hull. Striping, graphics and logos are worked around carefully.

We provide mobile boat polishing and oxidation removal across Toronto & the GTA, Halton, Hamilton & Niagara, Lake Simcoe, Georgian Bay, Muskoka, Kawarthas & Haliburton, North Bay & Sudbury, including Oakville, Toronto, Barrie, Collingwood, Gravenhurst and Peterborough. Call 416-729-7935 for a free quote.