A friend has been given a fibreglass sea kayak. It has had cockpit cover on but the hull is covered is dirty and dark and feels rough.
How best to clean this? It once was a lovely smooth gelcoat surface i assume.
We would like to make it clean smooth and shiny without doing any damage to the surface.
Thanks
Ian
Here’s a link which may help. I used one of the Farecla products to clean and shine up my 1980’s classic Nordkapp sea kayak. Really good result even from applying by hand.
https://www.cfsnet.co.uk/acatalog/Gelcoat_Polishing.html
Also worthwhile joining the UK Rivers Guidebook Forum and look in the sea kayaking section. If you post your query in this you will get lots of advice.
https://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/
Thats great thank you!
Ian
You might be amazed at how well bathroom cleaner will work initially - then decide on whether you need to polish it further.
Sounds like it’s knackered. Shouldn’t have been stored with a cockpit cover. Sounds like Moisture in the boat has forced its way through the fibreglass and blown the gel coat.