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Boat restoration, painting, detailing, and gel coating are our areas of expertise. We can repair a wide range of problems on boats of all sizes to get your watercraft back to its pre-accident state. We perform our obligations with devotion and accuracy, so the quality of our work will exceed your expectations. For information on our boat detailing choices, see our services page.

Once the hull is dry, you can move onto the detailing stage. If there are any areas of chalky or oxidized gelcoat, it’s worth using an abrasive cleaner like a rubbing compound. These cut back the top surface of the gelcoat to reveal an unoxidized layer beneath, leaving a clean, shiny surface ready for boat wax.

The bottom of a vessel, usually submerged in saltwater, is vulnerable to sea organisms, including acorn barnacles, zebra mussels, and microscopic bacteria that can cause hull drag, higher fuel costs and repair costs associated with the hull drag.

The correct yacht bottom painting treatment increases the longevity and performance of the vessel. The key ingredients in antifouling bottom paints include copper, biocides, algaecides, Teflon, vinyl, and proprietary two-part bottom coatings that create a hard, slippery biofilm that prevents organisms from attaching the hull.