Gelcoat Polishing - What you should know

So, a potential customer asked me today if there was a boat at the marina that he could see the final finish on to give him an idea of what the final GLARE Gelcoat Protection would look like and how it holds up after time. I said "sure, there is one on the next finger from your boat" and gave him the details to have a look. I also pointed out that it was done three months ago and they never wash the boat. He had a look and emailed me back asking which product it was that i used, so the following is the extract of the exact conversation i wrote in a return email to him. Hi Bob The product i used on John's boat was the GLARE PROFESSIONAL POLISH and i applied only one coat but usually i apply two coats to warranty the work. The first coat being GLARE and the second coat is GLARE ADVANCED. To be quite honest i have only ever used the GLARE products on cars, boats and aircraft for the last ten year and i have only started offering wax and basic ceramic options

Let's start first with what is a gelcoat? Wikipedia has an excellent explanation on this: Gelcoat is a material used to provide a high-quality finish on the visible surface of a fibre-reinforced composite. The most common gelcoats are based on epoxy or unsaturated polyester resin chemistry. Gelcoats are modified resins which are applied to moulds in the liquid state. They are cured to form cross linked polymers and are subsequently backed with composite polymer matrices, often mixtures of polyester resin and fiberglass or epoxy resin with glass.  The manufactured component, when sufficiently cured and removed from the mold, presents the gelcoated surface.  This is usually pigmented to provide a coloured, glossy surface which improves the aesthetic appearance of the article, such as a counter made with cultured marble.  Many marine craft and aircraft are manufactured using composite materials with an outer layer of gelcoat, typically 0.5 mm to 0.8