milky fibreglass

[smj]

does anything remove the milky oxidised bits in the fibreglass? are there any good products available, just started to think about the shell, i have the front panel in my lounge( my wife is cleaning it!, its not too bad but just above the indicators its white

[techsec]

Unfortunately once the gel coat starts going milky the only "cure" is to spray the vehicle with paint. The main thing to remember with fibreglass is to ensure that a good etching primer suitable for fibreglass is used so the paint stays on.
Various short term methods of dressing the body work up such as using baby oil, wd40 and similar have been used to make the body work look reasonable for say a weekend at a show.

[IanA]

Might be worth trying some Farecla (?) rubbing compound first. It's only putting off the evil day though. The only preventative is to keep the car covered during the day and only drive at night... it's the UV rays that cause it. That's why yachts are usually white.

>> Edited by IanA on Tuesday 2nd May 20:57

[drseg]

just wondering if anyones actually used farcella g2 g3 g4 or whatever the best grade is?
presumably works by removing a layer of gelcoat [must do as its abrasive]
and if so was it as hard work as it sounds???