I bought my Tashiba-31 last year. When I last cleaned the topside I noticed that the
water coming off the
boat was chalky colored. Now that spring is here I want to take care of this.
I've been researching this and it appears what I need to do is to use a rubbing compound to remove the chalky finish then polish and wax.
Questions -
1. Is there an environmental issue with
washing the
boat and having the chalky
water run off into the marina? I'm not talking about the cleanup from the rubbing compound - this is happening now during a normal wash with a brush.
2. Is this
paint or
gelcoat? How do I tell?
3. How do I determine is the existing coating is too thin to be fixed by rubbing compound and polishing?