Dull Front Panel

[JohnM20]

The front panel (GRP ?) of my 6 year old Abbey has lost its shine despite regular applications of polish (Auto Glym) since new. Is this a common problem and, if so, what are the remedies if any ? I wondered about using T-Cut but there may be something better available. Has anyone any suggestions ?
Thanks in advance.

 

[otherclive]

I've used MER on dull panels and it brought them up okay, but then followed up with Autoglym to help retain the shine. However these days I tend to use a spray on shine (Demon Shine) after washing and the van comes up like new even at 8 years old. There are lots of websites giving advice particularly boats. Here's a link to one which contains a further link to a well respected supplier of grp polish. But MER does work with some elbow grease.
http://www.boat-angling.co.uk/Hints_and_Tips/Howtopolishaboathull.htm

 

[BrownhillsBob]

Hi John, I have an 2005 Elddis Avante and the front panel had what looked like a dull film covering it.
I tried several 'cleaners' without success.
After searching the 'net' I tried Farecla Marine Gel Coat Restorer and I found this removed the dull film.
It is a paste to be applied with a damp cloth with firm pressure. It can also be used with a hand held polishing machine.
I hope this information is of some use.
After using this I have polished with Mer to bring back the shine to the surface.

 

[otherclive]

If you follow the link in my post it will take you to the same restore that Bronhills Bob used and also shows photos on how to re-shine dull grp. Hope this has been of help to you.

 

[SirRogerFFS]

Please be a little careful with what polish you use on the front locker etc Mer is a good polish but is known for its abrasive content so not too much elbow grease as the paint work is very thin.The same applies to T-Cut.Have a look at the links before mine and have a look at what has been recomended apart from those twther Clive has a good one to try
Sir Roger

 

[GrahamDerby]

My van has gone the same, had a company come and show me what they could do and it came up like new , look for tourershine on the net, they say they can get your van to showroom condition.

 

[Paul_5041263]

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