Review of Meguiar's Marine One-Step Compound - 32 oz.

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OK, so you are new to boating and want to stick with a familiar name when it come to boat care products that you seem to trust when maintaining your cars. Well this will not only satisfy your comfort-food needs, but will do the job nicely. It's pricey, but what cleaning product for boating isn't, or anything for boats for that matter? I bought this after much research and price comparison. I reviewed inputs on Amazon from users, I also checked out other e-tailers' pages and their reviews. I even read all the marketing pitches from a dozen or so vendors. And this I did not only for Meguiars, but its competitors products as well. I finally settled on this one as my choice.

I am using this on a 1999 24' Sea Ray fixer upper that has seen better days. The craft has sat in saltwater its full life up until 2006. During those 7 years, the previous owner never waxed the boat. So as you can imagine, lava rocks had a better shine than this poor neglected craft. I applied it with a 7 inch wool cutting bonnet using a polisher at 2600 RPMs. The years came off right before my eyes. The bottle's applicator allowed me to meter the exact amount of product to apply so I can control the rate of oxidation removal and not go deeper than needed. The boat's before and after shot would make a marketer proud. It was inconceivable that I would get a mirror finish again, but this compound restored it to showroom. The compound removed saltwater eroded topcoat, oxidation tears from snaps and embedded grime in the clear coat.

So far, for a heavily oxidized hull and upper deck, I have used only 1/2 of the bottle. I predicted to buy a second bottle to finish, but the product does cut well without having to glob it on.

Pros:

Effectiveness

Easy to follow instructions for the novice

Familiar name

Good bottle design

Con's:

Pricey

Not easily found locally

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I have always used a three step process when putting my boat away for the winter. A rubbing compound, polish and wax. In an effort to eliminate a step I tried McGuiar's one-step compound. I am very happy with the results. My boat had light-medium oxidation in the black parts of the jel coat. The compound removed all the oxidation and left the gel coat smooth and very bright. Hit is with a coat of McGuiar's premium marine wax and I could read the sunday paper in the reflection.

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Worked well on my 5th wheel gelcoat siding. I did it by hand and it still worked well. I used a good wax after and time will tell how long the restored shine will last

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This cost me $10.00 less than buying it at West Marine and I didn't have to drive to the store. Thanks Amazon.

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I have owned boats for over three years, and have been looking for that "wonder" product that looks great and doesn't take a lot of work. This product took a year of oxidation off of my boat with a few simple passes of a large polisher/buffer (note using a random orbital polisher is not as effective with this product, and will triple your working time).

I bought the Makita Polisher/Sander to use with this product, and it worked flawlessly. After washing the boat, I applied some of the product directly to the lamb's wool bonnet. You can work on a 3' x 3' area at a time. I slowly spread the product on the boat using the polisher at a very low speed. Once the product was spread on the surface, I increased the speed of the polisher and watched the magic in action. This product actually compounds and polishes at the same time. The amount of time actually using the polisher in this work area is less than a minute. Clean off the excess with a microfiber rag, and then apply Meguiar's Flagship Marine Wax. That's It!

The finish on my boat looks brand new (it is a 2006). I would highly recommend this product for any lightly oxidized boat in need of its annual detailing. If you need something with more abrasive, use Meguiar's Compound, and then follow it with some polish, and then wax (sorry, three steps for badly oxidized or damaged finishes).