Removing Polish of Imron Paint

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I've a 1987 Cruisers Esprit with a blue stripe above the rub rail. Among the other work I had done on the boat was an Imron paint job on the blue stripe which I am very happy with. On our second season with the new blue stripe I decided to apply a polish to it (it was probably McGuire's polish)and now I notice the dirt that runs over it and what looks like water marks. It seems as if now with the Polish job, everything that runs off the boat adheres to the paint stripe. Before the polish this didn't happen. I want to remove the polish without removing or damaging the Imron.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
 
Buff it with 3M Finesse_it II and then repolish with Rejex.

George
Hatteras 56MY (lots of Imron)
Boston Whaler 130 Sport (not any Imron)
 
As George said. Or use Zaino. And wash it with Dawn dish soap before and after you polish it with Finesse It.
 
This is a good example of the possibility that the cure will be worse than the illness.

Use the least obtrusive product in your effort to remove the polish/wax from the stripe. Dawn may do it, though I'm not sure one way or the other.

If I may say so, your first mistake was to apply a polish/wax to the Imron product, especially in its 2nd year. Imron is designed to not require polish/wax of any kind; ever.

Unfortunately, that begins the deterioration process of the product which results in the need to continue that polish/wax procedure on a regular basis.

The best (and only) way to maintain its appearence is to wash it with soap and water. Period.

Though it indeed may be too late to "save" its long term benefit, you may, eventually, need (or wish) to respray the stripe. If that happens, then do not apply any polish or wax and you should enjoy its shine and luster for a long time.
 
That is a little over stating it Bill. I agree to the extent that wax is unnecessary/bad, but the new polymer sealants work terrifically well on the AwlGrip - Imron type paints, Awl Care or Rejex, for instance. That's why I advised the very mild Finnesse-IT if washing didn't work. I suppose you can and should argue the point re: a new or recent paint job. The boat washes nicely with just fresh water and a chamois mop; only needs soap on black streak spots.

If you have to use a heavy compound, you are probably a short ways from the paint shop.
 
I don't disagree to any great extent with you, George. The point that I was really trying to make is the neither Imron nor AWLgrip requires waxing or polishing.

At some time, though, some expert will suggest that it should be waxed or polished, and then the real deterioration begins, over time, of course...
 
I think we agree. Kind of one of those "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" things. Don't use a glaze or sealer if the boat already looks good. Mine was just beginning to fade a little so we went as gently as possible.
When I hire someone to wash the boat, they look at me funny when I tell them not to use soap.
 
While neither Awlgrip nor Imron should be waxed with a natural traditional wax product. Alwgrip does recommend using their polymer coating "Awl Care" (as George mentioned) as a way to extend the life of the paint.
 
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