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Boat detailing · $75 per foot

Compound Polish + Wax

Chalky, faded gelcoat compounded and buffed back to a gloss, then sealed with marine-grade wax. Restored, not replaced.

Kyle compounding a pontoon seat base with a wool pad

What’s included

Done at your dock.

  • Exterior wash and surface prep
  • Compound polishing to remove oxidation and dullness
  • High-speed buffing for gloss
  • Marine-grade wax
  • UV and saltwater protection

Oxidation out

Compound polishing removes the chalky, oxidized layer and the dullness that comes with it.

Gloss back

High-speed buffing brings the shine back up after the compound.

Protected after

Marine-grade wax for UV and saltwater protection, so the gloss lasts.

If your hull has gone chalky or faded, that’s oxidation, stage 01 on our hull map. Tick it in the Quote Builder and we’ll know what we’re looking at.

On a black hull

Haze out, mirror back.

Dark gelcoat shows every swirl, which makes it the honest test. This Scout was polished on its own lift in Bonita Springs.

The Scout's black hull before polishing Before
The Scout's black bow after polishing, reflecting the canal like a mirror After
Black gelcoatHaze and swirls out, mirror back.

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Sunrise over a Naples canal, boat on its lift