- Timeline depends on how far gone the oxidation is. Light oxidation (50-60 gloss) takes 4-6 hours at your Lake Norman dock because we're doing medium compound and polish stages. Severe oxidation (20-30 gloss, chalky and white-looking) takes 8-12 hours because we're wet sanding to remove the heavily damaged layer, then progressing through heavy compound, medium compound, light compound, and polish before we're done.
- You'll see us measuring gloss readings with our laser meter to determine which correction stages you need. Below 30 gloss means wet sanding (we're removing material to get under the damage). 30-50 gloss means heavy compounding. 50-70 gloss means medium to light compound and polish. We're not guessing what your boat needs, we're measuring and adjusting our approach based on actual numbers.
- Lake Norman UV exposure oxidizes gelcoat faster than most boat owners realize. Boats stored uncovered at Peninsula Yacht Club, Morningstar Marina, and LNYC drop from factory 70 gloss to 40-50 gloss in just 2-3 seasons of sitting in summer sun. White and light-colored gelcoat shows oxidation as chalky haze, dark colors show it as fading and dullness.

