After I hit post on my last entry, I Googled ‘clean fiberglass truck topper’ and came up with squat. The solution hit me with a groan. Didn’t I do a giant fiberglass restoration project less than a year ago?!
I kicked myself for trying out wax first, but was thankful I didn’t do the whole topper. I went out, scrubbed the wax away, which, of course, took off even more of the colour, and then I applied about 15 coats of Poliglow. I’m not exaggerating. My arms are really sore!!!
Now, the topper colour isn’t even all over because of the initial discoloration, but I am shocked that it went from being a dull green that didn’t match the paint finish to this:
Whadya know, the topper and truck are a matched set!
Good save! Again. 🙂
But darn am I sore. I can barely move my right arm! 😀
Looks great! I think I’be seen fiberglass color restoration kits in auto parts stores. Bet that would get the discoloration fixed. But maybe at a later time. 😉
The discoloration isn’t bad enough to spend any money on it. I mean, it’s just a a truck. But I will keep an eye out for one for Miranda. Her previous owners waxed her, which made parts of her yellow. 🙁
Just FYI, the Poli Glow links in your Squidoo lens point to Amazon pages that say the product is unavailable. However, I did find it at Defender Industries, a boating supply house:
http://tinyurl.com/bocqjnr
Thanks, Andy. I checked those links not two days ago and they were fine. Even got a sale from them yesterday. Crazy!
I ordered my kit straight from Poliglow when I was in Washington and even got free shipping!
Canadian site: http://www.poliglow.ca/
US site: http://www.poliglowusa.com/