Protect Your Boat with Marine Paint Protection
When it comes to owning a boat, there are many hazardous signs to look out for that can damage your paint or gelcoat finish. One of the best ways to preemptively prevent harsh attacks on your boat’s finish is to protect it with Permagard Marine. Permagard Marine protects against many environmental hazards that owners encounter, whether they be saltwater or freshwater. This article will cover the seven most important signs that show why your boat needs a high-quality marine paint protection coating such as Permagard.
1. Oxidized Paint
Boats are constantly out in the sun, whether they’re being used or docked next to a pier. During these times, harsh UV rays attack your boat’s finish and can cause oxidation to set in. If left unchecked, oxidation will diminish your painted or gelcoat finish, which would degrade the boat’s appearance. This eventually can lead to osmosis and up to structural failure of the vessel. One of Permagard Marine’s best trademarks is strongly protecting against UV rays and oxidation to prevent these conditions from ever happening.
2. Osmosis
When your boat or yacht’s gelcoat becomes damaged with oxidation, boat osmosis can begin to form in the fiberglass hull. Water attacks and penetrates the damaged gelcoat, which creates “blisters”. These deposits of water trapped underneath the outer layer of gelcoat that infiltrate the fiberglass structure. The blisters create pressure on the fiberglass hull, while simultaneously creating a concentrated solution that draws in more water that create even more blisters. These repairs can become costly very quickly, if they are not tended to in a timely manner. Permagard Marine’s 4-micron-thick layer of protection fully protects your gelcoat, therefore, preventing blisters from ever forming on your vessel’s hull.
3. Increased Maintenance Efforts
If you’re constantly deep cleaning and waxing your boat or yacht, the hours and costs will build up quite rapidly for your maintenance budget. Without a proper marine paint protection treatment such as Permagard Marine, your valuable time and money will continue to be spent maintaining your boat’s finish indefinitely. Permagard Marine has an entire line of maintenance products that were designed for ease of use, affordability, and reliability. This means that you can spend less time maintaining your vessel and more time enjoying all of the perks that come with owning a boat or yacht.
4. Hazards, Marks, and Barnacles
Harsh marine environments expose boats and yachts to many hazards that are rough on your boat’s finish such as oil spills, algae, bird droppings, salt-laden water and air, and even barnacles. All of these hazards require strenuous efforts to remove them or minimize their impact, which can mean hours of deep cleaning your vessel, only for it to happen again the next time to embark. Permagard Marine helps prevent these hazards from accumulating on your boat’s finish over time. Due to Permagard Marine’s water-resistant properties, this means the treated surfaces have a slick and smooth touch that allows algae and barnacles to simply glide off the surface, when addressed in a timely manner.
5. Scratches and Minor Damage
Scratches, micro-scratches, swirl marks, and small abrasions are very common for boat owners to deal with. While these are superficial damages, they can lead to more significant damage if left untreated, and leave an unsightly appearance on your valuable asset. Permagard Marine fills in micro-scratches, while eliminating swirl marks and small abrasions during the application process. The result is a durable protective finish and deep depth of shine that makes your boat or yacht glisten on the sunny waters.
6. Harsh Water Line Stains
For many boats and yachts, harsh water-line stains are a real nuisance. These stains are usually caused by environmental factors such as water temperature, salinity, and pollution. Even floating debris can accumulate with the water-line stain on the surface and leave an unsightly appearance on your prized vessel. Over time, the buildup of debris will attack your boat’s finish and slowly degrade it until it infiltrates the structure. Permagard Marine has the ability to prevent these issues from arising.
7. Gelcoat Yellowing and Surface Deterioration
Gelcoat yellowing and surface deterioration are significant issues that all boat and yacht owners should be aware of and know how to spot them. If the gelcoat of your boat or yacht begins to degrade, you will notice areas where your once white gelcoat starts to turn yellow. This is either a reaction of the silicone demolding residues, which once exposed to the UV rays of the sun yellow over time, or it could be the adhesives used with the fiberglass during the manufacturing process, reacting with the UV rays of the sun. If the yellowing is addressed promptly with Permagard Marine, the effects can be reversed. Otherwise, costly re-gelcoating or repainting the affected areas is the only solution. Maintaining your boat or yacht’s surfaces to keep them slick and glossy not only saves you money in the long term, but a glossy like-new appearance adds significant resale value. Slick, glossy surfaces are easier to clean, whereas dull and oxidized surfaces require strong products and intense scrubbing to clean. The latter efforts will continue to degrade the gelcoat or painted surfaces over time, which in turn creates a vicious cycle that will eventually lead to a full repaint in the best-case scenario.
Why Choose Permagard for Your Boat?
Permagard Marine has been trusted by boat and yacht owners worldwide for over 27 years. With an approval from Viking Yachts, we know how to protect even the biggest and most lavish vessels from harm to keep them looking brand new for many years to come. Permagard Marine was engineered specifically for harsh marine environments to effectively combat the various environmental elements that boats and yachts face everyday with use. Permagard Marine forms a durable sacrificial layer on the treated surface by utilizing a process called “cross-linking”, which results in a strongly linked chain of ionic bonds that forms the 4-micron-thick layer of protection. Permagard Marine also protects 100% of your boat’s painted or gelcoat finish with no paint correction required to ensure exquisite gloss and maximum protection from the elements. Choose Permagard Marine today for all of your boat paint protection needs and keep your boat shining like the sun for many years to come.
If you would like to learn more about how Permagard Marine can effectively protect your boat or yacht from harsh environmental hazards while providing a deep depth of shine that cannot be replicated by competitive products, please call our Permagard Headquarters office today at (305) 662-5070 for more information. It’s time to shine and see yourself in brand!