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Gelcoat Restoration

Brings chalky, faded gelcoat back toward a deep, reflective finish through staged compounding and polishing.

Performed at your dock, marina slip or storage location on Lake Travis, Lake Austin and across the greater Austin, Texas area.

What this service addresses

Gelcoat is a thin outer layer, and Central Texas sun works on it constantly. Once it goes flat and chalky, washing alone will not bring the color back. Restoration works the surface itself rather than covering it up.

What the work involves

  • Wash and decontaminate the surface before any machine work
  • Test spot to judge how much correction the gelcoat needs and can take
  • Staged compounding to level oxidation and light surface defects
  • Refining polish steps to build gloss and depth back into the color
  • A protective step so the freshly opened surface is not left bare

How this gets quoted

We cannot price gelcoat restoration from a description alone, because the amount of work scales with the size of the boat and how far the surface has gone. Send the boat type, approximate length and a short description of the condition, add photos if you have them, and we will quote the work for your boat specifically.

  1. Pick a time. Choose an appointment on the booking calendar. Calendly asks what we need to know. Nothing is charged to book.
  2. Text photos of the boat. We review them and confirm the final price with you before the appointment.
  3. We come to the boat. We schedule a time and perform the work at your dock, slip or storage location. No trailering required.

Boats we perform this on

  • Pontoon boats
  • Wakeboard and wake boats
  • Center console boats
  • Yachts

What we need on site

Access to the boat and to the slip or dock, and a note about whether water and power are available where the boat is kept. Tell us when you book if they are not, and we will plan the visit around it.

Related reading

Correction work looks different depending on hull color and exposure:

Correction work is priced after a remote photo review. A form cannot tell how far a faded finish will come back, or how much sound gelcoat is left to work with, so we look at the boat first. Send a shot of the waterline, one of the sun-facing side, and a close shot of the dullest panel you can find.

Packages that include gelcoat restoration

Restoration is priced by how much correction the finish needs, not by the length of the boat alone. A finish that has only lost gloss takes a refining pass, while one that has hazed through several summers needs staged work before gloss returns.

Gelcoat Restoration

Priced after a remote photo review

Estimated range, not a fixed quote.

Nothing is charged when you book. No deposit, no card. The final price is confirmed with you after a remote photo review.

Expected duration

Confirmed with you after we review your photos.

What is included

  • Staged compounding on heavily degraded gelcoat
  • Multiple refining polish steps
  • Extra attention to transom, rails and the sun-facing side
  • Protective step over the corrected surface

Priced from 16 ft — boats under 16 ft are charged at the 16 ft rate. Boats over 40 ft are quoted individually.

Always confirmed from photos before a final price.

Book This Detail

Length, how much sound gelcoat is left, the number of staged passes and access move this number.

Full Detail + Oxidation Removal

Estimated range $535–$1390

Estimated range, not a fixed quote.

Nothing is charged when you book. No deposit, no card. The final price is confirmed with you after a remote photo review.

Expected duration

Confirmed with you after we review your photos.

What is included

  • Everything in the Full Detail
  • Test spot to judge how much correction the gelcoat needs and can take
  • Compounding to level light-to-moderate oxidation
  • Refining polish to remove haze and rebuild gloss
  • A protective step so freshly opened gelcoat is not left bare

Priced from 16 ft — boats under 16 ft are charged at the 16 ft rate. Boats over 40 ft are quoted individually.

Range assumes a maintained boat. Buildup, oxidation and access adjust it.

Book This Detail

Length, how deep the oxidation runs, how many correction passes the gelcoat needs and access move this number.

Price Gelcoat Restoration for your boat

Book your boat detail

Pick a time on the calendar. We come to the dock, slip or storage location.

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