Restoration & Compound
Heavy oxidation removal, gelcoat compounding, and recovery of sun-bleached or chalky hulls. Wet-sanding available for severe cases.
Gelcoat restoration, compound and polish, ceramic coating, and teak refinishing. Recovery work for finishes a wash cannot fix.
What We Do
Heavy oxidation removal, gelcoat compounding, and recovery of sun-bleached or chalky hulls. Wet-sanding available for severe cases.
Machine polish to remove oxidation and surface defects, and marine-grade wax for season-long protection.
3-year and 5-year options. Hydrophobic, UV-resistant, and dramatically harder wear than wax: typically 6× to 10× longer between reapplications.
Sanding, staining, and varnishing for swim platforms, trim, and cabin soles. Stripped back to bare wood, built up in coats, and sealed.
Why Marine Detailing Is Different
Auto detailers are excellent at what they do. Auto detailing is not what your boat needs. The substrate is different, the environment is different, and the failure modes are different.
Boats use gelcoat, not painted finishes. Gelcoat is a thick pigmented resin layer that oxidizes from the outside in: chalking, dulling, then turning porous. Recovery is a multi-stage process: wash, compound, polish, then seal. A single buff doesn't solve it. The polishing chemistry, pad selection, and machine technique are also different from what works on automotive clear coat.
And the environment punishes everything. Salt, sun, and constant UV demand different wax and ceramic products than auto detailing supplies provide. Large flat surfaces (transoms, decks, hardtops) need machine-polishing technique adapted for fiberglass curvature, not the body panels of a car. The oxidation pattern on a 5-year-old gelcoat is fundamentally different from auto paint fade.
That's the work we do every day. Not auto detailing on a boat. Marine detailing, with the right products, the right pads, and the right technique for the surface that's actually in front of us.
Before & After
Why TYC
Find Us
Tell us where the boat is and what the finish needs. We will work out the right location for the job.
Lake Simcoe / Cooks Bay
290 The Queensway SGeorgian Bay
93 Port Severn Rd NLake Simcoe / Lagoon City
150 Laguna PkwyToronto & GTA
Mobile service across the city. Drop-off or pickup available for shop work.Free Quote
Tell us about your boat and the finish you want to recover. We will be in touch.
Common Questions
A wash is a surface clean: soap, rinse, dry. A polish is paint correction: machine-buffing the gelcoat with abrasive compound to remove oxidation, swirls, and light scratches, restoring the surface itself. A ceramic coating is a long-term hydrophobic protection layer that bonds to the gelcoat after polish, dramatically reducing water spotting, UV damage, and contamination buildup over multiple seasons. Wash maintains. Polish corrects. Ceramic protects.
3-year and 5-year products are available. Real-world life depends on storage, use, and maintenance. Both options dramatically outlast wax (3–6 months) for repeat protection between reapplications.
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