What is a gel-coat fiberglass? What about other types of fiberglass and composite panels?
Boats that are made with gel-coat fiberglass are similar in makeup to the basecoat/clearcoat system, at least as far as buffing is concerned. These are treated the same way as BC/CC paint when buffing and waxing. Regular fiberglass should not be buffed, only polished, since the surface layer is relatively thin. As for the fiberglass or composite body panels on your Corvette or Saturn, they are painted just the same as any automobile. The only difference between paint on flexible surfaces when compared to paint applied to metal surfaces is that the paint on flexible surfaces is a bit softer due to an added flex agent, so buffing must be done a bit slower. Other than the flex agent, the paints are generally the same.
