Paint damage repair for boats and watercraft

Whatever's wrong with the gelcoat or paint, there's a good chance we can fix it right where your boat is docked, stored, or trailered

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Services

Every type of paint damage we handle on boats and watercraft

Click into any category below for a closer look at how we fix it.

Deep scratch

A scratch that's cut through the clear coat and paint, often down to the primer or bare metal.

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Light scratch

Shallow marks in just the clear coat, usually from keys, branches, or tight parking.

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Rock chip

Small chips in the paint from gravel or debris kicked up on the highway, usually on the hood or bumper.

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Bad prior repair

Mismatched paint, visible ridges, or discoloration left behind by an earlier repair attempt.

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Clear coat polishing

Fine swirl marks, haze or dullness in the clear coat from washing, weather or age.

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Tar & sap removal

Sticky black or amber residue from road tar or tree sap bonded to the paint.

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Paint transfer

A streak of someone else's paint left on your car after a light bump or scrape.

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Water spots

Hard mineral deposits etched into the paint from rain, sprinklers, or hard water drying on the surface.

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Ceramic coating

A protective layer that shields the paint from salt air, UV rays, and oxidation, especially useful this close to the coast.

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Before & after

Here's what the fix looks like

Every one of these is a real job we did somewhere around Summerville or Charleston.

Close-up of car tire and scratched grey car fender with black scuff marks and paint damage.

Before

Close-up of a fixed area on a vehicle's light gray fender above the tire.

After

Deep scratches

2 hours

250$

Car hood covered with water spots and light reflections of sky and clouds.

Before

Glossy black car hood with a Raptor badge and reflections of trees and a lamp post.

After

Water spots

2,5 hours

300$

Close-up of white vehicle's front left fender with black scratches near the headlight and tire.

Before

Close-up of a white vehicle's front tire, black fender, orange side marker, and headlight.

After

Light scratches

1,5 hours

150$

Close-up of a black car's fender with visible scratches and scuff marks above the tire.

Before

Close-up of the front left wheel and fender of a black vehicle on a gravel surface, showing tire tread and part of the headlight and indicator light.

After

Paint transfer

2 hours

270$

Reflection of a person wearing a blue visor and black shirt, crouching and holding a phone, seen on a glossy surface with a long scratch across it, with a beige house door and siding in the background.

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Reflection of a man taking a photo with a smartphone, kneeling next to a black toolbox with red latches on a gravel surface in front of a white house with a door and window.

After

Deep scratch

1 hour

140$

Close-up of the driver's side of a black car with visible scratches and scuff marks on the door near the handle and lower panel, parked on a gravel surface with grass and trees in the background.

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Close-up of the side of a black car with a large dent on the rear door panel, parked on a driveway in front of a garage, with reflections of nearby house siding on the car surface.

After

Light scratches

1,5 hours

150$

Why choose us

Why you should choose our service for your boat or watercraft

Here's what makes mobile repair the easier option for boats or watercraft.

Man in black shirt, gray shorts, blue visor, and sunglasses playfully posing with a car buffer in a driveway between a black and a white car next to an open black toolbox filled with cleaning supplies.

Fits into a normal day

Most repairs take 1-2 hours, so there's no need to haul out, book yard time, or lose a full day of boating.

No haul-out required

The repair happens wherever your boat already is, at the dock, in dry storage, or on a trailer, so you skip the haul-out fees and the trip to a yard.

Faster and more affordable than a respray

Since we blend the repair into your existing gelcoat instead of a full respray, most jobs take just a couple of hours and cost far less.

Gelcoat and paint, both handled

Fiberglass hulls need gelcoat repair, not standard paint work. We match gelcoat color and finish so the repair blends into the hull.

FAQ

Questions about boats and watercraft repair

The questions people ask us most before booking a boat or watercraft repair.

Do you repair gelcoat, or just painted boats?

Can you fix damage below the waterline?

Will the repair match my hull color exactly?

Do you come to marinas and storage yards?

What about oxidation and chalky gelcoat, not just scratches?

Get started

Get your free quote

Fill out the form with a few quick details and a couple of photos and we'll send back a real price, usually the same day.

A man wearing sunglasses, a blue visor, black t-shirt, and gray shorts kneels on a driveway holding a vehicle buffer polisher while smiling at the camera, with a white SUV and toolboxes containing car care products nearby.