DETAILING Packages
From bay boats to offshore sportfishing vessels, Audacity Marine provides professional detailing and vessel care designed around how your boat is actually used.
Whether you're looking for routine upkeep, a complete detail, long-term protection, or your boat needs a little extra attention to bring its finish back to life, we'll help determine the right level of care for your vessel.
Below you'll find a breakdown of our detailing packages, along with information about oxidation, correction and the processes we use when a boat needs more than a standard detail.
Not sure which package your boat needs? Contact us! Send us a few photos and we'll help point you in the right direction.
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Is your boat fairly new or in excellent shape? Then this package is for you!
This is our standard detail package. It is designed for our seasonal or quarterly detail clients who need a classic detail and wax on their vessel.
Thorough interior and exterior wash and scrub
Compartment and hatch cleaning (HATCHES MUST BE EMPTIED BEFOREHAND)
Light vinyl cleaning
Vinyl sealed with UV protectant
Interior and exterior rust removal
Mold and Mildew removal
All metal surfaces polished
All metal sealed with Corrosion Blocker
Hull stain removal
Isinglass/windshield cleaned and finished with ceramic spray.
Premium boat wax: topside, hull and motor(s)
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Does your boat have light to medium oxidation, dullness, scratches or imperfections? Then the Ultimate Shine Package is for you! We will restore its original shine and safeguard it from the elements.
Thorough interior and exterior wash and scrub
Vinyl cleaning & sealant
Compartment and hatch cleaning (HATCHES MUST BE EMPTIED BEFOREHAND)
Vinyl cleaning
Vinyl sealed with UV protectant
Interior and exterior rust removal
Mold and Mildew removal
All metal surfaces polished
All metal sealed with Corrosion Blocker
Hull stain removal
Isinglass/windshield cleaned and finished with ceramic spray.
(if needed) Heavy Oxidation Removal: Heavy Cut Compound: Topside, Hull
Light/medium Oxidation Removal & Polish: Topside, Hull & Motors
Ceramic Spray Protection: Topside, Hull & Motors
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Does your boat look like it’s been to hell and back? Is your boat in desperate need of a revival? Do you want your boat to look newer than when you bought it? This is our flagship package where we get to do everything necessary to bring your boat back to life!
Thorough interior and exterior wash and scrub
Vinyl cleaning & sealant
Deep compartment and hatch cleaning (HATCHES MUST BE EMPTIED BEFOREHAND)
Vinyl cleaning
Vinyl sealed with UV protectant
Interior and exterior rust removal
Mold and Mildew removal
All metal surfaces polished
All metal sealed with Corrosion Blocker
Hull stain removal
Isinglass/windshield cleaned and finished with ceramic spray.
Premium boat wax: topside, hull and motor(s)
Correction Steps (Price varies on the steps needed)
Extreme Oxidation Removal (Multiple Steps Of Dry Sanding): Topside & Hull
Sanding Scratch Removal & Gloss Enhancement (Heavy Cut Compound): Topside & Hull
Swirl & Hazing Removal (Medium Cut Compound): Topside, Hull & Cowlings
Final protection: Premium boat wax OR upgrade to Ceramic Coating
Oxidation removal faq’s
Gel coat is the durable outer surface found on most fiberglass boats. It provides the boat's color and gloss while helping protect the underlying fiberglass laminate from UV exposure, water and the marine environment.
Although gel coat may look perfectly smooth, its surface contains microscopic texture and imperfections. Over time, exposure to UV, salt, contaminants and improper maintenance can degrade the surface and cause it to lose its original gloss and color.
Maintaining that surface isn't just about appearance — it helps preserve the condition and value of the vessel.
What is gel coat and why does it matter?
What does “oxidized gel coat” mean and what causes it?
Oxidation is the gradual degradation of the gel coat surface, primarily caused by prolonged UV exposure.
It can be accelerated by:
Intense sun exposure
Saltwater and coastal environments
Lack of routine protection and maintenance
Age and prolonged exposure to the elements
Improper washing techniques or overly aggressive chemicals
Here in South Texas, UV exposure is one of our biggest enemies.
As the surface deteriorates, a once smooth, glossy finish can become dull, faded, chalky or rough.
That chalky residue you sometimes get on your hand when you rub an older hull? That's a classic sign of oxidation.
Some common signs include faded or flat color, a chalky or hazy appearance, residue transferring onto your hand, loss of gloss even after waxing, or a surface that feels dry or rough.
One of the biggest indicators is when wax alone no longer brings the finish back.
At that point, simply putting another layer of protection over the surface isn't correcting the underlying problem. The damaged surface generally needs to be corrected first.
How can I tell if my boat needs oxidation removal?
How necessary is removing oxidation?
That depends on the condition of the gel coat.
Light oxidation can often be corrected relatively easily. As deterioration becomes more severe, progressively more aggressive correction may be required to restore the finish.
Because every correction process removes some amount of gel coat, our goal isn't to sand or compound more aggressively than necessary. It's to use the least aggressive process that will produce the desired result.
That's also why preventative maintenance matters. Maintaining and protecting healthy gel coat is far preferable to repeatedly correcting neglected gel coat.
How does oxidation removal work?
Oxidation removal is essentially a surface correction process.
Depending on the severity of the oxidation, that may involve polishing, compounding, multiple stages of correction or — in more severe cases — carefully sanding the gel coat before compounding and polishing it back to a glossy finish.
The goal is to remove the degraded surface material and refine the remaining gel coat until a smooth, glossy finish is restored.
Once the correction is complete, we apply protection such as wax, sealant or a ceramic coating to the properly prepared surface.
A simple way to think about it:
Correction restores the finish. Protection helps preserve it.
And that's an important distinction — wax or ceramic coating can't correct oxidation that's already there.
is it gone forever once it is removed?
Unfortunately, no.
Oxidation removal corrects the existing damaged surface, but it doesn't stop future UV exposure or environmental wear.
That's why what happens after correction matters just as much as the correction itself.
Routine washing with appropriate marine products, maintaining your chosen wax, sealant or ceramic protection, and addressing deterioration before it becomes severe can dramatically reduce how often aggressive correction is needed.
Our goal isn't to repeatedly remove material from your boat.
It's to correct the finish when necessary, then help you maintain it so we don't have to.
Why do you typically require polishing for new customers?
For first-time customers — or boats that haven't been professionally detailed and polished within approximately six months — we typically recommend, and in some cases require, a polishing step before applying our final protection.
That doesn't necessarily mean your boat is heavily oxidized.
Even a boat that still looks shiny can develop light oxidation, water spotting, staining, embedded contamination, fine scratches and surface haze from UV exposure and normal use. Some of these imperfections aren't obvious until the surface is properly cleaned and inspected.
Our philosophy is simple: we don't want to put great protection over a poorly prepared surface.
Polishing allows us to clean and refine the gel coat beyond what washing alone can accomplish, restore clarity and gloss where needed, and create a properly prepared surface before applying wax, sealant or ceramic protection.
Once we've established that baseline, maintaining the boat becomes much simpler. Boats that stay on a regular maintenance schedule and whose finish remains in good condition generally won't need the same level of correction every time we see them.
Think of the first detail as establishing the standard. After that, our job is to maintain it.