Took my brand new glossy board out for a session in low tide today. Came home to find that 1/4 of the base finish feels like it's been rubbed off by sand paper and the other 3/4 is still slippery and shiny new. Know it's not a big deal AND that it's only going to get worse AND that I probably won't care after a few more sessions, BUT.... is there anything you can use to give it that 'just brought it home from the store' kind of feel?

I use some funky boat polish with silicone and UV retardents in it, it`s supposed to protect from UV and increase hull speed!

Is your board finished in glass or P-tex? If it`s P-tec, dont even try to polish it! You might be better off with some snowboard wax.

My board still gets scratched but at least it doesn`t get sunburnt,lol, can`t say that it goes any faster either.

Well... I'm pretty sure there was some water there when I started No, I admit, probably not the best habit to get into. Tides much better next week.

buy a liquid force board instead of a dodgy crap one and you wont have the problem.
the paint and base dont wear off them....
but i guess they look all pretty in the showroom.

My new board is a LF Drop. It has something called a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) base. From what I have read it sounds like fancy shiny durable plastic. Most of the scratches are fairly comestic, but it would be nice to give it a bit of a polish once in a while. I tried to chase down the Rainex and the other polish mentioned. No such luck. LOTS of places sell clearcoat car polish like Macquires, Turtle Wax, Kitty... . just didn't want to risk it. Went to a boat dealership and all they had was some fibreglass type polish. The thought of buying any of these and using them on my board made me nervous.