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Heavily oxidized boat?
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:56 am
Posted on 8/7/19 at 7:56 am
What are your guys advice?
Do you guys wet sand over 1000 before compound?
Any choice on what compound to use?
Do you use wool or foam for the compound?
I am use to the polish and wax, just never started with a boat this bad.
Do you guys wet sand over 1000 before compound?
Any choice on what compound to use?
Do you use wool or foam for the compound?
I am use to the polish and wax, just never started with a boat this bad.
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Posted on 8/7/19 at 8:01 am to snapper26
3M Restoring Wax
Thank me later
Thank me later
Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:02 am to reds on reds on reds
I wet sanded mine with 3000 grit, buffed with 3M rubbing compound then put two coats of wax. Was alot of work but came out looking like new!
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:10 am to snapper26
www.polyshieldproducts.com
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:16 am to snapper26
Before you wet sand try using rubbing compound and a buffer.
If that doesn’t cut it then wet sand, rubbing compound with buffer, the wax with buffer.
If that doesn’t cut it then wet sand, rubbing compound with buffer, the wax with buffer.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:22 am to snapper26
google "acid washing boats". I know you can get yellow stains off with the various acids in some of these boat products. There are several threads out there on using muriatic acid but you got to be very careful with that.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:37 am to reds on reds on reds
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3M Restoring Wax
I detail boats and cars on the side and this is hands down the best product ive used..ill post a pic of a before an after of a boat I did.
3m marine products are amazing.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:38 am to Dlawnboy
nice frontier! the official OB bay boat. I and a few others on here own one
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:41 am to Dlawnboy
Looks great.
Bookmarked the post for future reference.
Bookmarked the post for future reference.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:42 am to WHODAT514
This is a boat i recently did for a buddy who guides out of it and it gets a lot of abuse. I brought the shine back to the hull and the console as well.
3m is good stuff
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:51 am to WHODAT514
So you just use it with a buffer? One side of my boat could use freshening
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:58 am to WHODAT514
THE PRODUCER!!!
Posted on 8/7/19 at 11:14 am to DTRooster
Yes i use a da buffer, you can use an orbital buffer as well, wool pads and a microfiber to remove it. Gelcoat is forgiving compared to a car clear coat.
This 3m restorer is easy to use i also went back over the boat with a marine collinite wax
This 3m restorer is easy to use i also went back over the boat with a marine collinite wax
Posted on 8/7/19 at 4:41 pm to DTRooster
I used the foam pads for a 7 inch orbital after I took the old decals off my boat. You could easily see the color difference after 14 years of having them on there. Those pads and some buffing/rubbing compound has it looking new and like they were never there.
Edit: Foam pads from Harbor Freight.
Edit: Foam pads from Harbor Freight.
This post was edited on 8/7/19 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 8/8/19 at 7:30 am to DMAN1968
I got to spend some time on a test spot last night.
Unless i want to compound the same area 7 times its going to be wet sanding.
Maybe if it was a white boat it wouldn't need it but the colored hull sides need that 1000 grit to knock off the heavy layer.
The top side is going to be fine with just compound, polish, and wax.
I guess this old boat hasn't had any wax in the last 15 years.
Unless i want to compound the same area 7 times its going to be wet sanding.
Maybe if it was a white boat it wouldn't need it but the colored hull sides need that 1000 grit to knock off the heavy layer.
The top side is going to be fine with just compound, polish, and wax.
I guess this old boat hasn't had any wax in the last 15 years.
Posted on 8/8/19 at 7:53 am to snapper26
do some test spots but you are gonna need more aggressive grit than 3000.
russell marine products has a pretty good vid on youtube.
russell marine products has a pretty good vid on youtube.
Posted on 8/8/19 at 11:48 am to snapper26
this is what i used on my heavily oxidated boat. worked great. used a 7 in buffer. then go down to a polish/wax
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:31 pm to snapper26
I just did some work on our Seadoo (Red over Black) and had both the 3m restorer wax and collonite restorer wax
The 3m worked better on the upper 1/2 that was red and more oxidized, but wasn't as good on the black lower 1/2 which the collonite did a better job on...go figure!
Still could use a bit more work on both 1/2's, but I'm thinking I'm not getting it close to factory new without some wet sanding.
The 3m worked better on the upper 1/2 that was red and more oxidized, but wasn't as good on the black lower 1/2 which the collonite did a better job on...go figure!
Still could use a bit more work on both 1/2's, but I'm thinking I'm not getting it close to factory new without some wet sanding.
Posted on 8/10/19 at 8:23 am to snapper26
Presta gel coat compound with the matching pad from them.
Variable speed rotary buffer. Dewalt is good.
Dampen the surface and make a 2 x 2 foot test spot
Variable speed rotary buffer. Dewalt is good.
Dampen the surface and make a 2 x 2 foot test spot
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