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sceptre74
10-16-2008, 06:36 PM
I am trying to get the gel coat on my fishing boat back to what it looked like when it was new ( well atleast as close as i can lol). I have been using Meguiars 67 along with No 45 amd No 56. At first not knowing any better i was using an orbital polisher. Then i moved up to a rotary with a foam pad. Today i tried it with Meguiars W4000 wool pad which gave me the best results so far. What has been hapenning is that right after i go over it, it looks real good. I come back the next day and for the most part it looks like i didn't even touch. I was going to try their No 91 until i read another post here saying that they had no luck with it. So, my question is, what do you all think is the next step for me to take? I'm open to all suggestions. Here are some pics of the boat. You will notice in the second and last one how the bottom part looks good and the part in between the two with strips doesn't. The bottom part is what i did today.
http://i38.tinypic.com/292lo9f.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/ofdjxd.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/160vke8.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/2liehrk.jpg
These last two pics of the back are the worst of the whole boat. The rest isn't as bad.
SatisfAction
10-16-2008, 06:37 PM
That's alot of oxidation. That stuff is hard to get rid of and once it sets in, is hard to keep from coming back without a re-gel. Bigass boat too :thumbsup:
RobF
10-16-2008, 07:03 PM
next step is to have the boat painted, you will chase that oxidation until it drives you crazy
sceptre74
10-16-2008, 08:12 PM
next step is to have the boat painted, you will chase that oxidation until it drives you crazy
I'm really hoping it won't have to come to that just yet. Was reading about aqua buff in another post and was wondering if it could do the job right.
sceptre74
10-17-2008, 02:39 PM
would wet sanding then aqua buff 1000 and 2000 do the trick?
ghost28
10-17-2008, 09:00 PM
wet sand with 800 then 1000, then 1200 then get out the wool pad a about a gallon or two of meguiars 49 and go to town......work a small area at a time letting the compound do its thing......afterwards a polish with 45 and follow up with a couple of coats of collinites fleetwax.....it will stay good for a while but you need to keep after it.....

i have to agree with RobF that in this case given the size and type of boat that a respray with imron is the best.....