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    Question Favorite buffing compound after cut?

    For fiberglass... Any comments on aqua buff?

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    I did a quick wetsand 800 grit and then aquabuff 1000 and then 2000 on my 82 checkmate. It went from an extremely dull yellowish blue to a mirror-like blue that must have been what it looked like comin from the factory.

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    3 stages of 3m, and then some Ebony. Boy is it sweet.








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    I havent heard one bad thing bout aquabuff.
    But this year i tried Meguires oxidation remover polish wax with an orbital and it worked great. Havent buffed it since spring and it still looks great, although its starting to get cloudy again. 30 year old boat too!

    This is after the first step (oxidation remover) on one side, then polish +wax



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    What polish and wax do you use?
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    Polishes and waxes

    I myself am a fan of the products from Griot's Garage. Cars, airplanes, boats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZonkaRacing View Post
    I havent heard one bad thing bout aquabuff.
    But this year i tried Meguires oxidation remover polish wax with an orbital and it worked great. Havent buffed it since spring and it still looks great, although its starting to get cloudy again. 30 year old boat too!

    This is after the first step (oxidation remover) on one side, then polish +wax

    Sand it down and shoot with clear, it willl look like a new boat. Looks like there is plenty of clear on it so you not into the flake yet. It's a piece of cake. Look.












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    3m products have always seamed the best for me,been doing it for over 30 years..

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    Quote Originally Posted by racerx View Post
    3m products have always seamed the best for me,been doing it for over 30 years..

    I have some marine finesse It II coming I want to try.
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    For buffing, my personal favorite is Gliptone Pro Buff. Don't underestimate this stuff.

    As a last-stage product, I prefer Zymol Glasur.



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    Wow... That's nice. Where do you get the gliptone? Do you like the aquabuff Greg?
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    Eh... The zymol Is $100.

    I am mainly looking for a wider range of products to revive gel coat after all the cutting process from oxidation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stealth Assassin View Post
    Wow... That's nice. Where do you get the gliptone? Do you like the aquabuff Greg?
    I had a stash of Gliptone from NY, but I think you can get it at Autozone or any similar place. I never heard of Aqua Buff


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    Aquabuff is just good maching compound that has only water soluble binders in it - doesn't fill and cover damage so you can tell when it's all buffed out. or at least that's my niave understanding. between wetsnading and that stuff, I took a boat that looked like grey chalk back to wet looking clear gel over black and silver metalflake...

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    It's still all about the polish from wet sanding. IMHO...
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