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Originally Posted by Kmhawaiidh  Sometimes in that situation I found that changing pads more frequently helps reduce the splotchy effect. I just did a 35' 5th wheel it took 12 CCS Foam pads. Or change compound it might react better with the gel coat. |
Thanks for the tip, I will try a clean pad on the area I've worked on already, and see if the splotchiness is better. I have changed compounds, to 3M Super duty, with no apparent change. The compound just doesn't seem to do much at this stage.
What's remarkable is that, with some more aggressive wet sanding, compounding, polish, and
Klasse AIO, I've gotten the area ABOVE the rubrail (the red part) almost perfect. It looks quite beautiful, actually. But i just can't seem to get the freeboard to match! No matter what I do, some whitish areas still persist, even though they are actually glossy! So bizarre...
Salty... I realize the pics don't do it [in]justice... In a couple of them though, if you look closely, you can see that especially the lower part looks white. In reality, that whiteness is vastly more obvious. I could definitely agree with you that it's hard to get much more out of this fiberglass. perhaps it's just too far gone to make perfect. Nonetheless, I keep trying!
Warlockid... I've already have the Klasse AIO. I've used it on the aforementioned areas above the rubrail to preserve that non-oxidized shine, but I don't think it will add much to areas that already have oxidation. I applied it by hand, though... can this be applied by machine? I also have foam polishing pads that I haven't tried yet...
RDAVEX7... can't say I've tried that, but I'm trying to avoid spending more $$ on experimenting. Thanks all the same.
BigJimZ28... I did see that post, and studied it carefully. It looks like he did multiple compoundings, in addition to some pretty aggressive wetsanding. He got incredible results! I'm wondering if it was a bit easier to restore being that it was yellow (lighter color), so oxidation doesn't show as badly. Red is supposed to be the worst (yay!). My boat shines, but the color is just so uneven...
Thanks for the tips so far, keep 'em coming if you have any more ideas!