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Old 05-06-08, 11:03   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Oxidation on gelcoat coming back...

Oxidation gets pretty deep into the gelcoat, and sometimes you think it's gone but it comes back. We used to have a plane like that at my old work - after 8 hours of compounding, it looked perfect. 3 weeks later - chalky again.

Sometimes you can cut deeper or wetsand and get all of the oxidation out, sometimes the only long-term solution is to repaint. If the SA3 side looks pretty good, then the competitors product probably didn't cut deep enough.

Klasse is an interesting choice - I always preached the oil glaze and Collinite gospel when I worked on gelcoat, but I'd be interested in hearing how it looks/lasts.
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