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Greg Nichols · 06-16-08, 10:16

A buddy of mine called me after he bought this 12 yr old, and said it needed some work, that was an under statement. I took 17 hrs total to restore this boats gel coat, swim deck and covers. the boat was never detailed in it life and it showed.

The boats oxidation was so bad that 105 on a wool was laughed at. I broke out the 3m super duty compound and wool and it was slow going. I decided to wet sand the colored areas and compound the white. I then used Purple foam wool and 105 to remove the sanding marks. My method for wet sanding was 1200 or 1500, 2000,2500 unigrit.

Here are the pics; several befores.

50/50's

The afters:

We are still sanding the swim deck and cleaning/protecting the canvas. The deck is looking great!

The trailer in time will get repainted.

Hope you enjoy, and please share and post you opinions and suggestion. This boat detailing is another area I need to perfect.

Cheers,
GREG

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Greg Nichols "Zamboni for Paint" Greg Nichols is offline Join Date: May 2006 Location: Logan Utah Posts: 762	Reflections Detailed: Purple Malibu A buddy of mine called me after he bought this 12 yr old, and said it needed some work, that was an under statement. I took 17 hrs total to restore this boats gel coat, swim deck and covers. the boat was never detailed in it life and it showed. The boats oxidation was so bad that 105 on a wool was laughed at. I broke out the 3m super duty compound and wool and it was slow going. I decided to wet sand the colored areas and compound the white. I then used Purple foam wool and 105 to remove the sanding marks. My method for wet sanding was 1200 or 1500, 2000,2500 unigrit. Here are the pics; several befores. 50/50's The afters: We are still sanding the swim deck and cleaning/protecting the canvas. The deck is looking great! The trailer in time will get repainted. Hope you enjoy, and please share and post you opinions and suggestion. This boat detailing is another area I need to perfect. Cheers, GREG __________________ Rain is caused by high pressure areas, cold fronts, warm moist air, a newly washed car, and the first day of your vacation.