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ghost28 · 04-28-09, 09:08

silly question but did you wash the surface really well first? if you dont do that with a strong soap you leave alot of dead gelcoat behind....

you need to start with the Megs #49 on a wool pad (my pad of choice is a 3m superbuff 2+2) do a small area at a time and start on slow speed and once its spread well spinb the buffer up to 2000-2500 rpm and work the compound....#49 is a diminishing abrasive compound so you really need to work it....once its broken down a bit slow the rpm back down.....if this leaves too many swirl marks buff again with 49 or 44 on a yellow wool blend pad....then follow up with the megs polish by hand or machine topped off with a coat of wax....

if this process doesnt make it shine then bust out the spray gun...LOL.....

04-28-09, 09:08	#5 (permalink)
ghost28 shine maker ghost28 is offline Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Copiague, LI NY Posts: 45	Re: Fiberglass Oxidatoin Removal is making me nuts...Pics silly question but did you wash the surface really well first? if you dont do that with a strong soap you leave alot of dead gelcoat behind.... you need to start with the Megs #49 on a wool pad (my pad of choice is a 3m superbuff 2+2) do a small area at a time and start on slow speed and once its spread well spinb the buffer up to 2000-2500 rpm and work the compound....#49 is a diminishing abrasive compound so you really need to work it....once its broken down a bit slow the rpm back down.....if this leaves too many swirl marks buff again with 49 or 44 on a yellow wool blend pad....then follow up with the megs polish by hand or machine topped off with a coat of wax.... if this process doesnt make it shine then bust out the spray gun...LOL.....