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Old 12-21-07, 06:05   #1 (permalink)
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Gelcoat restoration pics -17' Mako

figured I'd bring to traffic in this section, so....

My dads friend had this boat for me to detail, as you can see it was FILTHY, had a layer of mildew on it and the gelcoat was dull and chalky on the entire boat. I didnt have my marine stuff with me (on vacation), so I used OHC with orange and yellow pads, hell I even used it on the windshield and all the metal, worked great. I was really impressed with it. I followed up with a 2 coats of #21 on everything.


In the process of pressure washing:

Before and after compounding:



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Old 12-21-07, 06:55   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Gelcoat restoration pics -17' Mako

You're more man than me. I did some work on the hull of my brother in laws boat and I never want to see another one!
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You're more man than me. I did some work on the hull of my brother in laws boat and I never want to see another one!
the hull wasnt bad but compounding the topside was a pain. luckily the OHC worked well when done by hand for the tight spots, I found it hard to find a compound that works well by hand for boats.

all this was done with a 100lb Milwaukee rotay mind you....
 
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Re: Gelcoat restoration pics -17' Mako

Looks great. Impressive turnaround. I'm sure the owner was very very pleased with it.
 
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Re: Gelcoat restoration pics -17' Mako

bet you are happy it as not a 27ft or bigger, Nice work!
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Re: Gelcoat restoration pics -17' Mako

Awesome work!! Did you have any help? That looked like a very involved day.
 
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Re: Gelcoat restoration pics -17' Mako

SShine,

The boat looks fantastic. Very nice detail. Question though, can you expand on what is OHC and also, is #21 the Synthetic Sealant? My buddy is about to do a difficult boat project and we're both car guys, not boat guys. This is pretty new territory. Any product related help is appreciated.

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SShine,

The boat looks fantastic. Very nice detail. Question though, can you expand on what is OHC and also, is #21 the Synthetic Sealant? My buddy is about to do a difficult boat project and we're both car guys, not boat guys. This is pretty new territory. Any product related help is appreciated.

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OHC is Optimum Hyper Compound. and yes #21 is the sealant.

I would purchase some boat compound however, as I left mine at home for this job (was visiting my parents)
 
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Re: Gelcoat restoration pics -17' Mako

SShine, great, thank you for your help. Very useful information. And again... nice work!
 
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Re: Gelcoat restoration pics -17' Mako

that looks alot like the Boston Whaler that im working on right now.
 
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Looks good
 
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