Envious Detailing: 1991 boat detail

toyotaguy · 11-05-09, 05:12

This boat was really hammered! Tons of DEEP oxidation has taken over. After a total of about 18 hours, 80% correction was achieved! Main area of focus was the topside, with the Hull getting just a one step. The topside received no less than 5 hits of compound and wool pad over every inch, some more than others! I knew it wouldnt be perfect, but it sure beats a super expensive gel coat repair!

Enjoy, because it was a tough one!

let side compounded

and the afters - after a lot of this

and some of this to myself

....

...in the end it was

much better!!!!!!

bufferbarry · 11-05-09, 05:17

lol eric are you ready for another! I hate them things lol

MR Detail Shop · 11-05-09, 05:22

nice job. Did you use a rotary or DA?

toyotaguy · 11-05-09, 05:27

Rotary used on this one...

Barry, only if the money is there!! No way am I ready to do another for cheap! It was tougher than a car, you were right! I didnt think it would be that bad based on the other boats I have done (those were in better condition, much better)

vtec92civic · 11-05-09, 05:52

nice job Eric. Some boats really arn't that bad to do but this one looked to be a challenge but it looks soooooooo much better.

The owner should be totally happy with that because the boat looked pretty bad before.

Hope it was worth it for you.

toyotaguy · 11-06-09, 01:59

yeah it was definitely worth it in the end!!!

Crandallion · 11-06-09, 02:15

This is my parents old boat that has not been used in over 4 years. To make things worse it was stored outside for 3 of the 4 years. Eric did an amazing job removing the tarnish from this hidden gem. Eric also did a detail on my 300 which now looks flawless.
If anyone is thinking about a detail in Southern Ca, Envious is the way to go!

toyotaguy · 11-07-09, 09:57

Thanks Ryan, glad to hear you are stoked on the final product! Just have to maintain it from now on! Check your Pm's for the other boat in question...

David Fermani · 11-09-09, 04:36

Great transformation Eric. Good thing you could do it indoors.

WhyteWizard · 11-10-09, 07:34

Great job.

Did you consider sanding with trizact 3000 by hand then polishing? Also, how do you do the white seats?

Robert

Greg Nichols · 11-10-09, 08:14

Next time on a boat this bad break out the sanding supplies and save time, I've done many a boat in that condition and sanding saves time and improves results. I also have the client remove all the hardware makes my job easier and cheaper.

Either way great job!

Cheers,
GREG

toyotaguy · 11-10-09, 08:57

i removed the pieces I could...

I also sanded a section with 2500 and it didnt really add to the overall look. Did about 10 passes back and forth, up and down. So I just continued to go at it with compounding. Had I had a mirka setup or the like, I think that might have been worth the sanding effort (speed/timing)