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SShine
12-21-2007, 09:05 AM
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.



http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/2007_1218boat0001.jpg

In the process of pressure washing:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/2007_1218boat0002.jpg

Before and after compounding:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/2007_1219boat10001.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/2007_1219boat10003.jpg



finished product:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/2007_1220boat20005.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/2007_1220boat20003.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/2007_1220boat20004.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/2007_1220boat20006.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/2007_1220boat20016.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/rewsnaeht/2007_1220boat20014.jpg
SpoiledMan
12-21-2007, 09:55 AM
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!
SShine
12-21-2007, 10:00 AM
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....
Cooter
12-23-2007, 04:50 PM
Looks great. Impressive turnaround. I`m sure the owner was very very pleased with it.
Bbasso
02-09-2008, 07:53 AM
bet you are happy it as not a 27ft or bigger, Nice work!
howareb
02-09-2008, 02:24 PM
Awesome work!! Did you have any help? That looked like a very involved day.
thestingrayboys
02-09-2008, 09:49 PM
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.



Thanks
SShine
02-09-2008, 10:00 PM
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.



Thanks



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)
thestingrayboys
02-12-2008, 01:12 AM
SShine, great, thank you for your help. Very useful information. And again... nice work!
LamboBully
02-12-2008, 04:18 PM
that looks alot like the Boston Whaler that im working on right now.
RitcheyRch
02-19-2008, 07:34 PM
Looks good