Oxidation Hell Any Tricks up your sleeves?

**holland_patrick** · 04-13-2010, 12:13 PM

Contact poorboys he is in the office 9-5 His pro-polish is what i would use.. or he even has a higher cut

**slowride66** · 04-15-2010, 08:18 PM

That Fire bird looks great!!

Tell me what does the foam pads really do?

I don`t use my wheels that much.

Well the Oxidation Hell boat is done !!

13 days straight! I cowboy-ed up & kept burning away at it .

It such a nice feeling not to have to go back there.

The Customer said on a scale of 1 to 10 it came out to be a 9.5 .

Me? maybe 8.5 to 9.

Now its up to him to get me some more work,

I hope they are not as bad.

I will make surew I never do this again.

I have a Bob tail Harley to do on Tuesday the paint is nice but the bright work is tough..

Thanks to everyone for the support & product suggestion I look forward to trying them all.

SR66

**mrclean81** · 04-15-2010, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by slowride66

That Fire bird looks great!!

Tell me what does the foam pads really do?

I don`t use my wheels that much.

There are all differant grades of foam pads. Some for cutting, polishing, final finish, and in between. Just me personally, I`m not big into compounding with a foam pad. I prefer to use wool with compound then follow up with polish and usually blue foam. If its a dark color ill go back with a glaze and a finishing pad to ensure the swirls are gone. There are plenty of folks who only use foam and achieve amazing results. I guess its all about personal preference. Reguardless, if you do any correction jobs these days foam pads are a must.

**Tom N** · 05-09-2010, 10:28 AM

PB PwC is a great product but not one I would start with on a heavily oxidized boat.
Try Four Stars Cut and Polish to start if its still to oxidized for that then use their Heavy Cut compound next time. And I highly recommend their Aggressor 7.5 Inch Gelcoat Cutting Pad. Its a wool pad and works great.
Remember clear coat is no where near as thick or strong as gelcoat. You can treat a boat like a car.

**deathtoblackcar** · 05-24-2011, 02:26 AM

pro wax i experiences in with as well i would use the ultimate cut or use 3M Perfect It, then use the RV Boat and Aircraft wax they carry. also Meguiars carry a nice rv,boat wax works better then pro. i have been finding myself growing out of pro products.

**rickss69** · 10-12-2011, 04:50 PM

Old thread I see, but I remember back in the early `90`s seeing the guys at the Stratos boat plant in Nashville take on an older bass boat that looked like Mr Death reincarnated.

They used a slow speed buffer with a foam pad and Meguires 3 step kit. I watched in amazement as the most heavily oxidized boat I have ever seen was brought back to near original condition. Using the foam pad they could easily buff under the cleats without removal. Best stuff I have ever seen for marine work period.