30` Boat, 23` too! Long detail! (lots of pictures)

**LeadingEdgeDetail** · 03-01-2007, 11:31 PM

Owner bought the boat from California, I believe it was sitting out for a while before he got it:

With a horrible looking trailer

Luckily the trailer soon went out to get powdercoated

Cutpolished with OHC and PowerGloss, via Rotary

Then I polished with OP, and finished with #26

Even after compounding, there was many deep scratches left:

He also wanted some decals removed.... However I found out, they aren`t decals at all... But Painted! He still wanted them gone, so to work I went. Firstly I used a heatgun to heat the top layer of paint, then scraped it off with a plastic scraper. Did this until there was just some residue left:

I then rubbed the remaining with a solvent, until there was nothing left. Then I wetsanded the pinstriping with 2000grit:

For some reason I don`t have many after pictures, but here are the wheels:

And here is the second boat, which I one-stepped:

(Those were a few days work!)

**mgm2003** · 03-02-2007, 12:01 AM

Oh my, Great turn around!

I`d be sore for a few days after that

**Whitethunder46** · 03-02-2007, 12:03 AM

I have to ask, how much do you get paid for something like that?

**LeadingEdgeDetail** · 03-02-2007, 12:49 AM

In total, I spent somewhere around 26 hours. 2 full 10 hour days, and a few evenings.

Billed for 18 hours for the big boat @ $40/h, and 5.5 hours for the smaller boat.

Total bill was $720 + tax, and $220 + tax.

**Scottwax** · 03-02-2007, 01:43 AM

Wow, what a huge job! Excellent turnaround too.

I know you had a hard couple of days, boats can be really tough if they aren`t well maintained.

**ttsoca** · 03-02-2007, 02:31 AM

Wow that is amazing what you where able to do! I love the polish that came out of the rims. I wounder what they would look like in the water.

**ttsoca** · 03-02-2007, 02:35 AM

What did you use a metal polish?

**shadybreal** · 03-02-2007, 06:42 AM

What did you use on the second boat for the one-step?

**vwgtivw** · 03-02-2007, 08:26 AM

Next time when you remove painted on lettering try some E-Z Off oven cleaner.

Just do a little bit at a time. Works great.

**dudemandanman** · 03-02-2007, 09:34 AM

just a side note, for those graphics that get painted on Easy Off oven cleaner works great at taking them off. yes oven cleaner. i work at a sign shop and we use it all the time to take off really old graphics that were painted on. just spray it on, let it sit for a few minutes, and then it literally wipes right off.

oh, and great job on the boats!! haha

**BobD** · 03-02-2007, 09:49 AM

Very nice jobs and boats! I used to build custom boat trailers and miss being around them.

**imported_ChrisNJ** · 03-02-2007, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by shadybreal

What did you use on the second boat for the one-step?

2nd. curious to know.

**LeadingEdgeDetail** · 03-02-2007, 11:10 AM

AutoGlym SRP! Worked great, but the bottle sucks, and I used half a bottle on the boat because I couldn`t get the amount I wanted out!

**imported_doctordon** · 03-02-2007, 12:26 PM

"...Firstly I used a heatgun to heat the top layer of paint".

Stumpy: Was it gelcoat under the paint? We`re you not afraid the base color was also a paint job? Scary...but good for you.

**LeadingEdgeDetail** · 03-02-2007, 07:21 PM

It was gelcoat under, which was the only reason I was able to do what I did.

I heated the lettering just to the point where it would bubble, then I could scrape the whole thing off.

It was sketchy, but I couldn`t figure out a better way at the time.