Gelcoat restoration pics -17` Mako

**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.

In the process of pressure washing:

Before and after compounding:

finished product:

**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

Originally Posted by SpoiledMan

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

Originally Posted by thestingrayboys

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)