What do I do to this?

Mr. Chemist said:
I have found that with my boats...if I don't tell them they are not cars...I can use the same products...shhhh!!



Gel coats are softer..so using a mild compound to begin with is a good place to start. Maybe with a wool finishing pad...then if that is not aggressive enough move up to the cutting pad...then if necessary a stronger compound...probably not though.



If the gel coat is in good condtion by the time you are done polishing and waxing the shine should last for months...if however it only lasts a few weeks...then the gel coat has "opened up" and then your looking at products like "Vertiglas" that are intensive to apply and need to be re-applied about once a year. Or....new paint.
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Mr. Chemist said:
I have found that with my boats...if I don't tell them they are not cars...I can use the same products...shhhh!!



Gel coats are softer..so using a mild compound to begin with is a good place to start. Maybe with a wool finishing pad...then if that is not aggressive enough move up to the cutting pad...then if necessary a stronger compound...probably not though.



If the gel coat is in good condtion by the time you are done polishing and waxing the shine should last for months...if however it only lasts a few weeks...then the gel coat has "opened up" and then your looking at products like "Vertiglas" that are intensive to apply and need to be re-applied about once a year. Or....new paint.
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Thanks for all the info. Very helpful.
 
Jimmy Buffit said:
I think that boat might be easy.



Really.



I've had tremendous success with simply Klasse AIO applied with a PC and a medium foam polishing pad. To me, that's the place to start.



I did a horse trailer (gelcoat) last weekend (yeah, that was fun!) The AIO does it; makes the term 'all-in-one' valid.



At the least, it is great starting point...



Jim
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Thanks Jimmy - I do have AIO. The very opposite of recommendations. PC/AIO vs Rotary/cutting compounds.

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tdekany said:
Thanks Chris for all the info. What does one charge for something like that? A rotary will be available but don't have any of the compounds you suggested. I do have dacp but I can get 3m easy.
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I would really suggest finding some of that superduty, it works wonders on gelcoat. Just a few days ago I was able to bring back a 9 year old boat that was oxidized beyond belief (kept in the ocean for all its life and never waxed or anything) with 2 or 3 passes with the rotary and a wool pad. You can find 3M marine stuff at any west marine store. (I don't think dacp will cut that oxidation) As for price I really couldn't help you much there I work for the sales department of a boat dealership so I just recondition used boats and such, I believe however we charge around $300 for a basic detail for a boat of that size, and if the customer pays for supplies all the better. Good luck :)



Chris
 
chris77 said:
I would really suggest finding some of that superduty, it works wonders on gelcoat. Just a few days ago I was able to bring back a 9 year old boat that was oxidized beyond belief (kept in the ocean for all its life and never waxed or anything) with 2 or 3 passes with the rotary and a wool pad. You can find 3M marine stuff at any west marine store. (I don't think dacp will cut that oxidation) As for price I really couldn't help you much there I work for the sales department of a boat dealership so I just recondition used boats and such, I believe however we charge around $300 for a basic detail for a boat of that size, and if the customer pays for supplies all the better. Good luck :)



Chris
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Thanks Chris - big help. there is a west marine store close by.
 
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