Superdutytd Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Did some scratch removal on a boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Pedal Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Scratch removal is right! Lookin' good Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill-V8V Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Excellent :banana::banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Wow, night and day difference. Is the clear on a boat generally a lot softer than on a car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdutytd Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Much the opposite. Gelcoat is much harder and much thicker than normal clearcoat. This was with a 4" orange Hexfoam pad (same style as the Adam's pads) with M105 (a harsh polish) running 6,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlightning347 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Nice work! Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Looks great! How about sharing exactly what you did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Much the opposite. Gelcoat is much harder and much thicker than normal clearcoat. This was with a 4" orange Hexfoam pad (same style as the Adam's pads) with M105 (a harsh polish) running 6,000. Interesting. Very impressive work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdutytd Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Okay well I don't like to talk about stuff on here when I'm not using Adam's products but if a moderator asks me then I guess I can tell! I used a 4" Hex pad with Meguiars M105 (Heavy Heavy Cut compound). After claybarring the finish and not getting anything (I guess there aren't any paint contaminants in the river??). I went over the finish with the M105 on the Orange (heavy cut pad) at 5,000 and then wiped it down. I wasn't cutting quite enough. I did 1' square at a time. I then went over the finish at 6,000 again and really built up some heat and really started to do some cutting. I went over the whole rear of the boat with this technique. The next thing I did was to go over the whole back (2' at a time) with the M105 on a light cutting pad. I then wiped everything off again and it amazingly looked really good. Then I whipped out my Adam's products. I went first to the SHR on an Orange pad and went over the whole back of the boat again at 6,000. I mixed some FMP and SHR together on a white pad and went over the back of the boat again. Finally I did a nice layer of MSW (the pics are without the wax) over my newly 'scratch free' finish. I say 'scratch free' because some of those gouges were so deep I they could literally hold water, You can't see them in the photos or really if you look at the boat but you can feel them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjwvette Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Looks good! Gel coat can be wet sanded pretty well too. I've always used a buffer/rotary on my boats with great success. Gel coat really likes the heat built up. People smacking the skis against the transom? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdutytd Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Yea Christopher I wasn't quite ready to break out the sandpaper nor do I have a rotary which would have been nice. I made due with what I had and it turned out pretty nice. Its actually the wakeboards because of you put them on they tend to hit the back of the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Yea Christopher I wasn't quite ready to break out the sandpaper nor do I have a rotary which would have been nice. I made due with what I had and it turned out pretty nice. Its actually the wakeboards because of you put them on they tend to hit the back of the boat. Oh trust me I know... I am uber anal about that with ours. We have the board rack so they come out of the water and put into the rack straight away! I like when people in the water shove a ski to someone in the boat and they miss it... I plan on using the DA on our CC this spring too. We have been luck enough not to get any huge scratches yet. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 lookin good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdutytd Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Oh trust me I know... I am uber anal about that with ours. We have the board rack so they come out of the water and put into the rack straight away! I like when people in the water shove a ski to someone in the boat and they miss it... I plan on using the DA on our CC this spring too. We have been luck enough not to get any huge scratches yet. Chris LOL yea the side of ours has been pretty lucky over the last five years too! The wakeboard are more from trying to get into the water or trying to wiggle your foot into the bindings. I'm going to go get some of that 3M clear bra and put it over the back of the boat. Of course I already put a coat of MSW over all my work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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