Buffing Gelcoat
#13
Registered
Hey Blake, tried to RE your PM and got a "pm box full" thingie . . . so hear ya go
Yep actually i have a compound i use for exactly that, light oxidation. Fountain of Youth Restore has a compound called Totally Buff that is amazing, not a snake oil product just a well thought out marine compound. Its a diminishing compound that works itself down to a finer polish as you go and it has an odd/cool property that lets it clean itself out of a wool pad (by the way wool ONLY for gelcoat, no foam) As you work the buffer it kinda balls up and flings out of the pad and never gums up. I have done three thirty eights with the same pad and never spurred it a single time pad. After hitting it with Totally i finish up with either Vitreo or Awesome wax (also from FoY) heres a link. All there stuff is great its all i use in my shop
http://www.fountainofyouthrestore.com/products.html
not sure if you saw this thread but theres some good info . . . .
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/f...vibra-cut.html
good luck man and let me know how it goes
Yep actually i have a compound i use for exactly that, light oxidation. Fountain of Youth Restore has a compound called Totally Buff that is amazing, not a snake oil product just a well thought out marine compound. Its a diminishing compound that works itself down to a finer polish as you go and it has an odd/cool property that lets it clean itself out of a wool pad (by the way wool ONLY for gelcoat, no foam) As you work the buffer it kinda balls up and flings out of the pad and never gums up. I have done three thirty eights with the same pad and never spurred it a single time pad. After hitting it with Totally i finish up with either Vitreo or Awesome wax (also from FoY) heres a link. All there stuff is great its all i use in my shop
http://www.fountainofyouthrestore.com/products.html
not sure if you saw this thread but theres some good info . . . .
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/f...vibra-cut.html
good luck man and let me know how it goes
#15
Registered
Thread Starter
Thanks for all the comments. I received my products in the mail today. I hope my porter cable 7424 will be sufficient enough for the light oxidation. I figured I would run it at about half speed or a little higher for the totally buff and a about 1/4 of the way for the wax.
#16
Registered
Thanks for all the comments. I received my products in the mail today. I hope my porter cable 7424 will be sufficient enough for the light oxidation. I figured I would run it at about half speed or a little higher for the totally buff and a about 1/4 of the way for the wax.
#17
Registered
Thread Starter
That's what I have. Totally buff and vetreo. Just couldn't think of the name at the time. I'll get some before and afters the next couple of weeks. Heading out on vacation tomorrow.
#18
Thanks for all the comments. I received my products in the mail today. I hope my porter cable 7424 will be sufficient enough for the light oxidation. I figured I would run it at about half speed or a little higher for the totally buff and a about 1/4 of the way for the wax.
__________________
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
#19
Registered
So what you are saying is that if I hate buffing and polishing my boat because of less than desired results this stuff will change my mind. I'm not a stranger to hard work just older now and don't like wasting my time. Boat is 31 Sonic, mostly white, not chalky, just not bright as I'd like.
#20
what year is it? I dont know that it makes it any easier, buffin is buffin and if your doing it right it takes some elbow grease. What this stuff does is maximize your effort, its a real well thought group of products that work . . . .
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/f...vibra-cut.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/f...vibra-cut.html
__________________
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )