product Recipe directly from 3M for gelcoat maintenance
 

I returned recently from a meeting with 3M and althought the meeting discussions were interesting, the topics of discussion at dinner are always more interesting. :D

we talked about boat care products over dinner and here is an email summarizing their product "recipe"
they are particulary excited about their new marine wax, and have had very good response from glass repair facilities, detailers, etc........



Rob

It was great meeting you this week. I enjoyed our time together on Tuesday and hope you and your team found the exchange as fruitful as we did. We look forward to working with you.

Here is the information I promised I would send you on the products to help you in maintaining your boat. Our recommended steps for removing the haze / oxidation from gel coat is as follows:

Process Steps
1). Imperial Compound 06044 applied with our 5719 Buff Pad. As we discussed, run the buffer at 1000 rpm for this step rather than wide open and let the compound do the work. The mineral in this compound continues to fracture and get smaller as you buff. If you have no swirl marks in the gel coat (especially the black) you can go right to the wax

2). If you have some swirl marks in the gel, you can use the Pefect-it 3000 swirl mark remover with Perfect-it it Black foam (waffle) polishing pad 05725 as the next step.

3). When done with the above, apply our new Scotchgard Marine Liquid Wax

The haze that develops on your black gel is oxidation which should be drastically reduced with this durable new wax.


How to purchase
Attached below are a few links to our website where you find these products.

Our Marine home page is as follows: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...S/Marine/Home/

Here you can navigate to find a retailer near you or even purchase the products directly from us on the web through our Marine Care eStore. West Marine should have the majority of these in stock. There is even a highlight on this landing page on our new wax. If you can't find the above products after a few clicks on the website, I have given you the exact address for these products below.


Imperial Finishing Compound:
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...AbcPageHandler

Perfect-it 3000 Swirl Mark Remover:
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...AbcPageHandler

5719 Buffing Pad:
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...AbcPageHandler

Black Waffle Polishing Pad:
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...AbcPageHandler

Scotchgard Marine Liquid Wax:
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...AbcPageHandler


Please let me know if you have any questions on the above information. If you ever want to talk directly to one of our marine finishing experts let me know. I would be happy to put you in touch with them to answer any questions.