Buffing Imron?
 

Has anyone ever buffed out Imron paint?
I have a couple small scratches I wanted to address?

If they are light scratches in the clear and not into the color or graphics, first sand them out with 2000 grit wet sandpaper. then buff them out with ''3M Finesse'' compound on a foam pad. Just make sure not to sand or buff through the clear or it will leave a nasnty bloch. Also, put a little dishwashing liquid in the water you are using. It will help to keep the sandpaper from clogging up and make the job go a little easier. Roger 1

If it is an older boat I would have to say the chances of it having clear over the color are pretty slim as Imrom is a single stage polyurethane anddoes not require clearcoat, having buffed 1000's of feet of Imron I would use a wool pad with perfect-it-III compound.

Like Geo said......I have buffed 1000s of feet of that stuff !!
If the damage is bad..I have started with 400 and worked back
You better know your stuff !!!! that may be time for a pro...

Perfect-it-III does a great job if not to bad....Imron is some
hard stuff !!!

I doesn't appear to have a two-stage finish, just color.
I have buffed Gelcoat with good results. The Imron looks as if it would behave differently, which led me to my original question.
Thanks for the feedback!

Gelcoat is a lot harder to burn through when buffing as where Imron is softer. At this point You may be farther ahead to pull it down to you local reputable body shop. This may save you alot of $ in the long run.

572
 

I also would like to do some buffing. I am not sure what you mean, is the gecoat hard to buff or do you mean it is a hard product. And when you say Imron is softer do you mean before the paint is cured?:confused:

when both products are fully cured,stop by some time for a free lesson

DMANN You need to own 1 boat for longer than a year to buff it!

For the record, I am not offended by Dmann'a avitar.

Bulldog aka ronnie