This thread is a little slow
 

SO...... Is anyone upgrading, rebuiding or redoing anything on their Hustler this winter? We all know what Rob (Strippoker388) is doing. :coolcowboy:

Wish I was doing something glamorous but I spent yesterday on a creeper compounding and waxing the bottom of the 388. Tonight I'll be doing the transom. Oh the fun! :crazy:

just put mine in storage last week, i need to pull the drives and check them but thats abouut it

I just finished polishing all my anodes and trim ones came out real good.:ernaehrung004:

All the fiberglass gel in the cabin I buffed and waxed,even the potty:eek:The counter top had some scratches in it.They came out,My beer bottle would even slide off it.:drink:

The diamond tread was a pain to polish.

Ck out the reflection of the buffer on the tool box.

Rob

before and after picks.
I spent a hour or 2 on them:rolleyes:They were very wavy,ruff casting I straighten them the best I could,belt sanded and cut down the mid section rounded the nose ,thinned the skeg a bunch,Since my boat was in paint for over a year I polished these in the spring and they got a little cloudy so I repolished them for a boat show coming up here.

Rob:drink:

looks great rob, love the reflection, spent many hours on all the aluminum on the semis myself. still love the looks of the slingshot.

Ben

Thanks Ben,what you all going to do next?
Have a good holidays!!Rob

I just started polishing mine last weekend. But after reading this thread I am feeling a little pressure to stepup the pace. Rob, you set a very high bar. I could only wish I had the energy.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays All.
Terry

Rob,
what did you use on the trailer?

Happy holidays to you Rob, still haven't found the right replacement yet. Looking for something without power.

Ben

I use the Maguires/eagle, aluminum brightener,it has the etching acid, I wet the trailer spray alittle on the trailer,then real fast start sanding with the grain with a green or red Scotch brite pad,don't let it run it will streak it,the pad will brighten it some by it self.Do not get it on the brakes,Do a small section at a time,5-6 foot, I figure eventually it will be smooth enough to polish some.weting it dilutes it some trying to not streak it, also trying to not etch the aluminum,makeing it turn quicker,Just diping it at the ramp will leave a diss color just on one launce, same as salt

hope this helps
Thanks guys
Rob:drink:

thanks Rob
i knew it was alot of work! looks great!
hope you have a great Holiday and a BETTER new year! :drink:

anoeds and props:D

rob i mean damm i can't even find time just to finish last years project's

Yea IO know what ya mean,My priority's fluctuate. I take my time off work seriously and try an make the best of it, For instance,After I installed a JL amp, I have a RCA"alt" buzz in the speakers,some jack azz told me I needed new RCA's..The Kicker dealer guy said they were the best, that you could run them by power wires and they would be insulated enough:rolleyes:,I thought I was buying the best,My old shet was better than the GD import Kicker "SHIELDED " wires,its been like that for 2 years, which last year I was not running because of AQUA Fiberglass ,Brandon Ms.Bad Business, d!cking around painting my boat for 9 1/2 months,Ive been putting it off because ya cant hear it when your running anyway.

I like referring to Aqua because every time I post it, Google picks it up:drink: so someone Googleing them will see this thread and others I posted showing they screwed me.

galex0100 sorry for rambling:drink:


John/Hustler is next.

My mirror project isn't going to work,3 broke mirrors+540.00 learning :(got a do something different,Drives on,to cold to try and pump oil in them at freezing:drink:

Very impressive.

I have been thinking about polishing my lower unit for a long time but all I hear is people saying that corrostion would build up to quick? I am mostly in fresh water though.Have you had any problem other than just throwing some polish on it every once in awhile? I have had many street bikes that I polished the frame on and they were not that bad.But not sure about underwater use? Thanks for the pics, and sweetboat!

Rob,
On the mirror, You could try polished alum. Maybe clear coat it. But then you like to polish things.

When you are done with yours, come on out to the west coast. You can burn out that extra energy on my boat.

Seriously, oustanding!
Terry

I think the merc castings are a diff grade of alum,the aftermarket probably want go the same as merc ,to costly,I'm told mine is green sand cast,its still has craters in it,it would never come close to a Imco,

My Imco on my old Scarab would start to water spot then start turn grey, that was norm,prob hit it about every 3 months,watch buffing and dont sling the black stuff on the hull,it nasty stuff.

I started out on the B Max sanding,then 320 it would have the bright alum look,I did that for 2 years,.this past year having the boat in paint at SOB's GD Aqua fiberglass in Brandon Ms[bad business] Iv had 9 1/2 months to polish stuff,

Your Merc case should be pretty smooth,strip and sand and polish it,I call it a blue aluminum, like it want come out to a mirror finish.buff it by hand wouldn't be feasible to me,

I got finished buffing the foots back in summer, sitting in the garage covered, they tarnished some,I rebuffed them before putting back on,[5 hours??]I expect them to tarnish fast as i dont have a shop to put it in,yea it looks good, first time I hit the water is will start going away,the water spots just over lap each other,they turn Grey,It will prob easier to re buff,Ill prob have to every 60days,or before each poker run,Also I put some wax on them, that tarnished them some and didnt help.

Also on the tool boxes I waxed them after the mirror shine it tarnished worse,in two weeks it already is covered in water spots,Ill have to rebuff it at the show this weekend.

I have a buddy that had a GXR12 ih striped it and buffed, that alum seemed to hold the shine longer.so plan of the foot to tarnish faster.

The other thing on a stock merc bravo one the case doesent look areodynamic,I put a bobs nose cone on the braavo one foot ,that made it look better to me.

Ya know we all want to have the speedmast 6 look:drink:

do it,its just time:drink:

rambling here

The alum would never keep the shine, Also it would never be like a real mirror.Ive never thried clear but allways heard it doesent work,

A peice of .060 polished stainless would work,My firewall in the Chevelle has a sheet over it,thinking it would be real expensive for the boat,you would have to buy 2 sheets to make 2 mirrors.

I am thinking about 3M super 2 sided tape ,it seems real strong!!! not shure about how it would hold in the heat of the summer, thats what i used on the side mirrors, I tried pulling on it pretty hard ,it felt like it would break the mirror before releasing.

there has to be abetter way

Thanks Guys on the comps>
rob:drink:

Ive never done a stock bravo,the one i have now is a B max,the merc should be alot easyier,I sanding mine trying to thin it up, take out all the waves and casting dips, grinding marks,they come real ruff!!! I started out with 36b and a belt sander,100,180,320 ,alittle 400,500,I still had some sanding marks,figured it would turn grey in about 2 -3 times in the water,when ya get started take some pics and let us know how it does,The smooth as you can get it the more mirror shine and make it easy to polish


Rob:drink: