I have been reading some of the posts about oxidation removal and they do seem helpful,when do you make the decision to just say the hell with it and paint the boat? Are there any compounds out there that are petty specific to this,I have used 1000 grit dry on a DA,wet sanded with 600 and buffed also,have used a heavy oxy remover from starbrite(ha-ha-ha) it sucked,I have been using a 3-M compound 05954. I don't mind the hard work but I would like to know it will be worth it,the upholstry just left to get redone and the motor is at the machine shop as I write this,I would hate to have this part hold me up. Funny how building tranmissions to hold up to 750 H.P. drag cars is easy,but this body stuff,well my hats off to you guys.I am going to try and upload an image of one section

Spyder,

I've seen and done my fair share and from your pictures yours would be in my top 10 of severity. I can tell you what to do that might work or what will look good for a month or two, but IMO and looking at the bottom, You need to paint my brother!


Donnie

I agree. We had (still have) a 377 Scarab that had a few small issues similar to what you're showing here. We could get it to look good for a few weeks to start the season, but it would never look right, even for a whole month. This was just a couple of small stripes, and it still drove us nuts. IMO you're not going to be happy with it, even if you do get it to look better temporarily. On top of that you're probably going to do MORE work to only be disappointed in the end.

Personal opinion is to just bite the bullet, paint the thing, and love it!

*** I don't know how much you care about functionality, but a repaint will also give you the opportunity to put some white or light grey on the deck - much cooler to walk on/lay on.

Yes, time for a new refinishing.. A little oxidation or weathering is one thing. Then keep up on it afterward and it will last.. J / Lakeside

Rember poly glow , look it up some like it some dont

That needs sanded and painted. No way you will ever get it to nice and stay that way.
Strip the bottom paint and get rid of the roller trailer.

Many people (pushing many different products) will tell you that you can rub their miracle product on and make that look like a new boat. They're all full of crap. Although you may - with tons of work - be able to make it look somewhat better - it's just not worth the time, expense and effort. Why? Because it will return to the state your pictures show it in within a very short period of time.

Like Giff correctly said, get it professionally painted. I've been in this business for over 20 years and can tell you that's the only real solution.

try armor all

I appreciate the all the honest opinions and paint it is,now jus need to come up with a red and black color scheme,will try and post some pics as I go.From what I've read seems 320 on a DA is the way to go for starter,should it be sealed,my painter allready wants o use ppg products but hasn't done alot with the marine side of things.