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Old 05-25-2013 | 09:25 AM
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Purchased the boat a little over 3 months ago. When I got it the boat was in pretty rough shape cosmetically (much worse than the photo shows). First thoughts were to restore the existing gel but once I got into sanding it down we realized it was too far gone. Tons of tiny pinholes and extreme oxidation. At that point we decided to re-finish the red in AWL GRIP. Here are a few photos of the process.















Finished product with new rub rail and decals:



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Old 05-25-2013 | 11:42 AM
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Looks Awesome....... Nice job
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Old 05-25-2013 | 02:14 PM
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Wow that looks good.
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Old 05-25-2013 | 02:23 PM
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Lotsa time, looks great!
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Old 05-25-2013 | 02:42 PM
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wow! nice job! looks much better also with the aluminum trailer!!!
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Nice job! What power you running?
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Old 05-25-2013 | 10:50 PM
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looks awesome!
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Old 05-27-2013 | 07:12 AM
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Nice job! What power you running?
Thanks! It has stock Merc 454s.
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Old 05-29-2013 | 02:51 PM
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It floats!
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