Steps to bring your fiberglase back to life
STEP 1 == Take all hardware off the top cap, rails,trolling motor,anything that can get in the way of a buffer.
STEP 2 == Wet sanding the area you wont redone mix a bucket of three drops of dishwashing detergent with water and then ,start with 1200 grit paper sand the whole area until it is smooth with your hand , wash boat off again and go to 1500 grit paper when its smooth,wash boat off and go to 2000 grit this is a pain to do but it has to be done PS the sanding opens the pores on the fiberglass and that's where the white chalk stuff is hiding so you have to do this to get ride of it.
If your boat is not very bad you can start with a higher grit paper like 1800,2000 but if its real bad you may have to start with 800 and then go up,be very careful with 800 do not sand to hard and check with your hand if you see( metalflakes) stop on that area
When the sanding is done wash boat off real well and dry it off.
Things you will need before you go to the next step
1= 3m waffle polishing pad
2= 3m white pad for compounding/ cutting
3= 3m black pad for glazing/polishing
4= 3m perfect rubbing compound #05973
5= 3m final glase #06066
last any carnauba marine wax
STEP 3 == Start with the compound and do the whole area that you sanded,use the high speed buffer and the white 3m pad do small areas and go slow so you don't burn the gel when your done wash off boat again and dry are take a break LOL
next use the black pad and do the same thing with the glaze, by this time the boat should look almost new if there wasn't any gelcoat damage ( be sure to cover your carpet and graphs or they will get covered)
now the final step is to put a good coat of wax on to finish it up and wash the boat off every time you come out of the water
hope this helps you guys and gals out PM me if you have any ???????
Thanks:( champ 184 or Brian Thigpen)
