Bass Boat Restoration

[champ184]

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)

  

[tnriverluver]

And that is why I now love my olive green camo aluminum bass boat.  Been there, done that.

[Fishes in trees]

I'm sure your boat looks great, but d**n, that sounds like alot of work.  I've got a 2002 Lowe WF 180.  I am fairly certain that I took it to the car wash last year, or was it the year before that.  I know for a fact that I vacuumed the carpet twice last year.  I try not to be a slob in my boat, but I'm not very concerned how it looks either.

[Nitrofreak]

My 1990 Nitro,

 

I had to do that very same thing too, although you dont really need to go through all of that different grit of sandpaper, all you really need is 1000 or 1200, when wet sanding, all the rest is pretty close.

 

I have been thinking about giving her a new look come this spring, I am thinking some patriotic coloring for the ol' girl.

 

 

[Fishing Rhino]

My 1990 Nitro,

 

I had to do that very same thing too, although you dont really need to go through all of that different grit of sandpaper, all you really need is 1000 or 1200, when wet sanding, all the rest is pretty close.

 

I have been thinking about giving her a new look come this spring, I am thinking some patriotic coloring for the ol' girl.

 

 

My Nitro.JPG

 

Checked out your photo.  Looks like you've got your own frog pond and net to scoop 'em up for bait.

[Nitrofreak]

Checked out your photo.  Looks like you've got your own frog pond and net to scoop 'em up for bait.

 

You callin me a cheater LOL !!!

 

If I were to take anything out of that pond.....even though I built the da#n thing, my wife would shoot me in the boot, I would say A## but she's a poor shot.

[bassin4life]

I need advice for my deck, it seems that someone has put on some bondo and its not the right application. Looking for some advice on how to get it up and fix it. Thanks.