transom scratches

[skitilldark]

This weekend I had some careless wakeboarders put some fairly huge(and long) scratches in the transom of my black X-9. They aren't through the gelcoat and I was wondering if I could wet sand them out. Anybody out there done this before?

[Blair]

havent done that but i did keep that from ever hapening to me...

www.wakejunky.com

http://www.wakejunky.com/BlackTransom.jpg

[skitilldark]

What a great idea.

[Chicago190]

This weekend I had some careless wakeboarders put some fairly huge(and long) scratches in the transom of my black X-9. They aren't through the gelcoat and I was wondering if I could wet sand them out. Anybody out there done this before?

I haven't done it but there are a few posts about it from people. As long as its not through the gel coat you can usually wet sand them out. Here is a helpful post. http://www.tmcowners.com/teamtalk/showthread.php?t=8510&highlight=scratch

[skitilldark]

Thank you for the link. I'll let you know how it comes out!

[Blair]

What a great idea.

Best $50 that i ever spent... that was done the day the boat came home and i have been more than happy with the results, and have had numerous people who like the idea

[Gonzo]

What about deaper scratches? what to do about those, I have a light blue stripe on mine and the scratch is deep enough that it is white... is that a Gel coat repair?

[point1234]

I had some scratches from wakeboards hitting the transom. This spring I had them wet sanded out and a clear film put over the transom. It came out great. Could of not been happier with the results.

[TMCNo1]

What about deaper scratches? what to do about those, I have a light blue stripe on mine and the scratch is deep enough that it is white... is that a Gel coat repair?

Most any color gelcoat scratch will turn white like chalk even though it has not got into the resin/glass underneath. A light blue color magic marker will restore the color to the gouge if it's small and too large to be sanded out and if you don't feel comfortable with mixing/working gelcoat.
The magic marker thing is also something you can do when you wax and the chalky wax residue gets in those small scratches and you can't get the wax chalk out.

[Gonzo]

As always, I am humbubuled by ur nolidge and engunuedy

[TMCNo1]

As always, I am humbubuled by ur nolidge and engunuedy

Anything for someone in Me Bane, Norf Careliner!

[TMCNo1]

I have always compared a boat to a woman. She's all cleaned up, all that makeup has been put on her and between the prom and the motel she gets caught in the rain and she gets all messed up and after a hard night at the motel or day at the lake, ya start all over, but if she performs like you want, ya just put up with it!

[skitilldark]

What is the clear film you are referring to? Is it like a clear coat or something I could apply?

[point1234]

I dont know the name of the film off hand. I had the dealer put it on.

[BrianM]

They probably just used the thick 3M Scotchguard film (http://multimedia.mmm.com/mws/mediawebserver.dyn?ttttttb9lEHtNXut2Xuttt6_XdpTTTT 6-) that they also use for 'clear bras' for cars to protect from rock chips and bugs. You can pick it up on the net for about $100 for a 30"x90" piece.