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Remove oxidized fading
The last person that owned my boat must have had the back facig the sun as their is slight lightenig of paint in a couple areas.
How do I get that back to normal and looking good as the rest of boat color and paint is perfect? |
We discuss this about once a month. A search for oxidation removal will get you lots of results.
Here is a link to my method with some results pics. I've used it on multiple boats with the same results. http://www.mastercraft.com/teamtalk/...light=compound here is another http://www.mastercraft.com/teamtalk/...light=compound and here is my 1985 Restoration thread that also talks about gel refinishing with photos http://www.mastercraft.com/teamtalk/...ht=restoration |
my '91 ps190 was the same way, except the transom was severally oxidized.... wetsanded and waxed it right back to normal color....
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...1289236884.jpg |
http://www.mastercraft.com/teamtalk/...=polish&page=7 post #70 talks about what owner did to restore gel finish. Also in this thread..
http://www.mastercraft.com/teamtalk/...ad.php?t=12550 many others in Appearance and restoration thread. |
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I did something way different than a bucket of water and sandpaper.... I built my own contraption like this and as I was sanding with my right hand, I was holding the poly tubing above the sandpaper with my left hand... kept the sandpaper a lot cleaner and it had plenty of bite. http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...dd5c3b_400.jpg using http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...52ac3e_400.jpg and http://www.plumbingsupply.com/images...e-bibb-240.jpg and http://media.toolking.com/catalog/pr...oly_Tubing.jpg |
Here's a decent 3M product video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys4vfC7kNr4
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used 3M rubbing compound and 3M finesse-it polish with a variable speed buffer. Before and after photos. It takes time, patience and your arms will be sore but so worth it in the end.
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but, digital pics and computer screen don't look life real life. I'm very happy with mine, as I'm sure you are also:) |
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