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Mike Phillips 05-06-2014 02:09 PM

Re: How to wetsand, cut and buff a gel-coat boat
 
More....


http://www.marine31online.com/galler...t_Boat_089.jpg



This is the flash off my camera, if you look closely you can see my outline in the hull... (barely)

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:)

Mike Phillips 05-06-2014 02:10 PM

Re: How to wetsand, cut and buff a gel-coat boat
 
Here's some shots of the products we used...

Marine 31 Products

http://www.marine31online.com/galler...t_Boat_103.jpg



Flex PE 14 Rotary Buffer & Flex 3401 Forced Rotation and Forced Oscillation Polisher

http://www.marine31online.com/galler...t_Boat_104.jpg



Rupes TA50 Mini Sander (used as a Mini Polisher)

http://www.marine31online.com/galler...t_Boat_105.jpg

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Porter Cable 7424XP

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Rupes for Machine Damp Sanding
And to machine sand the black gel-coat hull, we used the Rupes 5" #3000 grit discs, 5" Rupes Interface Pads and the Rupes Duetto.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler..._Discs_003.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler..._Discs_004.jpg




The Rupes Duetto 12mm Orbital Polisher or Orbital Sander
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler..._12_MM_014.jpg


Close-up pictures of the new Rupes Duetto 12mm Orbital Polisher



I think this is the the first boat machine sanded using the Rupes Duetto and Rupes sanding discs in the United States? And documented?


I love doing firsts in the industry...


:)

Hoytman 06-11-2014 12:29 PM

Re: How to wetsand, cut and buff a gel-coat boat
 
Mike,
In the photo's of the guys working on the Eisenglass it appears they may have used more than one type of pad. Do you recall which pad(s) were used and what product you used on the Eisenglass?

Whatever it was it seemed to do a very nice job cleaning/clearing up and restoring the clarity of the Eisenglass.

Mike Phillips 06-11-2014 03:29 PM

Re: How to wetsand, cut and buff a gel-coat boat
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoytman (Post 699)
Mike,
In the photo's of the guys working on the Eisenglass it appears they may have used more than one type of pad. Do you recall which pad(s) were used and what product you used on the Eisenglass?

Whatever it was it seemed to do a very nice job cleaning/clearing up and restoring the clarity of the Eisenglass.

Both pads were polishing pads, one was open cell the other was Hydro-Tech.


:)

Hoytman 06-17-2014 04:30 PM

Re: How to wetsand, cut and buff a gel-coat boat
 
What product(s) did you use on the pads?

Addicted2Bling 06-26-2014 01:07 PM

Re: How to wetsand, cut and buff a gel-coat boat
 
Very nice write up Mike, liked the polishing of the plastic glass, never thought about doing that.

Mike Phillips 03-23-2018 09:03 AM

Re: How to wetsand, cut and buff a gel-coat boat
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Addicted2Bling (Post 740)

Very nice write up Mike, liked the polishing of the plastic glass, never thought about doing that.


Thanks...

I machine polish everything...

. :fisherman:


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