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Forum: Boat Detailing 101

08-29-2017, 11:49 AM

Replies: 11

Removing Captain's Boat Coating

Views: 62,408

Posted By Mike Phillips

Re: Removing Captain's Boat Coating

For the most part "yes".

If the boat is gel-coat, because gel-coat is more porous than marine specialty paints it will be easier to remove a coating of gel-coat than off paint.

Just wash...

Forum: Boat Detailing 101

11-21-2016, 05:58 PM

Replies: 11

Removing Captain's Boat Coating

Views: 62,408

Posted By Mike Phillips

Re: Removing Captain's Boat Coating

When it comes to compounding and polishing they work about the same. I'd give the edge to the RUPES pad.

:)

Forum: Boat Detailing 101

11-09-2016, 12:28 PM

Replies: 11

Removing Captain's Boat Coating

Views: 62,408

Posted By Mike Phillips

Re: Removing Captain's Boat Coating

Here's some other pad options that work GREAT of gel-coat...

The coarse blue RUPES pads.

RUPES foam buffing pads (http://www.autogeek.net/rupes-foam-pads.html)

The blue work great...

Forum: Boat Detailing 101

11-09-2016, 12:21 PM

Replies: 11

Removing Captain's Boat Coating

Views: 62,408

Posted By Mike Phillips

Re: Removing Captain's Boat Coating

What size backing plate do you have on the Griot's 6" DA Poliseshr?

It comes with a 6" but there's a 5" available.

Let me know...

:)

Forum: Boat Detailing 101

11-09-2016, 12:18 PM

Replies: 11

Removing Captain's Boat Coating

Views: 62,408

Posted By Mike Phillips

Re: Removing Captain's Boat Coating

Hi Jeff,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Last week I was at SEMA and I'm just today returning to work.

It's possible the Griot's will be able to maintain pad rotation with the...

Forum: Boat Detailing 101

10-24-2016, 04:29 PM

Replies: 11

Removing Captain's Boat Coating

Views: 62,408

Posted By Mike Phillips

Re: Removing Captain's Boat Coating

Yes but you want to stick with foam cutting pads.

I'm not sure why but gel-coat doesn't like soft pads when polishing. From what I've seen, soft foam pads can even dull down the gloss created by...

Forum: Boat Detailing 101

10-20-2016, 10:32 AM

Replies: 11

Removing Captain's Boat Coating

Views: 62,408

Posted By Mike Phillips

Re: Removing Captain's Boat Coating

The best way to start over and make sure not only is all of the coating removed but also the gel-coat is prepped for a coating would be to re-compound or re-polish the gel-coat.

I'd use the...

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