After compounding the black gel-coat we then polished it using the Flex 3401 with foam polishing pads to remove the holograms left by the wool pads. I didn't get any pictures of this process as I was busy running a rotary buffer and after that running a Flex 3401. Just wanted to note that we did machine polish the boat and did NOT go straight to wax after the rotary buffer procedure.
Anytime the last step on your boat is a
wool pad with a rotary buffer the results are
holograms or rotary buffer trails in the finish.
If you have a white gel-coat boat you might not see them but they are still there. These are simply circular
cuts in the surface and they leave the surface
more open to deterioration and oxidation than having a completely flat or smooth surface.
Next up we machine waxed the hull...
Here's Jay and Shawn machine applying Marine 31 Gel-Coat Carnauba Wax + Sealant using Porter Cable 7424XP dual action polishers and soft blue foam waxing pads.
Here's Paul and Niki machine waxing the other side.
You just can't beat machine waxing ...
Wipe-off time...