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Old 04-28-2015, 11:43 AM   #2
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Default Re: yamaha pwc buffing

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Originally Posted by nwatters View Post
Hello all,
I'm new to the forum so I will introduce myself. My name is Nathan Watters and I have just formed a marine detailing company, however...I am new at the game so I have a lot of questions. My first question is this:
I need to make a pair of Yamaha waverunner shine again. I believe they are around 2005. I am confused however if they are gel-coat or paint and thus what procedure and product I should use. Any help would be wonderful thanks!


Hi Nathan,

Welcome to Marine31Online!


Older PWC's have gel-coat hulls and you can usually tell because the gel-coat oxidizes and stain easily as it's very porous as compared to automotive and specialty paints.

Being a 2050 if that's the original finish then it's likely gel-coat.

IF you want to be safe, (and you should be), then get a safe and easy to use product like out Marine 31 All-In_one Gel Coat Polish & Wax. This is a LIGHT cutting one-step cleaner/wax that can be used by hand or machine and any type of pad. It's safe enough to use on paint so either way you're good to go.

If after the first application there's still room for improvement just go over the Waverunner a second time.

IF the oxidation is light, stick with a 5.5" Lake Country Foam polishing pad, like you see here on a Griot's DA. These are very safe around any graphics on the hull.





For serious oxidation you might want to get a fiber pad like the THIN PFW or Purple Foamed Wool pads like you see here,




Fiber pads offer more cut than foam pads.


Any questions let me know...


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