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Old 06-10-2013, 12:40 PM   #3
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Default Re: detail help

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Originally Posted by mahi3d View Post

That dealership closed and last year I tried to do it myself using 3m marine cleaner wax using a wool pad on a standard 6" polisher.

To me that didn't get rid of the oxidation. What would be the best way to bring it back to a good finish?

Thanks

Typically the best and fastest way to remove oxidation is with a wool cutting pad on a rotary buffer using an aggressive compound.

Doing a dedicated compounding step does mean you have to go around the boat at least twice because compounds don't offer or leave behind any water resistant protection.

This means doing a second step to apply wax. Here's the boat we buffed out last week and we did two steps,
Step 1 - Compound gel-coat

Step 2 - Machine apply a one-step cleaner/wax
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