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Old 06-10-2013, 12:12 PM   #1
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I have a Seafox 236 2006', last year I noticed one side of my hull, side thats in the sun the most, started to get a bit oxididized. A buddy of mine at a dealership normally had the hull detailed every year during service. 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?

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Old 06-10-2013, 12:35 PM   #2
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Does it look something like this?






Also, when you say you have a standard 6" polisher, do you mean a,

Porter Cable style DA Polisher?








Rotary Buffer?




Traditional Orbital Buffer




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Old 06-10-2013, 12:40 PM   #3
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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?

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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
Pictures: 2000 Baja 232 Boss High Performance Extreme Makeover


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Old 06-10-2013, 12:42 PM   #4
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If the 3M cleaner/wax wasn't getting the job done then

A. You need to use a more aggressive product.

B. You need to use a more powerful tool and possibly pad combo.

C. Both of the above.


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