SoCal Jet Boats

Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: ryanbrindle on April 29, 2008, 01:43:20 PM

Title: WAXED
Post by: ryanbrindle on April 29, 2008, 01:43:20 PM

Ok, here is what my tuna clipper looks like after a plethera of work to the gel.  These are the steps that I did in order:

wet sand 1000 grit
wet sand 2000 grit

2 applications of Meguiers cutting compound
1 application of Meguiers wax prep compound
1 application of Turtle brand scratch and swirl remover
1 application of Meguiers carnuaba wax followed by 2 wiped downs with 100% cotton microfiber towels.


ENJOY!!!   I thought my boat was a lost cause as far as the gel was concerned, but now I am very impressed with the way this turned out.

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: MADSKILLZ on April 29, 2008, 01:45:25 PM

looks good!

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: GAWnCA on April 29, 2008, 02:31:43 PM

Where's the before photos?   :D

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: FORKEDUP on April 29, 2008, 02:43:35 PM

very nice, gives me hope for the moneypit ;D

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: ryanbrindle on April 29, 2008, 03:38:25 PM

Here are some before pics or actually work in progress pics.

http://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?topic=3429.0

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: propless on April 29, 2008, 08:32:54 PM

Looks great !!    It's amazing how well gell cleans up .  My Daytona truly impresed me the way the gell survived,  25 yrs old and it still shines.  ;D

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: crewchief22 on April 29, 2008, 09:54:32 PM

Was it all done by hand or did you use a buffer?

Looks good btw

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: ryanbrindle on April 29, 2008, 10:00:17 PM

All by hand because the brand new buffer I bought didnt stand up to my approval and hurt my wrist with pins and screws in it pretty bad from the vibration.  The white marks on the blue strip on the front of the bow are holes for the big metal thing that sits up there and not bad parts of the gel.

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: GAWnCA on April 29, 2008, 10:04:09 PM

Quote from: ryanbrindle on April 29, 2008, 10:00:17 PM

All by hand because the brand new buffer I bought didnt stand up to my approval and hurt my wrist with pins and screws in it pretty bad from the vibration.

What kind of buffer did you buy?   ???

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: ryanbrindle on April 29, 2008, 10:07:13 PM

Quote from: GAWnCA on April 29, 2008, 10:04:09 PM

What kind of buffer did you buy?   ???

One from autozone that spins at 1600 or 1800 rpm.  I tried to use it with the cutting compound and didnt like the results that much.  Probably would have worked well with the other steps i did but hey who wants to mess around and do a big tuna clipper twice!

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: crewchief22 on April 29, 2008, 10:08:06 PM

I was looking at one of the $30.00 buffers at Costco the other day.  Was kind of afraid of what i'd get for $30.00  :-\

Title: Re: WAXED
Post by: ryanbrindle on April 29, 2008, 10:11:06 PM

Quote from: crewchief22 on April 29, 2008, 10:08:06 PM

I was looking at one of the $30.00 buffers at Costco the other day.  Was kind of afraid of what i'd get for $30.00  :-\

They would work great for the carnuaba because you dont have to put as much effort into it as you do the cutting compound.