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| I just recently bought my first boat, a mid 80's glasstream bass boat, although I use it for muskie fishing the most. It had been stored outside for awhile and has lost its shine and sparkle.
I was curious if and how to get the shine and sparkle back. I know there are some products out there, just curious what is best.
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Location: Musky Country | (Using a air or electric buffer) Wisards Turbo-cut on a White wool pad, Then follow up with wisards Shinemaster on a foam pad it will shine Pretty after that.  |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Or any brand polishing compound applied with a rotary polishing wheel followed by a good quality Carnuba wax and a fiberglass sealer. |
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Location: syracuse indiana | or you can get a light sandpaper and wet it down with alot of water and wet sand it then you must polish it and seal it . i first bought a older bassboat years ago and i can show you pics from when i bought it to when i sold it.. i tried everything and a bassboat site told me these tricks and man what a difference..made it look new.. the haze was gone.....bill
Edited by archerynut36 8/17/2008 5:55 PM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | If you wet sand the boat, be VERY careful not to sand through the clear. |
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Location: Musky Country | If you wet sand the gel coat with 1500-2000 grit you shouldn't have a problem with sanding through just stay of the edge's. |
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| If you have faded poly-flake......You have next to nothing chance of bringing back the natural luster, there is a very thin mil of clear gelcoat, about 10 mils. the clear protects the polyflake from loosing color itself. If the clear has not maintained it creates a large problem for the polyflake. Behind the polyflake there is about 18-30 mils of black gelcoat. If you buff or sand through the clear gelcoat you will create a big equation. If it is a solid gelocat color, you can buff until you bring the luster back. there is about 30 mils of solid colored gelcoat. Just don't buff or sand into the fiberglass. |
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| Imperial Compound from 3m. Start buffing with wool pad 2500 rpm at the most letting buffer do the work. Use an acrylic /wool pad 50/50 with swirl mark remover 3m .again at 2500 rpm at the most.
Always finish with a good carnuba wax to follow for protection.
Over 20 years in the composites business and this is the best system I have ever seen for boats with no color lose.
Older boats can be an issue if flake is faded or clear has yellowed. Pretty much screwed at that point.
I should mention spurr the pad often and never buff on a dirty surface. You will just add scratches if you do.
Never sand if at all possible. The more you sand the more porosity and lose of protection to the gel-coat. If you have to. Be careful and make sure to keep that surface waxed for protection in years to come. |
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Getting the shine back?