Wet sand and polish

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   So, the first time I did a wet sand and polish, I think I didn't get aggressive enough, because the haze and chalky look seemed to come back.  I decided to get a more aggressive and played around with a few ideas.  Ultimately, I settled in on using an air sander (random orbital) and started with 600 grit film.  I worked up through 800, 1000, 2000 all with the same type of film discs.  Then I used 3M Super Duty with a wool pad, 3M Finnesse it, 3M Imperial Glaze and 3M marine wax.  I finished with the Starbrite Marine Polish with PTEF.  I got one side of the boat done this last year and plan to tackle the other side this year.  Here are some pictures to show the results.

By the way, I removed all the striping as part of this process.

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Okie Boarder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: August-31-2009 Location: OK Status: Offline Points: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Okie Boarder Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Wet sand and polish Posted: March-07-2014 at 1:59pm
	So, the first time I did a wet sand and polish, I think I didn't get aggressive enough, because the haze and chalky look seemed to come back. I decided to get a more aggressive and played around with a few ideas. Ultimately, I settled in on using an air sander (random orbital) and started with 600 grit film. I worked up through 800, 1000, 2000 all with the same type of film discs. Then I used 3M Super Duty with a wool pad, 3M Finnesse it, 3M Imperial Glaze and 3M marine wax. I finished with the Starbrite Marine Polish with PTEF. I got one side of the boat done this last year and plan to tackle the other side this year. Here are some pictures to show the results. By the way, I removed all the striping as part of this process. [/URL]

Air206 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: September-28-2008 Location: Roanoke, VA Status: Offline Points: 3000	Post Options Post Reply Quote Air206 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-07-2014 at 2:03pm
	Great job! You motivate me to get sanding!
	04 Air206 91 Barefoot 78 SkiTiq

Waterdog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: April-27-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Waterdog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-07-2014 at 2:27pm
	Looks great, I bet that fresh wax job is worth at least 2mph.
	- waterdog - 78 Ski Tique

Dreaming Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: May-21-2010 Location: Tacoma, WA Status: Offline Points: 1870	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dreaming Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-07-2014 at 2:27pm
	that ought to do it ! nice work, and welcome back!

JPASS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: June-17-2013 Location: Orlando Status: Offline Points: 2283	Post Options Post Reply Quote JPASS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-07-2014 at 3:05pm
	Looks great. I know this job is in my near future, I'm just not ready to do it yet.
	'92 Correctcraft Ski Nautique

KRoundy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: August-23-2010 Location: Lake Stevens Status: Offline Points: 1702	Post Options Post Reply Quote KRoundy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-30-2014 at 12:14pm
	Could you post pictures or a list of the products you used? What is the brand and type of orbital? Of what type are the orbital diets? Where did you get the wet sanding disks for it? This type of data is very helpful for those who are looking to do this the first time. Congrats, as the boat looks superb!
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