79Nautique-polish question
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Printed Date: November-15-2024 at 9:46pm
Topic: 79Nautique-polish question
Posted By: 75 Tique
Subject: 79Nautique-polish question
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 12:21pm
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There is an aluminum polish that I have seen you plug on here before, but I couldnt find the thread. My pylon is dingy and I'd like to clean it up.
Thanks.  ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
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Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 12:50pm
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75, try hitting it with a buffing compound and a buffer, it will definitely clean the corrosin then comeback with the metal polish, if it was perfectly straight i would tell you to ship it U.P.S to me and i could spin it on the lathe and possibly could even take a clean up cut on it, that also would be out of the kindness in my heart
Eric ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 12:57pm
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Eric, thats all well and good, but once the pylon has ben skimmed he may have problems with boom or extended pylon fitment.
Larry, my pylon cleaned right up with some Blue Magic metal polish. I think its available at most auto parts stores (and maybe even Walmart). ------------- |
Posted By: bmiller
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 1:00pm
| I used a buffing wheel on a drill with stainless steel stick compound and some elbow grease.You can also try jewelers rouge in stick form also and that should work.After doing that take some never dull and use that for the final touch up.When your done clear it with some Krylon in a can with thin coats.It works great and it will keep your pole from tarnishing again. |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 1:08pm
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don't paint the pylon what ever you do you'll never get the sh*t back off.
Eagle One Never Dull is all it takes, you supply the elbow grease, use gloves unless you like black dirty hands. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 1:23pm
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Thanks for the info guys. Yes Chris, that's the stuff I was trying to remember. What better way to spend a cold winters weekend than....well, you know where I'm going with that. Oh yea...and watching payton, oops, I mean, eli manning get traunced in the SB. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 1:41pm
Now there's an image I didn't need. Larry sitting on the couch polishing his pylon watching men in tight pants chase each other around. Just kidding Larry. I use Never Dull also and it works wonders but if you can get that pylon out of the boat and have a buffer and some stick polish like the above post it will shine like chrome. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
75 Tique wrote:Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 2:03pm
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larry, It looks like you have the straight pylon like I do. I did pull mine out of the boat and chucked it up in the lathe. Since it had the brush finish on it originally, I turned it slow and went at it with the belt sander. Then by hand with some finer abrasive strips. I did try some buffing but didn't like the results. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: bmiller
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 2:45pm
| If the pole is prep right you won't have to worry about getting the clear coat off.Any if you did have to get it off the make products to get it off.If you look at the picture of the ski pole it is oxidized heavily.You'll be sitting there for days with the Never Dull.Thats where the polishing coumpounds come into play.I know this works because I did it to my ski pole last spring and it held up great. |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 3:11pm
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there's the hard way, the lone way, the easy way and the daumb ass way, you guys choose the option that works best for you.
If you listen to my suggestion you'll be done in about 20-30 minutes or less with great results and you don't have to worry about it turning yellow, getting scratched or flaking off because you had your head up your ass and painted the f**king thing with clear coat. And how Do I know the clear coat route isn't the way to go is because I let some dumb ass clear coat the cover plate on the bow of mine after it was polished to a mirror finished and after it was painted it looked like sh*t but then it was too late and I just lived with it. So do what you want, the hard long wrong way or the short easy right way you choose. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 3:24pm
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I agree with Chris with the clear coat. You can't get it clean enough for a do it your self out of a spray can. It will peel and then you will have a big mess.
They were never coated by CC. Not even a clear anodize! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 3:31pm
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Pete, you ever see a clear coat sprayed over gel coat? ------------- |
Posted By: bmiller
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 3:42pm
| I'm not here to fight with anyone.You all can what you want also.Thats what makes the world go around.I'm just giving a suggestion to what works.I've seen it and done it for years.Peter I have to disagree with,as long as you prep the pole right the clear will work on the pole.They make and engine temperature grade clear coat right out of a can.It holds up to the summer heat and keeps the pole from turning on you again.AS far as scratching it up,if your just the least bit careful you won't have that problem. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 3:46pm
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Bruce, No but there are clear gel coats. It will add some "depth" to the look but it won't be any shinier than buffed and waxed gel. What are you thinking?? It will not cover up any problems.
http://www.ferro.com/Our+Products/Liquid+Coatings+and+Dispersions/Products+and+Markets/Ultra+and+SuperShield+gelcoat/UltraClear+gelcoat.htm - clear gel ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 3:57pm
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clear coating paint or gel is a completetly different monster to clear coating bare metal. And everytime you clear coat bare metal it dulls and yellows compared to the polished bare metal finish even if you use a type I class 1 anodized finish it still changes the color. You got ropes that hang off of the pylon people brushing up against it so being carefull is going to be hard. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 4:06pm
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My Mustang has a clear coat on the deck and the raised part of the hull. It is yellowed. If you look closely, you may be able to see it on the transom. I have cleaned and waxed the boat and from 10 feet away it looks good, but close up you can see it. It comes off by applying packing tape to it and ripping it off, but that is a slow process. I think it has actually helped preserved the gel coat, but once the boat is seaworthy, I will be trying to remove it. I was wondering if you ever ran into it and knew any tricks for removal.
BTW, the pic is from PO. It shines and looks a heck of a lot better than that since cleaning and waxing it with Collinites.  ------------- |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 4:11pm
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sand paper and a lot of elbow grease. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 5:00pm
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Riley have you tried a heavy duty buffer and some course compound, it will burn paint right off a car if your not careful. Proly do the same for clearcoat. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: MaddMarxx
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 5:34pm
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What...no pole polishing jokes?? ------------- |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: February-01-2008 at 6:23pm
It seems to be all in meathod and materials?!!?  ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: February-02-2008 at 12:08am
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I was wondering about the lack of pole jokes too Mark.
BTW; Its 'Never Dull' for me too. On the pole that is. john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: February-02-2008 at 12:43am
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So why the polish questions? What's Poland got to do with this? BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: February-02-2008 at 12:48am
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You know how those Poles are...they wanna get into everything.
john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: February-02-2008 at 2:23am
That's phunny?!!? ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |