Abrassive Scale for Marine31

[Coastalf350]

Hey Mike is it possible to get a Abrasive Scale for the Marine 31 line?

[GSKR]

Marine 31 which I tried numerous times,is a good product for a newer type boat where the finish is 2 years old.my personal take on its abrasive meter from 1 to 10 would be a 4 with a wool cutting pad.This is my own personal opinion using 31 on various finishes.

[Coastalf350]

Marine 31 which I tried numerous times,is a good product for a newer type boat where the finish is 2 years old.my personal take on its abrasive meter from 1 to 10 would be a 4 with a wool cutting pad.This is my own personal opinion using 31 on various finishes.

Which marine31 product are you referring to?

[GSKR]

Compound.look into the scholls line,very good product for your situation.you can formulate your own onestep with s2 Orange and a polish that will cut down on the dusting,like HD speed.on very bad projects I formulated one steps to cut time.205 works with pretty much anything as far as mixing.Im not a mixing person often only when time constraints and horrible finishes need to be revived.scholls is good.

[Mike Phillips]

Hey Mike is it possible to get a Abrasive Scale for the Marine 31 line?

How's this, from the most aggressive to the least aggressive.

Gel Coat Heavy Cut Oxidation Remover
Captains One-Step Compound & Polish
Gel Coat Gloss & Color Restorer
Gel Coat Final Step Polish


The Captains One-Step Compound & Polish uses drastically different abrasive technology than the other three products. It's not going to cut as fast as the Gel Coat Heavy Cut Oxidation Remover but it is going to finish out like a polish so there's a trade-off of speed for end-results.

For my money and time, if the Captains Compound won't remove the oxidation fast enough then I would machine sand before using a more aggressive compound.

I cover all of this in my how-to book.

That is I cover how it's easier on you, faster overall and produces better results that last longer to machine sand off heavy oxidation and finish out at a high #grit level and then compound out your sanding marks than it is to push hard for HOURS with a rotary buffer against a boat hull that's at an angle, (an angle that leads away from you making buffing against it even more difficult), than using a more agressive compound.



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[Coastalf350]

Thank you for the response Mike! Is it possible after using the heavy oxidation remover with a wool pad to polish it up and remove swirls with the gloss and color restorer with say a LC yellow or orange and my flex 3401?

[GSKR]

You would need a polish,otherwise halogram heaven.cut polish wax or seal.cheating or skipping a polishing cycle will show,and it's not a quick fix on boats.

[David Hayward]

You would need a polish,otherwise halogram heaven.cut polish wax or seal.cheating or skipping a polishing cycle will show,and it's not a quick fix on boats.

He's saying he wants to try the heavy cut followed by polishing with the gloss and color restorer. So that would possibly be ok but I can't say from experience. I use he heavy cut followed by the finish polish but also get great results with my boss 21 using the heavy cut on a megs mf polishing pad also. Every boat is different just like cars and you should have a few things to try if doing clients boats. For personal use you could be a bit more experimental.

[GSKR]

I know what he is saying.And agree what you are saying.