New to Boat Detailing - Polishing with a GG6?

[CC268]

The polishes and cleaner/waxes you listed are on the medium to light cut side of aggressiveness.

If the oxidation isn't too bad they will work. If the oxidation is severe then you're going to need a more aggressive product plus an aggressive pad.


You posted this,



Lucky for your friend.




Yes. And the better the condition the easier it will be with this category of tool.





Stick with the yellow and orange pads with cleaner/waxes and the polishing and waxing pads for NON cleaning cleaner/waxes







The most important tidbit of help I can offer is to START by doing some TESTING.

Dial in a process that makes one small section look GREAT!

If you can make one small section look great then the same process will work over the rest of the boat.

Don't make the mistake of buffing out an entire boat without testing first only to find out what you "did" didn't work.

Thanks a lot! This boat has no oxidation whatsoever, so we would be polishing it simply to "perfect" it and then protect it. If I was working on a boat with bad oxidation I would probably want to by myself a Flex 3401...

I was thinking about going with the Marine 31 Captain’s One-Step Compound & Polish, but that would be overly aggressive for this boat and it sounds like I have products that will do the job anyways. I figure a good coat of Collinite 845 would do the trick for the LSP.

[CC268]

Stick with the yellow and orange pads with cleaner/waxes and the polishing and waxing pads for NON cleaning cleaner/waxes

Mike - Why do you suggest using the least aggressive product (cleaners) with the most aggressive pads?

[GSKR]

Any suggestion on a good compound?

#49 megs marine product.

[GSKR]

Pics would great.

[GSKR]

Or m44

[CC268]

Pics would great.

My buddies boat is a 2013 and in great shape so most of this is overkill anyhow, but I like to be prepared in case something pops up

[GSKR]

Just a thought.marine 31 gelcoat and color restore.If it's in great condition auto products will suffice.

[CC268]

Just a thought.marine 31 gelcoat and color restore.If it's in great condition auto products will suffice.

Yea...I've heard actually good things about HD Speed on boats and that may be a good AIO solution.

[GSKR]

The downside to HD is the durability is just not there,maybe top it with a good sealant.Double the work but it will be done right and you will be happy.

[CC268]

The downside to HD is the durability is just not there,maybe top it with a good sealant.Double the work but it will be done right and you will be happy.

Yea HD Speed with Collinite 845 seems like a good combo