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New to Boat Detailing - Polishing with a GG6?
Hey guys,
My buddy picked up a nice Malibu 20MXZ. It is in great shape already and doesn't need any major correction work. Can boats be polished with a GG6? I have all the flat LC pads (yellow, orange, white, black, blue) and just about every polish you can think of from Menzerna 3500, M205, HD Speed, HD Polish, Pinnacle Cleansing Lotion, etc...and plenty of sealants. Can these products be used on a boat or is this totally different than car detailing?
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Re: New to Boat Detailing - Polishing with a GG6?
It's easier to polish,clean gel coat with the da than it is to correct. I see you listed only polish compounds but don't overlook a stronger cutting compound instead, gel coat tends to be harder than clear coat. Same rules apply do your test spots and I don't use marine specific compounds.
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Any suggestion on a good compound?
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Re: New to Boat Detailing - Polishing with a GG6?
Meguairs marine line is good for boats, gel coat is tough as nails
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Re: New to Boat Detailing - Polishing with a GG6?
I have used a PC on our MasterCrafts with no problem. I use LC CCS 5.5" pads. I have used 3M Gelcoat Restorer and Wax, Collinite Fiberglass Cleaner and have experimented with some XMT compounds and swirl removers (#3, and #1, along with XMT360). I always top with either Collinite Fiberglass Boat Wax or 845.
It's nice if the gelcoat is in great shape to begin with, but it is very resilient stuff and can really come back, even if it is heavily oxidized.
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Re: New to Boat Detailing - Polishing with a GG6?
Wow thanks a lot guys...I have all the LC Flat Pads so I'm not going to go out and buy more pads at this point, but I will have to look at getting a boat specific compound and polish I guess. I have a ton of product already so I thought I could maybe use something I already had.
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Re: New to Boat Detailing - Polishing with a GG6?
I listed most of the polishes I have in the first post...could any of those be used?
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Re: New to Boat Detailing - Polishing with a GG6?
Would meguiars oxidation scrub be a good idea prior to compound/polish?
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Re: New to Boat Detailing - Polishing with a GG6?
Originally Posted by CC268
I listed most of the polishes I have in the first post...could any of those be used?
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,
Originally Posted by CC268
My buddy picked up a nice Malibu 20MXZ. It is in great shape already and doesn't need any major correction work.
Lucky for your friend.
Originally Posted by CC268
Can boats be polished with a GG6?
Yes. And the better the condition the easier it will be with this category of tool.
Originally Posted by CC268
I have all the flat LC pads (yellow, orange, white, black, blue)
Stick with the yellow and orange pads with cleaner/waxes and the polishing and waxing pads for NON cleaning cleaner/waxes
Originally Posted by CC268
and just about every polish you can think of from
Menzerna 3500 - Medium cut polish
M205, - Light cut Polish
HD Speed - Light to medium cut cleaner/wax
HD Polish - Light cut polish
Pinnacle Cleansing Lotion - NO CUT at all. This is a paint cleaner for prepping like new paint for car wax.
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.
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