This is pretty old post and am not sure if you have been answered, but I will add my experience as I do a ton of boat detailing. I would say that a boat with noticeable oxidation will require a wool...
Here are some pics of a recent Cadillac XLR I coated. It is a 2004 and as you can see in the before pics is pretty rough. The car required headlight restoration, color correction and decontamination....
I will throw my input in here. I just switched from McKee's Coating to WG coating. I would say they both go on quite easy. WG seems to give better feedback as for how much to use. You can tell if you...
I used RO Water from my pressure wash system. I then Dry the car with an air dryer. Spend about 45 minutes drying the car. I do everything possible to remove all water. The car is 100% painted as it...
If there is one thing I like detailing as much as boats, it would have to be classics. They don't get any better than this 1951 Merc I recently had the privilege of detailing.
This car turned out...
Here is a recent car coating project. For this car I typically color correct as needed and seal every 6 months. This time I coated the car. To tackle this job I washed the car with Wolfgang auto...
As you can see from the top picture the jet boat was not to bad just had a lot of scratches from people walking on the deck. The below pic is after it was buffed and waxed. I used Marine 31 Capt 1...
I have spent about 4 weeks with the McKee's 37 Turbo Car Dryer and it does everything as advertised. I have used it on several black cars in the desert sun, and have been impressed with the results....
You will first need to determine the thickness of the clear. From there you will need to set expectations with the customer. If there is enough clear, a light damp sand with 2000 working your way to...
Hi Mike, Now that you have been using the coatings for a while, what are your thoughts on coatings for boats vs polymer sealants? I have yet to make this jump to coatings since boats are often tied...
I have not posted an projects lately, so I figured I would throw one up here. This was a pretty labor intensive project. The entire boat needed to be color sanded. the one tough thing about boats are...
Mike, I am seeing more and more of my marine customers who have gel coats that have been painted. What are you thoughts in this situation. Do you stick with marine products or go with automotive...
I must say Marine 31 has very little presents in the south west. Especially among the west coast performance boaters. Over the last two years I have switched to Marine 31 for all of my marine...
Here is a project I completed last week. I had a customer who had major oxidation on the transom of his boat.
To complete the job I did my normal wash, then started color sanding with the Mirka...
Well it is that time of the year in Lake Havasu City, when everyone is getting there toys ready for the water. Here are a few details I just wrapped up. I feel very lucky to do what I do, when I get...
Thanks for the info Mike. Pontoons are something I get hit up with all the time. Everyone wants the toons clean. Just noticed this was an old post I searched on. But still looks good.
It is boating season and I do not see many boats posted up so here is another recent detail. It is a 1994 22ft Eliminator Daytona. It was in pretty bad shape but came up really nice.
As always Job...
Recently completed a detail on this really nice deck boat. Thought it came out great! To get it back to showroom condition, I used Marine 31 Capt Cut, followed by Marine 31 Final Step Color Restore...
