johnzonh
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2008
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- 137
Hi guys I'm new at sanding down and restoring a very oxidized boat. Like many have suggested I started with the least aggressive method to get down to the true color. Worked backwards from compound to 2000 wet all the way to 320 dry before I actually made it to the gelcoat and actually seeing the color return. PO never removed oxidation and kept waxing over. So it took about 6 steps to get to where I need to be to go back up in the wet sanding grits and buffing. PO also decided to spray some metal flake in odd places so I have to sand that out too
Question is... Am I on the right track? Sand down til I can actually see the color on the pad or is that too much? ( color is burgundy...nothing but white til the burgundy showed on my sanding block). Also with the dumb metal flake in places ...safe to sand that down too? I might post pics. Thanks. John
Question is... Am I on the right track? Sand down til I can actually see the color on the pad or is that too much? ( color is burgundy...nothing but white til the burgundy showed on my sanding block). Also with the dumb metal flake in places ...safe to sand that down too? I might post pics. Thanks. John