Re: Deoxidation Methods?
Good results are a combination of the right buffer, the right buffing pad, the correct RPM, using the right compound (or 2, maybe 3) and then technique.
The buffer needs to be a variable speed model and run at speeds of about 2,500 and less.
A good wool buffing pad, there are cutting styles and polishing types, you may need one or more of each. Some people use the foam pads, they work, but most detailers like wool better.
Compounds come in various grits just like sand paper, coarse for cutting, finer for polishing. You may need to start coarse and finish with fine.
You don't want to push hard, this generates heat which can deform the surface and make for a poor profile. Let the compound do the cutting. When you switch to a finer compound use a different pad or clean the first one very well, the washing machine works well for this. Keep the pad flat on the surface when possible.
As you finish up with the fine compound use very little pressure and keep the pad flat to the surface at all times if you can.
You may need all of these steps or just some of them, it depends on the exact gel coat and how bad of shape it's in when you start.
On a very bad surface you may need to do some sanding, but you didn?t ask about that.
Farecla makes very good buffing compounds and so does 3M.
