Re: dull bass boat
Hi there, looks like not too much real advice so far
I have several boats, all of which are or were projects and all of which needed some serious work on the gel coat.<br /> On one of my boats I used starbrite marine polish (among other things) but that starbrite stuff seemed to do the best with okay results.<br /> On my most recent project I have put so much time money and effort into the interior that it now looks new
so I couldnt just stop with the interior. The ONLY thing that I found to really bring back the shine is wetsanding. I first started on one side with 600 grit, then mooved to 1000, then on to the 1500 grit for the final, follow this with a good swirl mark remover and then a good wax and you will see your smiling face looking back at you from your boat
. READ: this last worked wonders, even removnig scratches from a dock that I thought would NOT come out. HOWEVER the other side of the boat I became impatient (the first side took no less than 5 hours) soo I skiped the 600 and 1000 grit steps and just went for the 1500. change to new paper often and keep a rag in a bucket of water other than the one you are using for the paper, use it to wipe the wet dust off and things will go faster. follow this with a quick swirl mark remover and wax. It WILL look great.<br /> The boat I just did this on had sat for at least 5 years outside and was growing moss and stuff on it when I got it, truly disgusting but now shining.<br /> Good luck and let us know what you do.
