Polishing - color on pad

[gjcombs]

All,

I am applying a Meguiar's 49 Heavy Oxidation remover to my hull with a polisher to remove some minor scratches.

Should I be seeing some of the color from the hull on my wool pad?

I have not been applying much pressure.

Jason

 

[Jerryh3]

Re: Polishing - color on pad

Yes, you'll see some depending on how oxidized the surface is. Can you post some pics.

 

[cpubud]

Re: Polishing - color on pad

yes thats the old dead color coming off

 

[gjcombs]

Re: Polishing - color on pad

It is not visibly oxidized. I was thinking that the color would not come through the gel coat. ?

 

[NHGuy]

Re: Polishing - color on pad

The gel is colored. Don't worry. It's OK to remove the oxidized surface. That is what compounding and polishing do. You only remove enough material to get the shine and color you expect. Then once you have a shiny polished surface you can seal & finish it up with wax.

 

[shrew]

Re: Polishing - color on pad

Gel Coat on a boat is not the same as clear coat on a car. If it's not visibly oxidized, then there is not much point in using Heavy Oxidation remover. Youre' stripping down surface layers to get to good gelcoat and/or paint underneath. Heavy Oxidation remover's typically have heavier cutting agents (more abrasive) in them.

 

[dsiekman]

Re: Polishing - color on pad

You will also notice that the color will "bleed" onto adjacent colors (white). I have a dark green boot stripe that oxidizes pretty bad. I have found that the only way to avoid making the adjacent gelcoat light green instead of white is to mask it off first with painter's tape.