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Old 03-21-2012, 07:15 PM
WildBill WildBill is offline
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Default Bringing back the Gelcoat

Back in the early 90's before Andrew came to Homestead I wanted to paint my '79 Sceptre with Awlgrip. A buddy of mine talked me into trying this proccess first. Wet sand the hull with 400 grit then 600 grit (I wet sanded by spraying the boat with a hose and used a electric makita palm sander " I'm a unionized trained electrician 30 years+" ha,ha crazy huh I know, with just enough D%$b A#@ to boot). Then I bought a commercial grade buffer and used a 3M rubbing compound and 3M yellow bee's wax. It took one evening after work each night to complete each step. When I finished the proccess, the gelcoat looked brand new. I did have the minor dings and scratches left but the Sea Craft yellow hull looked like a million bucks. It looked like a mirror and you could clearly see your reflection . Everyone commented on the quality of the original gelcoat and could'nt believe the results and how they were achieved. The finish was still fine a few years later until the new owner painted her red. Caution; the buffing wheel will make a man out of you, so today 20 year's later I would recommend to take her down the street to the fella's and have them run the buffer for a couple hundred buck's. So try a small spot and see what you can do with your particular finish, that's how I got started and just kept going. You'll know within few minutes of work how she''ll turn out . You could tell the wife you saved a pile of money and now can afford to buy that top of line 12"Lowrance combo unit.

Wild Bill

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Old 03-21-2012, 08:33 PM
DonV DonV is offline
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"You could tell the wife you saved a pile of money and now can afford to buy that top of line 12"Lowrance combo unit."

Heck, tell her you're gonna buy it anyway....TS...like it or not!!!! Don't worry, it's only going to hurt for a little while, the bruise will go away sooner or later.
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