CliffA
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- Dec 29, 2009
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- Boat Info
- 2001 Sea Ray 340DA
Name: 'Happy Place'
4.5kW West. Generator
Purchased Nov. 2014
Fresh Water Use
- Engines
- Twin Merc. 6.2L (MPI)
640 hp (Total)
Raw Water Cooled
V-Drive Transmissions
today i learned that an acid wash of a gelcoat hull will remove oxidation from the hull....one product mentioned listed phosphoric acid as the main ingredient....
so this started me thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of using an acid wash on an oxidized hull instead of the traditional time consuming and tiring method of compounding the hull with a rotary buffer....
if the results are similar (i.e. the oxidation is removed equally well) from both methods wouldn't it be much faster and easier to use an acid wash?....of course this assumes the boat is on land and not in the water....
after the acid wash i suppose all that is needed is an application of a polish and wax/sealant to put the shine and protection on the gelcoat....
am i missing something?...i know acid washing would not remove scratches in the gelcoat but the polish would/should remove light scratches .....
cliff
so this started me thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of using an acid wash on an oxidized hull instead of the traditional time consuming and tiring method of compounding the hull with a rotary buffer....
if the results are similar (i.e. the oxidation is removed equally well) from both methods wouldn't it be much faster and easier to use an acid wash?....of course this assumes the boat is on land and not in the water....
after the acid wash i suppose all that is needed is an application of a polish and wax/sealant to put the shine and protection on the gelcoat....
am i missing something?...i know acid washing would not remove scratches in the gelcoat but the polish would/should remove light scratches .....
cliff