Nehalennia
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- Aug 22, 2007
- 10,006
- Boat Info
- 2001 310DA twin 350 MAGs, Westerbeke 4.5KW
- Engines
- Twin 350 MAG V-drives
Looks good Dave.
Polishing Before and After
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mistercomputerman
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- Jan 6, 2008
- 4,321
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- 410 Sundancer - 2001
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- Twin 8.1L Mercruisers - 2009
- Oct 10, 2006
- 1,710
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- 2006 44 DA
QSC 8.3s
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- Cummins QSC 8.3s 500HO
Damn that looks good.... Even on these old eyes//
38P6
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Great information in this thread, but too much information and now my brain is fried. I just got quoted over $750 to buff my deckboat. I did it last year myself but it wasn't perfect like I wanted it and I'm sure it was because I didn't use the correct compounds. Could someone tell me what products I should try and in which order? The boat isn't real bad and the pro talked about spending 2 days compounding, washing and waxing to make it look new. I know I can do it myself if I have the propernstuff. Also, where are you guys buying the compounds?
H2ONUT
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It's taken 3 seasons to get this shine. I don't think I can get it any better. This is a 27 year old hull. Now I need to get the top sides the same.
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H2ONUT
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Ok, just tried Buff Magic on a small section on the tops sides... WOW!! I'll post more pics this weekend.
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VTSeaRay
Active Member
- Feb 19, 2008
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- Boat Info
- 2007 210 Select w/5.0L 260HP MPI Mercruiser Alpha 1
- Engines
- 8 cyl 5.0 Merc mpi, w/alpha 1 with 19" prop, with the speedo hole on the leading edge just above it
Moved this to a new post in General as it's not before/after discussion
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Tonka Boater
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I've always polished and waxed my boats by hand but the red stripes were very oxidized this season. I've read every post on CSR about polishing and debated about getting a rotary polisher to tackle the oxidation. I decided to go cheap and plunked down $40 for the Meguiar's DA Power System. It's a 4" dual action attachment for your drill. I have a nice DeWalt corded drill that goes up to 2400 RPM's so I gave it a shot and was very impressed with the results.
I used Meguiar's #49 on the red stripes then #44 over the entire boat. I followed this with Starbrite Polish with PTEF then finished with Meguiar's Flagship. It took 6 hours and just as many beers but here's the result. I'm going to hit it with another coat of Flagship later this week.
Here's how the stripes looked before. Hard to really appreciate how oxidized they were from this photo. They were much worse above the rub rail.
I used Meguiar's #49 on the red stripes then #44 over the entire boat. I followed this with Starbrite Polish with PTEF then finished with Meguiar's Flagship. It took 6 hours and just as many beers but here's the result. I'm going to hit it with another coat of Flagship later this week.
Here's how the stripes looked before. Hard to really appreciate how oxidized they were from this photo. They were much worse above the rub rail.
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