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Gelcoat Polish Question - Removed swirls but also deep gloss? - Pics
Hi All, I posted this on a mastercraft forum but figured I might get some more direct detailing advice here.
I was set to polish the boat and went about doing some some small test areas. For the most part the gel coat is in good condition... swirls, mild oxidation, mild water spotting.
Tried 3M Restorer and Wax and 3M Perfect it Medium with a Orange Pad with a Porter Cable DA. Painters tape down the middle to show original condition.
Both got the swirls out quickly. Restorer was more abrasive....neither finished down to what I thought I was going to get, even moving to a blue pad.
Tried 3M Finesse It with a blue pad after and although the gelcoat is nice and clean, it still doesn't appear to be "glossy", compared to the covered up section that still had the swirls in it. See pics. I also tried a microfiber pad in there as well somewhere without much of a difference.
Next tried Meguiars Marine Premium Cleaner Wax with a blue pad. Not much of a change if any. Not opposed to using different products like Marine 31....in fact I have a lot of those products, but my polish had separated and I want to try out some new stuff.
If you look at what was the covered area with swirls, it just appears like it has a higher gloss to me. Mostly, I am trying to understand what is happening as this removal of an apparent nice glossy layer has not been my experience when working on my autos. Are my eyes playing tricks on me due to the presence or absence of swirls.
Thoughts? Advice?
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Hi All, I posted this on a mastercraft forum but figured I might get some more direct detailing advice here.
I was set to polish the boat and went about doing some some small test areas. For the most part the gel coat is in good condition... swirls, mild oxidation, mild water spotting.
Tried 3M Restorer and Wax and 3M Perfect it Medium with a Orange Pad with a Porter Cable DA. Painters tape down the middle to show original condition.
Both got the swirls out quickly. Restorer was more abrasive....neither finished down to what I thought I was going to get, even moving to a blue pad.
Tried 3M Finesse It with a blue pad after and although the gelcoat is nice and clean, it still doesn't appear to be "glossy", compared to the covered up section that still had the swirls in it. See pics. I also tried a microfiber pad in there as well somewhere without much of a difference.
Next tried Meguiars Marine Premium Cleaner Wax with a blue pad. Not much of a change if any. Not opposed to using different products like Marine 31....in fact I have a lot of those products, but my polish had separated and I want to try out some new stuff.
If you look at what was the covered area with swirls, it just appears like it has a higher gloss to me. Mostly, I am trying to understand what is happening as this removal of an apparent nice glossy layer has not been my experience when working on my autos. Are my eyes playing tricks on me due to the presence or absence of swirls.
Thoughts? Advice?
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