Recent content by firstbase

Sorry for resurrecting a terribly old thread but it ended pretty abruptly with the only complaint about VC that I can find on her. I was hoping that Anthony would still be around and could say which VC model he had and why he was unhappy with it. Here's hoping....!

Hopefully the guy asking you to do the restore doesn't need it until next spring. That'll buy some time to get an answer. I have to start the project tomorrow so I guess I will go with trial and error. Couldn't wait for a response or a call back any longer so I ordered a bunch of stuff 1/2 of...

Thanks guys, appreciate you taking the time to respond. I would think that the whole thing is a balance of speed and energy spent. The 8" pads are 25% bigger than the 6.5"'s but seems to me that it would be more tiring doing the larger pad buffing which would then slow me down and...there goes...

Thanks. I have an ablative/soft antifouling paint on the bottom, below the waterline. No blasting it off as it isn't necessary with this type of paint, it will be sanded and repainted. I am compounding/polishing/waxing above the water line only. I do have some purple foamed pads and will...

Thanks for the response. What size backing plate would you use on the PE-14 with the 8" pads? The stock BP that comes with it and just let the pads extend out or would you go up a size? Not sure I have seen large plates than the 6". Also, would I see a significant decrease in time spent...

Getting ready to one step compound/polish and then wax a large boat hull. Want to max out the coverage capability of my PE-14 and 3401. What is the largest size backing plate/pad combo I can reasonably use without getting crazy or hard to control? Large flat to mild curves areas and in good...

Thanks Mike.

Yes,understand the quantity part although not sure on exactly how many I will use. That's why I am trying to get the info, so I can order what I think I need. Getting close to time to do the work and want to order things. Just relating what I do have at this point which, as you point out, is...

Thanks! My family really appreciates you coming to the funeral....:) If the hull had some oxidation that I could see I would just bite the bullet and go round and round...and then round starting with the rotary and wool. I have a feeling I will end up doing that anyway. It should go...

Not feeling the love over on the marine31 forums, sort of like talking to yourself in a cemetery at 2am so I thought I'd come in over here and try. Looking to get some info on using my PE-14 and 3401 on my 42' trawler. Both have 6" backing plates and I have a 3" as well. Have a little...