Please Help Fix My Mistake
I just bought a new 18 ft. runabout. It was a 2005 model that the
dealer had for a year. The boat was stored outside but under a large
canopy.On our first trip out we scratched the bow area of the boat due to
inexperience in docking. I desparetly wanted them gone and tried the
following: 1. Cleaned with hull cleaner.
2. Used 3M compound.
3. Used 3M wax. My first mistake was not reading this newsgroup first and getting
advice!!! My second was the compound. The hull is black and I freaked
out at the amount of black paint coming off on the white rag. The wax
made it look better but it definately doesn't look new. Now I could
care less about the scratches, I just want my new boat back. Did I ruin
the gelcoat? Any opinions welcome. You can even call me a dummy cause I sure feel
like one!!! Thanks. |
supsand
Jun 20
2006
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| Wait, paint? It's colored gelcoat, is it not? It's important to call it by |
Bill
Jun 21
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| OK, OK so I don't know all the proper terminology yet, I'm learning. |
supsand
Jun 21
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| you might get some advice from a local auto ody shop, especially ones
that have beknownst to repair/rebuild Corvettes. |
tschnautz
Jun 21
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| Geee Shortwave we are all experts here :-) Now lets fight about the wax
to use hehehe.. Try Zymol - just work on the effected area and don't
leave it on to long. Or it gets hard to get off. Good luck - I am sure no harm was done as well.. Capt Jack R.. |
Jack
Jun 21
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| On 21 Jun 2006 10:49:00 -0700, supsand penned the following well |
Gene
Jun 21
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| Gene,
Excellent advice.
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Reginald
Jun 21
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| On 20 Jun 2006 12:20:48 -0700, supsand penned the following well |
Gene
Jun 20
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| I'll take pictures tonight but I don't know how well anything will show
up. I don't know if it is white underneath. It appears the dealer did nothing to clean the boat except get it water
ready. I could tell by the vinyl. It looked clean until I shampooed it |
supsand
Jun 20
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| As Gene said the gelcoat is repairable. Either call the dealer to see if
they stock or can order an OEM repair kit......or try Spectrum
Colors.....they are on the net. |
Jun 20
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| Use a tripod, if you have one, or some other method of keeping the camera
ABSOLUTELY still. And, do NOT use flash. |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jun 20
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| Based on your explanation, and the fact that the boat was outside for
a while, it's probably nothing more than dirt and grime you are
removing. Any boat sitting for a while will oxidize a little - all you
are doing is removing the crap to get to the gelcoat. In particular
with a black hull. Get a good wash agent, nothing more than that - no wash and wax, then
use a good paste wax and things will be fine. Or have it detailed. >You can even call me a dummy cause I sure feel like one!!! Never say that in this newsgroup - it will come back to haunt you. :>) |
Shortwave
Jun 20
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| following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
Yeah.... dummy.....
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Gene
Jun 21
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| supsand writes: > Did I ruin the gelcoat? Sounds like you just dulled the surface finish. Not hard to restore. |
Richard
Jun 21
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| The camera can't capture it even with the flash off. Got too much
reflection even in the shade. > Sounds like you just dulled the surface finish. Not hard to restore. I'm hoping this is correct. I didn't scrub down very far because I
stopped when I kept getting so much black paint. The strip is about 5
inches high going back about 2 feet from the tip of the bow. The wax
did help but it is definately duller than the rest of boat and has
little scratch marks in it like the compound actually scratched it even
though I followed the instructions. So where do I go from here? I assume I need to get that 3M wax off. My
search showed alot of praise for Zaino and that I should wash the boat
down with Dawn to remove old wax first. Some prefer traditional wax. I
don't mind doing the entire boat since like I said it's been outside
for a year. > Yeah.... dummy..... I guess I did ask for that. I may be new to this particular forum but
I've been in much tougher rooms ... I can take it!! |
supsand
Jun 21
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