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<blockquote data-quote="MovingZen" data-source="post: 14766897" data-attributes="member: 150540"><p>So last year I wanted to do something about the paint on my boat. I got some stuff but kept putting it off and putting it off until now. I bought some stuff, and after watching some videos and reading some threads on here I'm starting to think I may have gone in the wrong direction. This morning I had good cloud cover and decided to give what I have a try. The results seem ok, but I'm worried about some weirdness I haven't seen in any videos.</p><p>Here's what I am using-</p><p>Chicago electric 7" polisher/sander</p><p>Meguiars w-700 cutting pad</p><p>Meguiars 105 and 205</p><p>Small orange hexlogic pad I use with a drill</p><p></p><p>I'm pretty sure the Chicago electric was a fail. I think (last year) I started just trying to wax by hand and wasn't getting anywhere, then I tried some 3M marine rubbing compound by hand and it was brutal. I felt I needed something strong so I got the stuff above except for the small orange pad that I got to restore headlights. </p><p>Fast forward to this morning and I'm using the polisher, cutting pad, and 105 trying to follow Junkmans's advice in technique. Right away I'm having issues with the curvature of the boat, but even more so the compound seems to be gumming up rapidly. I've got the polisher on the lowest speed setting, trying to only use enough pressure to hold it in place, and the thing is jumping all over the place. I really can't even get 2 sqft done without it gumming up and it seems like the compound is burning. I do a little spot and have trouble wiping off the compound with my mf cloth. It takes some serious pressure to get the compound off the paint. I end up hand applying 205 just to get the dried 105 off the paint. I also tried just using the 205 with the polisher and it was a little better but still seemed to gum up and burn very rapidly. I did a few feet and stopped because the sun was unexpectedly coming out.</p><p>Here are a some before pics - </p><p>[ATTACH=full]634271[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]634272[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]634273[/ATTACH]</p><p>and some after-</p><p>[ATTACH=full]634274[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]634275[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]634276[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I don't consider that area done yet. It still needs more work, some sort of sealant, and a marine wax.</p><p></p><p>My questions-</p><p>Why is it gumming up so fast? Speed or how much oxidization is coming off the boat?</p><p>If oxidization, how often should I be changing pads?</p><p>Should I dump the Chicago and get something else? the chicago says 1200-1500 rpm, I used the slowest setting.</p><p>Would something smaller help me deal with the curvature better? It's a V hull so the curve gets really bad up front.</p><p>Or, should I just expect this and keep going?</p><p>General advice on boat paint? The paint doesn't need to be perfect, the boat is 12 years old and has it's dings. I'm using this as practice before I move up to my cars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MovingZen, post: 14766897, member: 150540"] So last year I wanted to do something about the paint on my boat. I got some stuff but kept putting it off and putting it off until now. I bought some stuff, and after watching some videos and reading some threads on here I'm starting to think I may have gone in the wrong direction. This morning I had good cloud cover and decided to give what I have a try. The results seem ok, but I'm worried about some weirdness I haven't seen in any videos. Here's what I am using- Chicago electric 7" polisher/sander Meguiars w-700 cutting pad Meguiars 105 and 205 Small orange hexlogic pad I use with a drill I'm pretty sure the Chicago electric was a fail. I think (last year) I started just trying to wax by hand and wasn't getting anywhere, then I tried some 3M marine rubbing compound by hand and it was brutal. I felt I needed something strong so I got the stuff above except for the small orange pad that I got to restore headlights. Fast forward to this morning and I'm using the polisher, cutting pad, and 105 trying to follow Junkmans's advice in technique. Right away I'm having issues with the curvature of the boat, but even more so the compound seems to be gumming up rapidly. I've got the polisher on the lowest speed setting, trying to only use enough pressure to hold it in place, and the thing is jumping all over the place. I really can't even get 2 sqft done without it gumming up and it seems like the compound is burning. I do a little spot and have trouble wiping off the compound with my mf cloth. It takes some serious pressure to get the compound off the paint. I end up hand applying 205 just to get the dried 105 off the paint. I also tried just using the 205 with the polisher and it was a little better but still seemed to gum up and burn very rapidly. I did a few feet and stopped because the sun was unexpectedly coming out. Here are a some before pics - [ATTACH=full]634271[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]634272[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]634273[/ATTACH] and some after- [ATTACH=full]634274[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]634275[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]634276[/ATTACH] I don't consider that area done yet. It still needs more work, some sort of sealant, and a marine wax. My questions- Why is it gumming up so fast? Speed or how much oxidization is coming off the boat? If oxidization, how often should I be changing pads? Should I dump the Chicago and get something else? the chicago says 1200-1500 rpm, I used the slowest setting. Would something smaller help me deal with the curvature better? It's a V hull so the curve gets really bad up front. Or, should I just expect this and keep going? General advice on boat paint? The paint doesn't need to be perfect, the boat is 12 years old and has it's dings. I'm using this as practice before I move up to my cars. [/QUOTE]
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