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JimH

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 14 Nov 2006 08:24:05 -0800, wrote:

I know, "what's the best" is a loaded term. The gell coat on the boat
is "ok" not powdery but is really dull,and could use a good cleaning
and waxing.

To do a good job, what kind of boat wax would y'all recomend?
Automotive? or is there a "special" wax that one should use?

And for best results, can anyone tell me how to do a good prep job or
lead me to a site, that will show me how to make the waxing work well?

I have had great success using a 3M product called Finesse-It II and
3M Heavy Duty compound. Go over it with the 3M HD followed by the
Finese-It II. Use an air powered DA sander with a polishing pad -
that was one lesson I learned early when using this stuff - electric
powered polishers don't seem to cut it for some reason.

After that, 3M Fiberglas Restorer and Wax and the result will be
amazing.

Have you ever tried the Porter Cable 7424 random orbit polisher? This baby
works great on cars and boats. Just make sure to select the correct foam
pad.