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Removal of Swirls in Wax
My fibreglass boat while it shines, if you look at it at a certain angle,
you can see swirls . and this bothers me. Has any one had an experience like this and what product would you recommend to remove the swirls or the wax from a fibreglass surface? |
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My experience is that the wax needs to be buffed longer. A good buffer runs
fast enough to melt the wax so it distributes and penetrates better. It might also be that not enough wax was applied so that it didn;t cover completely. Doug "K. R. Lauzon" wrote in message ... My fibreglass boat while it shines, if you look at it at a certain angle, you can see swirls . and this bothers me. Has any one had an experience like this and what product would you recommend to remove the swirls or the wax from a fibreglass surface? |
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What you are looking at, are micro scratches in the gelcoat finish. To
bring the finish up to a show quality, wet sand with 1500 grit then 2000 then 3000 and then then compound and finish with foam pad using 3m perfect-it 3000 products that you can purchase at the local auto paint and supply company. Its a lot of work, but you will get the results you are looking for. Here is a link that tells the process with the photos of the products to use. The process is the same for gelcoat and paint. http://www.shieldfinishes.com/3mfinalfinish.asp Don't wear your self out Bruce |
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"K. R. Lauzon" wrote: My fibreglass boat while it shines, if you look at it at a certain angle, you can see swirls . and this bothers me. Has any one had an experience like this and what product would you recommend to remove the swirls or the wax from a fibreglass surface? Personally, who cares about swirls? If I can't see "it" from a boatlength, it doesn't exist. (If this is serious, a clean pad on the buffer will clear it up, but I tend to leave excess wax on the boat.) -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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I had the same result when using a pure wax, I got rid of mine by re waxing,
using a clean, (and change often )buffer pad,apply a thin coat of new wax,by hand. Do a small 6 square foot area at a time, with some overlap. Should be fine. Just try a small area, if it works, do it!! "K. R. Lauzon" wrote in message ... My fibreglass boat while it shines, if you look at it at a certain angle, you can see swirls . and this bothers me. Has any one had an experience like this and what product would you recommend to remove the swirls or the wax from a fibreglass surface? |
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