Happiness is...
 

"*e#c" wrote in message
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On Jun 6, 9:27 am, Oscar wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:03 AM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 5, 8:06 pm, John wrote:
...a nice clean boat.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012......

Wax results:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012...

Very nice! Where do I park my Boat for a wax job???

At your local Maaco shop

Can they buff out the faded gelcoat..... The guy who sold me the Boat
4 years ago, listed the color as " brown ". It's SUPPOSED to be " Snap-
On Toolbox Red ".....lol. All top deck surfaces are a kind of " Salmon
" color......

People up here want 20 bucks a foot....... If I get this
right....that's about $400.00


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Probably a fair price. My last detail on my truck was $275 and is was not
all faded. That was clean the interior and claybar and wax the exterior.

Happiness is...
 

"*e#c" wrote in message
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On Jun 6, 2:57 pm, Oscar wrote:
On 6/6/2012 2:16 PM, *e#c wrote:





On Jun 6, 9:27 am, wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:03 AM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 5, 8:06 pm, John wrote:
...a nice clean boat.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012......

Wax results:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012...

Very nice! Where do I park my Boat for a wax job???

At your local Maaco shop

Can they buff out the faded gelcoat..... The guy who sold me the Boat
4 years ago, listed the color as " brown ". It's SUPPOSED to be " Snap-
On Toolbox Red ".....lol. All top deck surfaces are a kind of " Salmon
" color......

People up here want 20 bucks a foot....... If I get this
right....that's about $400.00

Maybe you should paint it.

A friend suggested that, but what would you use? Its fiberglass, and
I've been told once you DO paint it, it`ll flake after a few years and
you`ll be painting it again, and again. The white parts are fine, it`s
just the red parts that have SEVERE oxidization.


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good paint job should not flake off. Look at Corvettes and lots of high end
yachts are painted. My aluminum boat went 15 years before it was repainted.
But your older fiberglass boat is probably not worth dropping a lot of money
in to it.

Happiness is...
 

On Jun 7, 2:09*pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"*e#c" *wrote in message

...

On Jun 6, 2:57 pm, Oscar wrote:





On 6/6/2012 2:16 PM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 6, 9:27 am, *wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:03 AM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 5, 8:06 pm, John * *wrote:
...a nice clean boat.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012......

Wax results:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012...

Very nice! Where do I park my Boat for a wax job???

At your local Maaco shop

Can they buff out the faded gelcoat..... The guy who sold me the Boat
4 years ago, listed the color as " brown ". It's SUPPOSED to be " Snap-
On Toolbox Red ".....lol. All top deck surfaces are a kind of " Salmon
" color......

People up here want 20 bucks a foot....... If I get this
right....that's about *$400.00

Maybe you should paint it.

A friend suggested that, but what would you use? Its fiberglass, and
I've been told once you DO paint it, it`ll flake after a few years and
you`ll be painting it again, and again. The white parts are fine, it`s
just the red parts that have SEVERE oxidization.

--------------------------------------
good paint job should not flake off. *Look at Corvettes and lots of high end
yachts are painted. *My aluminum boat went 15 years before it was repainted.
But your older fiberglass boat is probably not worth dropping a lot of money
in to it.

Ya, Buddy who suggested painting it has owned several fiberglass
Vettes. He told me about a " flex-agent" or some special stuff to put
in the paint .

Awlgrip listed at $295.00 per gallon....US. I dont know the price over
here, but found a couple Dealers within a 60 mile radius of me.

Then, he showed me " Chameleon Paint"....this stuff is WILD !!!! Its
about a thousand a gallon......... The optical effect off of it is too
crazy to even describe. Google it....it'll blow you away !!!!

Happiness is...
 

On Jun 7, 10:43*am, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:04:41 -0400, Oscar wrote:
On 6/6/2012 4:57 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Jun 6, 2:57 pm, *wrote:
On 6/6/2012 2:16 PM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 6, 9:27 am, * *wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:03 AM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 5, 8:06 pm, John * * *wrote:
...a nice clean boat.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012......

Wax results:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012...

Very nice! Where do I park my Boat for a wax job???

At your local Maaco shop

Can they buff out the faded gelcoat..... The guy who sold me the Boat
4 years ago, listed the color as " brown ". It's SUPPOSED to be " Snap-
On Toolbox Red ".....lol. All top deck surfaces are a kind of " Salmon
" color......

People up here want 20 bucks a foot....... If I get this
right....that's about *$400.00

Maybe you should paint it.

A friend suggested that, but what would you use? Its fiberglass, and
I've been told once you DO paint it, it`ll flake after a few years and
you`ll be painting it again, and again. The white parts are fine, it`s
just the red parts that have SEVERE oxidization.

Then just paint the red part with awlgrip.

I wouldn't paint it until I'd tried to deoxidize the damn thing.

I have used the 3M Ultra Heavy Duty Rubbing Compound using a
machine.....it did very little.....

Im almost ready to " wet-sand " it with 1000 grit.

Happiness is...
 

On 6/7/2012 4:21 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Jun 7, 10:43 am, John wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:04:41 -0400, wrote:
On 6/6/2012 4:57 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Jun 6, 2:57 pm, wrote:
On 6/6/2012 2:16 PM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 6, 9:27 am, wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:03 AM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 5, 8:06 pm, John wrote:
...a nice clean boat.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012......

Wax results:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012...

Very nice! Where do I park my Boat for a wax job???

At your local Maaco shop

Can they buff out the faded gelcoat..... The guy who sold me the Boat
4 years ago, listed the color as " brown ". It's SUPPOSED to be " Snap-
On Toolbox Red ".....lol. All top deck surfaces are a kind of " Salmon
" color......

People up here want 20 bucks a foot....... If I get this
right....that's about $400.00

Maybe you should paint it.

A friend suggested that, but what would you use? Its fiberglass, and
I've been told once you DO paint it, it`ll flake after a few years and
you`ll be painting it again, and again. The white parts are fine, it`s
just the red parts that have SEVERE oxidization.

Then just paint the red part with awlgrip.

I wouldn't paint it until I'd tried to deoxidize the damn thing.

I have used the 3M Ultra Heavy Duty Rubbing Compound using a
machine.....it did very little.....

Im almost ready to " wet-sand " it with 1000 grit.

If you do the prep and masking, I'll bet Maaco will spray it for a song

Happiness is...
 

On Thu, 7 Jun 2012 13:21:28 -0700 (PDT), "*e#c" wrote:

On Jun 7, 10:43*am, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:04:41 -0400, Oscar wrote:
On 6/6/2012 4:57 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Jun 6, 2:57 pm, *wrote:
On 6/6/2012 2:16 PM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 6, 9:27 am, * *wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:03 AM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 5, 8:06 pm, John * * *wrote:
...a nice clean boat.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012......

Wax results:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012...

Very nice! Where do I park my Boat for a wax job???

At your local Maaco shop

Can they buff out the faded gelcoat..... The guy who sold me the Boat
4 years ago, listed the color as " brown ". It's SUPPOSED to be " Snap-
On Toolbox Red ".....lol. All top deck surfaces are a kind of " Salmon
" color......

People up here want 20 bucks a foot....... If I get this
right....that's about *$400.00

Maybe you should paint it.

A friend suggested that, but what would you use? Its fiberglass, and
I've been told once you DO paint it, it`ll flake after a few years and
you`ll be painting it again, and again. The white parts are fine, it`s
just the red parts that have SEVERE oxidization.

Then just paint the red part with awlgrip.

I wouldn't paint it until I'd tried to deoxidize the damn thing.

I have used the 3M Ultra Heavy Duty Rubbing Compound using a
machine.....it did very little.....

Im almost ready to " wet-sand " it with 1000 grit.

If that didn't work, then maybe sanding and painting is the way to go. If you sanded it and masked
it, I wonder what MAACO would charge to paint it. Might be worth taking a photo down to them to see
what they say. If it's sanded, primed, and painted, I'd think it might last a good while.

Happiness is...
 

On Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:43:26 -0400, Oscar wrote:

On 6/7/2012 4:21 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Jun 7, 10:43 am, John wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:04:41 -0400, wrote:
On 6/6/2012 4:57 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Jun 6, 2:57 pm, wrote:
On 6/6/2012 2:16 PM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 6, 9:27 am, wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:03 AM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 5, 8:06 pm, John wrote:
...a nice clean boat.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012......

Wax results:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012...

Very nice! Where do I park my Boat for a wax job???

At your local Maaco shop

Can they buff out the faded gelcoat..... The guy who sold me the Boat
4 years ago, listed the color as " brown ". It's SUPPOSED to be " Snap-
On Toolbox Red ".....lol. All top deck surfaces are a kind of " Salmon
" color......

People up here want 20 bucks a foot....... If I get this
right....that's about $400.00

Maybe you should paint it.

A friend suggested that, but what would you use? Its fiberglass, and
I've been told once you DO paint it, it`ll flake after a few years and
you`ll be painting it again, and again. The white parts are fine, it`s
just the red parts that have SEVERE oxidization.

Then just paint the red part with awlgrip.

I wouldn't paint it until I'd tried to deoxidize the damn thing.

I have used the 3M Ultra Heavy Duty Rubbing Compound using a
machine.....it did very little.....

Im almost ready to " wet-sand " it with 1000 grit.

If you do the prep and masking, I'll bet Maaco will spray it for a song

GMTA - every time.

Happiness is...
 

"*e#c" wrote in message
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On Jun 7, 2:09 pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"*e#c" wrote in message

...

On Jun 6, 2:57 pm, Oscar wrote:





On 6/6/2012 2:16 PM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 6, 9:27 am, wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:03 AM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 5, 8:06 pm, John wrote:
...a nice clean boat.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012......

Wax results:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012...

Very nice! Where do I park my Boat for a wax job???

At your local Maaco shop

Can they buff out the faded gelcoat..... The guy who sold me the Boat
4 years ago, listed the color as " brown ". It's SUPPOSED to be "
Snap-
On Toolbox Red ".....lol. All top deck surfaces are a kind of " Salmon
" color......

People up here want 20 bucks a foot....... If I get this
right....that's about $400.00

Maybe you should paint it.

A friend suggested that, but what would you use? Its fiberglass, and
I've been told once you DO paint it, it`ll flake after a few years and
you`ll be painting it again, and again. The white parts are fine, it`s
just the red parts that have SEVERE oxidization.

--------------------------------------
good paint job should not flake off. Look at Corvettes and lots of high
end
yachts are painted. My aluminum boat went 15 years before it was
repainted.
But your older fiberglass boat is probably not worth dropping a lot of
money
in to it.

Ya, Buddy who suggested painting it has owned several fiberglass
Vettes. He told me about a " flex-agent" or some special stuff to put
in the paint .

Awlgrip listed at $295.00 per gallon....US. I dont know the price over
here, but found a couple Dealers within a 60 mile radius of me.

Then, he showed me " Chameleon Paint"....this stuff is WILD !!!! Its
about a thousand a gallon......... The optical effect off of it is too
crazy to even describe. Google it....it'll blow you away !!!!

----------------------------------
Cheaper than that by at least 50%. I think Ford was the first one to use
the stuff. Could not touch up a small area. I think the secret is
magnetized metal flakes that line up on end so the angle of viewing gets
different colors.

Happiness is...
 

On 6/7/2012 4:18 PM, *e#c wrote:
On Jun 7, 2:09 pm, wrote:
"*e#c" wrote in message

...

On Jun 6, 2:57 pm, wrote:





On 6/6/2012 2:16 PM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 6, 9:27 am, wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:03 AM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 5, 8:06 pm, John wrote:
...a nice clean boat.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012......

Wax results:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012...

Very nice! Where do I park my Boat for a wax job???

At your local Maaco shop

Can they buff out the faded gelcoat..... The guy who sold me the Boat
4 years ago, listed the color as " brown ". It's SUPPOSED to be " Snap-
On Toolbox Red ".....lol. All top deck surfaces are a kind of " Salmon
" color......

People up here want 20 bucks a foot....... If I get this
right....that's about $400.00

Maybe you should paint it.

A friend suggested that, but what would you use? Its fiberglass, and
I've been told once you DO paint it, it`ll flake after a few years and
you`ll be painting it again, and again. The white parts are fine, it`s
just the red parts that have SEVERE oxidization.

--------------------------------------
good paint job should not flake off. Look at Corvettes and lots of high end
yachts are painted. My aluminum boat went 15 years before it was repainted.
But your older fiberglass boat is probably not worth dropping a lot of money
in to it.

Ya, Buddy who suggested painting it has owned several fiberglass
Vettes. He told me about a " flex-agent" or some special stuff to put
in the paint .

Awlgrip listed at $295.00 per gallon....US. I dont know the price over
here, but found a couple Dealers within a 60 mile radius of me.

Then, he showed me " Chameleon Paint"....this stuff is WILD !!!! Its
about a thousand a gallon......... The optical effect off of it is too
crazy to even describe. Google it....it'll blow you away !!!!


Stuff is crazy.. We just saw it last week when we dropped her off at her
Senior Reception. One of her friends dad dropped her off in one, we got
to see it up close, it was the brown to blue transition... Pretty cool
really, I remember the first time I saw one drive by a couple years ago
at an intersection, just incredible...

Happiness is...
 

On 6/7/2012 9:49 PM, Califbill wrote:
"*e#c" wrote in message
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On Jun 7, 2:09 pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"*e#c" wrote in message

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On Jun 6, 2:57 pm, Oscar wrote:





On 6/6/2012 2:16 PM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 6, 9:27 am, wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:03 AM, *e#c wrote:

On Jun 5, 8:06 pm, John wrote:
...a nice clean boat.


http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012......


Wax results:


http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...laneous%202012...


Very nice! Where do I park my Boat for a wax job???

At your local Maaco shop

Can they buff out the faded gelcoat..... The guy who sold me the Boat
4 years ago, listed the color as " brown ". It's SUPPOSED to be "
Snap-
On Toolbox Red ".....lol. All top deck surfaces are a kind of "
Salmon
" color......

People up here want 20 bucks a foot....... If I get this
right....that's about $400.00

Maybe you should paint it.

A friend suggested that, but what would you use? Its fiberglass, and
I've been told once you DO paint it, it`ll flake after a few years and
you`ll be painting it again, and again. The white parts are fine, it`s
just the red parts that have SEVERE oxidization.

--------------------------------------
good paint job should not flake off. Look at Corvettes and lots of
high end
yachts are painted. My aluminum boat went 15 years before it was
repainted.
But your older fiberglass boat is probably not worth dropping a lot of
money
in to it.

Ya, Buddy who suggested painting it has owned several fiberglass
Vettes. He told me about a " flex-agent" or some special stuff to put
in the paint .

Awlgrip listed at $295.00 per gallon....US. I dont know the price over
here, but found a couple Dealers within a 60 mile radius of me.

Then, he showed me " Chameleon Paint"....this stuff is WILD !!!! Its
about a thousand a gallon......... The optical effect off of it is too
crazy to even describe. Google it....it'll blow you away !!!!

----------------------------------
Cheaper than that by at least 50%. I think Ford was the first one to use
the stuff. Could not touch up a small area. I think the secret is
magnetized metal flakes that line up on end so the angle of viewing gets
different colors.


It's not real flakey like I expected it to be.