First Time Buffing/Waxing Blue Hull - need advice please

My Makita I think it’s a ’ 9237 was in my dock box and got swept into the water during hurricane Sandy 2012 it was under water for 7 days until a crane picked the box out. I swear I did nothing to this machine ever and it just works.

the 500 is in Fla with the prices they charge there it’s not even worth pulling the machine out to do it myself. LI is another story I guess these guys want us to pay their kids college tuition with their prices.
 
Espos4 I love old mopar’s brings me back to cruisin* Hot rod Burger King hemp tpke. In the early 80’s thanks
I Had a 70 challenger unfortunately a 318 car but cool.
 
Havana Shamrock said:
Espos4 I love old mopar’s brings me back to cruisin* Hot rod Burger King hemp tpke. In the early 80’s thanks
I Had a 70 challenger unfortunately a 318 car but cool.
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HS - I spent a lot of time there at the same time!

I had a ‘66 Impala and a ‘66 Nova, both flat black long before that was popular. ;)

You remember dragging your header collectors on the speed bumps leaving the drive through exit?
 
Yep and waiting for the cops who sat down the tpke. We where cool though!!!
Also had a 71. Nova loved that car
 
I just finished waxing the hull while the boat was out of the water. It is not a lot of work to get Gelcoat to look really good and consistent. You can wax your boat with a buffer, but you must use a buffing compound due to scratches and minor defects on the surface. In addition, marine wax has better protection against salt water and constant sun exposure; that is what I understood from my research.
 
Blueone said:
Products are a debate and everyone has their favorites. Whats important is the compounding... when you are compounding thats what it is going to look like after waxing...so put the effort in compounding...try a different product if needed... just dont go to polishing and hope.
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No truer words have ever been spoken.
 
You only want to use the least abrasive compound/pad combination to get the desired finish.
All rotary polishers will leave swirl marks to varying degrees.
I had good luck with starke ignition on a rotary polisher with a Lake Country Purple Foamed Wool Pad.
That left small swirl marks that i sometimes left as they weren't really noticeable or polished out with a starke ignition again on a forced rotation DA with a Lake Country HDO Orange Polishing Pad. 2 coats of Collinite fleetwax gets me through the season on the hull. The topside needs a mid season follow-up on the wax up here in NY.
 
For ageing dark gelcoat, maybe it's better to invest the money in having the finish wet-sanded. That can turn the backbreaking compound job back into a simple wash-and-wax. At least, that was my experience with a dark blue 2007 Rinker.
 
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