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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 04/26/2014 : 12:42:19

Got the Port side of the hull polished today.

<center>[url="https://www.catalina-capri-25s.net/cgi-local/MBR_gallery.cgi?Album+1000+174"]

Before waxing my handiwork
Port side finished and ready for Waxing.

Click to view the rest of the pics.[/url]</center>

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Updated August 2015

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Response Posted - 04/26/2014 : 15:47:48

Paul - nice job! Can you see your reflection in the finish?

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Response Posted - 04/26/2014 : 16:23:29

Beautiful! I wish mine had turned out like that. I also bought the Makita and followed the directions on that site, my 16 yo just didn't turn out that nice.

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Response Posted - 04/26/2014 : 18:12:30

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Tradewind
 . . . my 16 yo just didn't turn out that nice . . .
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Steve, your boat is 16 years young. It may be more about technique than age.

This shiny hull stuff was all started when Bruce Ross posted MaineSail's link here!

Here are before and after shots of our 25 year old boat:

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Response Posted - 04/26/2014 : 18:41:59

Sweet!

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Response Posted - 04/26/2014 : 18:58:00

I should get the stbd side done in the morning, but I'm not sure how to tackle the areas above the rub rail.

The bow on either side of the anchor locker cover needs work, but I don't see the buffer getting between all of the hardware at the bow and by the cleats, stanchions, and cheeks.

Had thought of getting a polishing kit for my dremmel ????

Paul

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Response Posted - 04/26/2014 : 19:22:35

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by britinusa
 

Had thought of getting a polishing kit for my dremmel ????

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I highly doubt the dremmel would have enough torque. And if it did you might burn the gel coat by concentrating all that friction in such a small area.

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Response Posted - 04/27/2014 : 07:04:45

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by britinusa
 I should get the stbd side done in the morning, but I'm not sure how to tackle the areas above the rub rail.

The bow on either side of the anchor locker cover needs work, but I don't see the buffer getting between all of the hardware at the bow and by the cleats, stanchions, and cheeks.

Had thought of getting a polishing kit for my dremmel ????

Paul
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I had an [url="http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-compact-palm-polisher-90219.html"]inexpensive palm polisher[/url] lying around, so I used that for the smaller areas. It's not anywhere near as good as your Makita, but its lower torque ensures that you won't damage anything. For smaller areas you compensate for the lack of torque by spending more time, but since the areas are small it's not a major issue. The pad isn't that much smaller than your Makita, but the smaller handle makes it easier to maneuver. You won't get in as far as a Dremel would, though.

The side and front window areas I do with my Chinese Makita knockoff. I used to be careful to use Novus Plastic Polish for the windows, but over time I discovered that the Presta Cutting Cream works fine so I can just do fiberglass and acrylic as one large area.

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Response Posted - 04/27/2014 : 08:09:52

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by TakeFive

The side and front window areas I do with my Chinese Makita knockoff. I used to be careful to use Novus Plastic Polish for the windows, but over time I discovered that the Presta Cutting Cream works fine so I can just do fiberglass and acrylic as one large area.
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That's good to know Rick.

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Response Posted - 04/27/2014 : 17:26:16

I am in the process of removing stick on decals/stripes from my boat. I have looked for the info from MaineSail about polishing concepts but can't find it. Can someone help? Thanks, Chief

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Response Posted - 04/28/2014 : 05:29:32

OJ, you may be right about the technique but I also put some on the age....my age...at 66 I run out of steam sooner than I used to and that Makita gets heavy after a while. The boat had not been polished ever as far as I know so it took a lot of work. Next time it won't be so difficult to get a good shine on it, I hope.

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Response Posted - 04/28/2014 : 07:34:36

Rubbed out Peregrine with homemade softscrub made with Bon Ami and dish soap and got the first coat of Fleet wax on. Will do the second coat today.

Little bit of a pain to apply but it is rock hard and lasts all season

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Response Posted - 04/28/2014 : 07:54:11

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Tradewind
 OJ, you may be right about the technique but I also put some on the age....my age...at 66 I run out of steam sooner than I used to and that Makita gets heavy after a while. The boat had not been polished ever as far as I know so it took a lot of work. Next time it won't be so difficult to get a good shine on it, I hope.
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I'm with you on that!

This morning my arms and back are reminding me about what I did yesterday.

Despite that, it's shear pleasure standing back and seeing the hull look so good.

Wax goes on this evening when it's cooler after work today.

Paul

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Response Posted - 04/28/2014 : 14:08:14

Paul...looks great, did you buy extra pads?

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