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This past weekend my wife and I spent Sunday and Monday in Lake Havasu so surgery could be performed on our dog. We found out that since she was never spayed, she got a lump on her belly which ended up being cancerous. So we have a great vet out there who performed the surgery, the lump was removed, she was spayed as well.... and she is doing great and happy!
With the down time I had, I decided to take on my own little project....
Gelcoat restoration begins on my 2001 Eliminator 23 Eagle XP. I had this boat custom built for me in October 2000, a very cool experience. From the hull graphics which I designed, (1 off) to the SS hardware, and my choice of motor and drive to propel this water rod. I have used it extensively for the last almost 10 years and 460 hrs of use, enjoying wonderful vacations with friends and family out in Lake Havasu City AZ.
I wash my boat literally after every outing and she has never seen salt. Since the rear transom is a dark purple fade, the water spots very quickly on the back end. So my method has always been to use Meguiar's #47 "Hard Water Spot Remover" to knock down the calcium and lime spots from the lake. I even did very early testing on my boat with # 47 for Meguiar's when they were developing this product back in early 2001. The boat is kept in my garage which can get to be at least 125 degrees + in the summer, which is very hot.
I keep two 5 gallon rubbermaid crates with water under my trailer, so the heat absorbs this moisture in the crates instead of drying up the boats vinyl interior and components.
So while I was getting her ready for spring break coming up, I new that it was finally time to do some much needed gelcoat restoration on the upper rear areas of the transom. So the testing process begins and here are my results......
Before....
Masking and prep begins.
Colorsanding begins with Mirka Abralon 2000 grit and then 4000 grit to knock out failed gelcoat.
Results from sanding
Finished shots after surface has been rotary polished using 4" purple LC pad with M205, followed with 4" yellow LC pad with M205,
D/A with 4" white LC pad with M205 finshed off with Flagship Marine Wax...
Even the trailers fenders were polished up...
Thank you for viewing.....
Enjoy the boating season....safetly!
With the down time I had, I decided to take on my own little project....
Gelcoat restoration begins on my 2001 Eliminator 23 Eagle XP. I had this boat custom built for me in October 2000, a very cool experience. From the hull graphics which I designed, (1 off) to the SS hardware, and my choice of motor and drive to propel this water rod. I have used it extensively for the last almost 10 years and 460 hrs of use, enjoying wonderful vacations with friends and family out in Lake Havasu City AZ.
I wash my boat literally after every outing and she has never seen salt. Since the rear transom is a dark purple fade, the water spots very quickly on the back end. So my method has always been to use Meguiar's #47 "Hard Water Spot Remover" to knock down the calcium and lime spots from the lake. I even did very early testing on my boat with # 47 for Meguiar's when they were developing this product back in early 2001. The boat is kept in my garage which can get to be at least 125 degrees + in the summer, which is very hot.
I keep two 5 gallon rubbermaid crates with water under my trailer, so the heat absorbs this moisture in the crates instead of drying up the boats vinyl interior and components.
So while I was getting her ready for spring break coming up, I new that it was finally time to do some much needed gelcoat restoration on the upper rear areas of the transom. So the testing process begins and here are my results......
Before....
Masking and prep begins.
Colorsanding begins with Mirka Abralon 2000 grit and then 4000 grit to knock out failed gelcoat.
Results from sanding
Finished shots after surface has been rotary polished using 4" purple LC pad with M205, followed with 4" yellow LC pad with M205,
D/A with 4" white LC pad with M205 finshed off with Flagship Marine Wax...
Even the trailers fenders were polished up...
Thank you for viewing.....
Enjoy the boating season....safetly!
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