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I have a 1978 brown and white tri-hull that i am restoring. I started off with the #49 applied with a rotary and a wool pad. That really brought the gel-coat out of a 30 year sleep, but when I applied the #45 polish next, it seemed to dull the shine instead of make it glossy. I have read on several forums to apply the polish first and then compound followed up by polish again. I think I might try this on the other side of the boat to see if it makes any difference. Just curious if any of you have done the #45/#49/#45 steps and had better results instead of starting with a compound first. Also, I applied the polish by hand instead of using the rotary since you have to take the polish off wet. Thanks for any info you can give me.
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Re: #45/buffing process question
I'll just be brutally honest...It is probably just me, but I have never been able to get the hang of M-45. Enough that I have even quit trying. Thinking I may have an old or 'bad' bottle, I bought more (from a different supplier), I just can't get the 'blotchyness' out.
I just work up the ladder (aggressiveness to lightest) and bypass the polish step.
Bill
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