Removing Oxidization

[boatgrunt]

Anyone have any good techniques or products that can remove oxidization?

Thanks

 

[kbetts]

Re: Removing Oxidization

How bad is your oxidation? Lightly faded or chalky?

 

[Kevin70]

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Lots of people here have had good results with regular comet cleaner and a scotchbright pad followed with a polishing compound, wax, etc.

 

[Plainsman]

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3M has a good product called fiberglass restorer and wax.

 

[Bob_VT]

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On what type of surface? Fiberglass or metal?

 

[strizzy]

Re: Removing Oxidization

If its fiberglass, I've done this probably almost a 100 times.

Best bet: buffer with wool pads, 3M Super Duty Compound for any fading or oxidation,
3M Finesse-It to remove any swirls, wax of your choice (I prefer a product called Tech Shield) with a foam pad (egg crate like texture).

 

[boatgrunt]

Re: Removing Oxidization

It's on fiberglass and it's chalky.

 

[MASTER Brian]

Re: Removing Oxidization

I am fighting a similiar issue on my boat, I'm not sure I'd say it's chalky, but it's not smooth either.

I've been trying to work it over by hand with some 3M Cutting compound (may be finess it). It's made it better, but I'm interested in the comet idea. Will that hurt my red carpet if it gets on it??

 

[MASTER Brian]

Re: Removing Oxidization

I am fighting a similiar issue on my boat, I'm not sure I'd say it's chalky, but it's not smooth either.

I've been trying to work it over by hand with some 3M Cutting compound (may be finess it). It's made it better, but I'm interested in the comet idea. Will that hurt my red carpet if it gets on it??

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Removing Oxidization

You can go the comet and green pad route for a start (yes brian it might hurt the carpet) or get a variable speeed buffer (an orbital polisher will not do it) and some compound and go to work. When I had a 23' cuddy w/ a deep V it took me about 6 hours the first time I did it.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: Removing Oxidization

Try using 3m superduty with a Mcquire's buffing foam pad, If that combination doesnt get it ................i doubt nothing will............. That Mcquire's buffing foam pad make's the old cloth bonnett's obsolete and it's tough as hell.

 

[AMD Rules]

Re: Removing Oxidization

I'll put my vote in for the 3M Super Duty as well.... its magic in a bottle.

 

[stevieray]

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Any of you guys tried that VertGlas kit? I did just the red stripe (just below the rub rail - about 10" wide max) on mine & it looks great. Some spots on it were so bad it looked white before I started & now the color is back to new. Just wondered if I should try it on the topsides?

 

[walk-on]

Re: Removing Oxidization

Last year I went over my boat with rubbing compound, polish, then wax and it looked great. I wipe my boat down everytime I pull it out of the water because the slime dries then I have to work 10 times as hard to get it off.

Any way I also wash my boat with soap and water about once a month during the boating season. I have been using plain old dish washing soap. Does dish washing soap remove the wax and leave my boat susceptible to oxidation? I read somewhere that dish soap removes wax. All that hard work.....

 

[SeaKaye12]

Re: Removing Oxidization

Yep.....dish soap will most surely remove wax. I used to use Dawn on my car for years...and always wondered why the wax jobs never seemed to last very long.

Now I break down and buy the "Car Wash Soap"...much better way to go.

Of course there are boat-specific soaps designed to get the job done and also be bio-degradable since many boats are washed in or right at the water..and the run-off needs to be environmental friendly.

Thanks for reading, Chuck

 

[JustMrWill]

Re: Removing Oxidization

Boatgrunt-
You have an email at your fmr.com account.

-JMW

 

[mikeylixit]

Re: Removing Oxidization

If its fiberglass, I've done this probably almost a 100 times.

Best bet: buffer with wool pads, 3M Super Duty Compound for any fading or oxidation,
3M Finesse-It to remove any swirls, wax of your choice (I prefer a product called Tech Shield) with a foam pad (egg crate like texture).

3m perfect 3 compound on a white wool cutting pad followed by finesse it on a yellow polishing pad or foam pad