[C320-list] Making a 15-year-old boat shine

[Robert Seastream]

I may just put a finishing wax on my hull, then!  Another problem I  
have is that the PO (I'm the second owner) put Dymo Labelmaker  
stickers all over the line clutches around the sliding hatch to tell  
him/her which line did what.  Sun and time has baked them into place  
and I need to figure out a non destructive way to remove them.

Bob

On Apr 4, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Kevin wrote:

> Heh, heh...I'm really not masochistic. I just decided that this year  
> I would try a modified version of a cleaning/polishing regimen that  
> I found posted on Sailnet  while back: http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/52772-tips-compound-polish-wax.html
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> Robert, I concur with the six hours per side during my compounding  
> and initial polish stages (machine applied). It got MUCH faster when  
> I got to the hand-applied glaze (I did the whole boat in 5 hours).  
> And I've got to the say, the "show car" glaze is what really made  
> the shine pop. It was amazing.
>
> Why the wax after polish and glaze? The original poster (who claims
> experience as a detailer of high end cars) says that real carnauba wax
> is not for GETTING a shine but rather for PROTECTING a shine. I dunno.
> I'm an amateur, but he seemed to know what he was talking about and  
> the
> photos of hulls he's done looked pretty convincing so I thought I'd  
> try it and see.
>
> It was a lot of work. I hope the shine will last a while and more  
> importantly, that it will clean up easier later in the season. If  
> so, maybe I'll do it again this way next year.
>
> Thanks for the comments!
>
> Kevin
> S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
> Deale, MD
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> ________________________________
> From: Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Sent: Sat, April 3, 2010 10:23:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Making a 15-year-old boat shine
>
> Hmm...I just did my hull (six hours/side over two weekends) with 3M  
> cleaner/polish.  It's really just a light rubbing compound far as I  
> can tell...I never did believe one could 'clean n wax' anything in  
> one step.  I still have to do the stern, cockpit, and deck smooth  
> areas.  Dunno if I'm doing it exactly right to 3M specs, but darned  
> if the oxidation 'haze' isn't gone, various 'dings' and mystery  
> marks gone, and the hull shining.  Kevins' five step process is a  
> bit masochistic to me (not sure why the wax after the glaze...they  
> sound similar), but given the age of his hull, it's likely  
> justified.  Looks new!  You go, Cap'n!
>
> Bob Seastream
> Intuition # 906
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> On Apr 3, 2010, at 8:25 PM, Paul Rickman wrote:
>
>> You are just trying to make the rest of jealous, my cover comes off  
>> next week, launch is
>> still 27 days away.
>>
>> Affinity 657
>> Bay Bridge Marina
>> Chesapeake Bay
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>> ________________________________
>> From: Kevin <onedrop7 at yahoo.com>
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Sent: Sat, April 3, 2010 8:00:31 PM
>> Subject: [C320-list] Making a 15-year-old boat shine
>>
>> I've been putting an inordinate amount of time in on the hull this  
>> spring, but my '95 (#211) is really starting to sparkle! The bottom  
>> three photos were taken today:
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>> http://kevjot.com/boat/spring2010/
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>> My steps:
>>
>> 1.  Cleaner - On & Off
>> 2.  Compound - 3M Marine Rubbing
>> Compound (machine applied and buffed)
>> 3.  Polish - 3M Finesse It II (machine applied, buffed by hand)
>> 4.  Glaze - Meguiars #7 Show Car Glaze (applied and buffed by hand)
>> 5.  Wax - Collinite Fleetwax #885 (not yet done, but will be  
>> applied and buffed by hand)
>>
>> She goes back in the water on Tuesday.
>>
>> Kevin
>> S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
>> Deale, MD
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