Cleaning the outside hull

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Ctskip

Ctskip

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Sep 21, 2005
732
other 12 wet water
Now that the old vinyl name is off the side of the hull. I can see where it was put on over another old name. I don't want to put her new name over the two shadows of her previous name. What should I clean and polish the hull with? I have seen many answers to this and I am wanting to cut through the bull and get to something that actually works. Should I use an electric buffer, or do it the elbow grease way? There is some staining from the bilge pump thru hull. Compound, then wax? That sounds drastic. The boat, all 31 ft of her, is in the water. I'd like to get the best finish for the labor involved. She's a 1983 model, probably the original finish. Thanks, Keep it up, Ctskip
 
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Monty

Cleanning hull

I used 3M adhesive cleaner to get all the residual glue off, then wet sanded with 1000 grit sandpaper and then finished with 1500 grit. I gave it an even sheen. Do not wax before putting the new name on or it will not adhere. A few days after the new name is on you can use 3M restorer diluted with a little water to make the work easier. This will make the hull shine and you can seal it with MacGuires Flagship Premium Marine wax and you are done.
 
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Calif. Ted

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Jun 8, 2004
3,009
Catalina 320 Dana Point
I've got 2 shadows under the name on my

boat right now. I'd just polish a little and put the new name on, didn't notice the shadow till you got right up to it anyway did you ? It's like a wallpaper flaw, you can see it but no one else will notice. And I don't think you can eliminate without getting drastic and then it will be a bigger area that's a little different color from the rest of the boat. Once had a wise old salt tell me: "Blind man on a fast horse ain't gonna have time to notice that little anomoly, boy"
 
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ted

difficult

CT You are going to have a very hard time getting the glass to match all around after 20 years. Wet sanding is the only hope as mentioned already. Consider designing a decal that covers everything. This new name would have a background as well as lettering instead of just individual letters.
 
Ross

Ross

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Jun 15, 2004
14,693
Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.
Ct. You have a 23 year old boat

and you don't want her past to show? Paint is an option that women have used for years. There are very few things in this world that don't begin to show their age after a while. Like grey hair and wrinkles if you have been around long enough to have them, chances are that you have earned them.
 
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patrick

sand and buff not working

I have the same problem on a 75 oday 25. The name problem, and a strip down her length. I pressure washed the stripe off and the color underneath was probaly original light blue. The rest of the hull sides were fadded. So, I machine sanded everything with 150 grit, 220 grit, 400 grit, then 800grit wet, buffed it 4 times with heavy compound, then twice with finish compound. The faded hull sides are clean and shiny now but don't match the color under the stripe. I sanded the old name off until I can see the glass starting to come through underneath, and can still see some of the name left on there. I will probably succome to painting her next year. Hope it helps.
 
Ctskip

Ctskip

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Sep 21, 2005
732
other 12 wet water
While I know she is going to show

wear and tear, I really didn't care for the shadows of her previous names showing. I'm not going to put her name in the exact same place. I guess I'll try the wet sanding with a block and some 1500. After the sanding. I'll put her name on, then wax. I've heard of a collinite wax? I've never tried it. Is it user friendly? Is it a carnuba wax? I really don't like waxing. Is it worth it? Thanks all Keep it up, Ctskip
 
RichH

RichH

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Feb 14, 2005
4,773
Tayana 37 cutter; I20/M20 SCOWS Worton Creek, MD
The shadow will fade ......

Depending on the thickness of the gelcoat - and most gelcoat is fairly thick, wet sand with 1000 --->1300--->2000 grit wet and dry, then powerbuff with a high speed autobody polisher with 3M Finesse-it, then 3M Perfect-it. You probably want to do a very large area or the whole hull side. This will remove the surface of the gelcoat (and restore it to shine). The 'shadow' of the old name will quickly fade .... in a year or so. For the staining, use oxalic acid or an acid teak cleaner (oxalic acid), then compound/buff then wax to seal the pores of the gelcoat. The staining is due to the porous gelcoat - regularly wax it to avoid the staining from disolved iron or tannins in the water.
 
chuckwayne

chuckwayne

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Mar 20, 2004
1,753
Hunter 356 and 216 Portland, ME
collinite wax

Both the liquid and paste Collinite waxes work really well-I first ran into them on airplanes, and currently use the liquid on our 356 with great results
 
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