Compound, polish , Collinites using a new DeWalt polisher

[SmokyMtnGrady]

Greetings Guys. I spent the afternoon and into the evening today compounding polishing and waxing the front half of the boat topsides only. I used 3M marine rubbing compound, 3M Finesse it2, and waxed with Collinites 925. This is my first legitimate compound and polish job since owning a boat ever. I have a DeWalt 20 Volt XR 5 inch random orbital polisher. I bought 5 inch Velcro pads from Chemical Guys .

 

[Ted R]

looks great.

 

[Byram]

thats powerful shiny !! great job

 

[SouthFork]

Looks awesome, what year is your boat?

 

[Parthery]

You missed a spot.

Seriously, looks good.

Chemical Guys has opened 3 retail stores here in Atlanta with all their products and some other stuff under one roof. Neat place to mess around in.

 

[SmokyMtnGrady]

You missed a spot.

Seriously, looks good.

Chemical Guys has opened 3 retail stores here in Atlanta with all their products and some other stuff under one roof. Neat place to mess around in.

I might need to take a field trip.

 

[SmokyMtnGrady]

You missed a spot.

Seriously, looks good.

Chemical Guys has opened 3 retail stores here in Atlanta with all their products and some other stuff under one roof. Neat place to mess around in.

So I was polishing it with Finesse it 2 glaze using their white hex foam pad. I was doing the outside "wall" of the walk-around space and got to the anchor locker . I accidentally increased the RPMs on the DeWalt and at the same I was near the hinges of the locker . I touched the hinges at this higher RPM and it ripped the outside edge of the hex pad quickly. I bought 3 pads on line but you gotta be mindful of hardware and your tools.

 

[wrxhoon]

Good work Smoky, 3M and Collinite excellent products, I use the 885. Now you have to do the rest. I find it much easier to clean the boat after a fishing trip if she waxed once a year.

 

[Joe Hurley]

What battery did you run in the Dewalt Smoky? I went out and bought the new power stack batteries + the expensive fast charger and was very disappointed. Running the machine on the 5500 rpm setting with finess it2 I got maybe 10 minutes of run time at best.

 

[Fishtales]

Looks fine. Just be careful of compounds, the problem is they take more gelcoat off than a cleaner like Collinite. I find the older gelcoat will last about a season shiny and you'll be doing it again next year. The years add up and the gelcoat can be worn thin/away in the past. I have not had that issue with the Collinite.

 

[Mark DV]

Looks good. What velcro buffing pads did you get?

 

[blindmullet]

Take a look at the Starke line. If anyone has a chalky boat the Level R is amazing. I ditched the Presta last year after talking to a detailer and giving it a try.