Questions ABout Wet Sanding a Black Hull

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04-05-2006, 07:26 PM
Fat Basser

Questions ABout Wet Sanding a Black Hull

I have a 96 Gambler with a black hull that I want to wet sand. I've read about guys wet sanding a white hull, but never a black hull. Anyone out there wet a hull other than white? Also, when you wet sand are you using a sanding block or just the sheets alone?

Thanks
04-06-2006, 01:43 AM
Rollo331

Re: Questions ABout Wet Sanding a Black Hull (Fat Basser)

Use a block,Black is no different than any other color... only thing with black is you can see the sanding scatches that you don't get buffed out http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/eek.gif you may want to take black up to 1500 grit to make it easier on yourself..
04-06-2006, 06:10 AM
Fat Basser

Re: Questions ABout Wet Sanding a Black Hull (Rollo331)

Thanks...So what grits would you recommend for the process? Should two guys be able to knock it out in one day? Also, I am assuming if you start with lets say 320 or 400 grit, you sand the entire boat before moving to the next grit, versus doing a section at a time. Should you keep a constant water spray on the boat while sanding? Any idea on how many sheets of each grit I will need for a 21 footer? I know it will come out looking great, but there is definitely a fear factor here for me http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif

Thanks
04-15-2006, 05:36 PM
Santeerangerman

Re: Questions ABout Wet Sanding a Black Hull (Fat Basser)

I started wet sanding mine today! I have a Black Ranger w/ red flake in it.

The oxidation had gotten pretty bad in the last year. I started with 600grit in the really bad areas. I steped it up with 800, 1000, 1500, and finished with 2000.

I was really worried about taking too much off using the 600, so I started with a 3 ft area. I spent alot of time with the 1500, and 2000 grit paper. I just dipped the paper in water, but I kept the hose close by to rinse the residue off the boat with.

I hand buffed with finesse-it. My polisher hasn't arrived yet. The shine and results were WAY better than I hoped for!!!

Now I just need to figure out how to repair some stress cracks. They really stand out now...
04-18-2006, 07:28 AM
jdb21867

Re: Questions ABout Wet Sanding a Black Hull (santeerangerman)

What is finess -it ?? I've got some small scraches to remove --what do you recomend??
04-18-2006, 03:29 PM
Santeerangerman

Re: Questions ABout Wet Sanding a Black Hull (jdb21867)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdb21867 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What is finess -it ?? I've got some small scraches to remove --what do you recomend??</TD></TR></TABLE>

Finesse-it is made by 3M. I used it after sanding with the 200grit paper. The boat really shined up!! I hand waxed with Megulars flagship after buffing.

I don't know if finesse-it will remove scratches or not. I sanded mine out as best I could.
There are plenty of experts here that should be able to answer that question.