thats a great lookin job! you must be very proud of that boat! It is amazing how a 20 year old boat can come back to life!
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thats a great lookin job! you must be very proud of that boat! It is amazing how a 20 year old boat can come back to life!
I couldn't have done it without the patient advice from the community here http://www.bassboatcentral.com/boardstuff2/beers.gif
Nice job...I'm curious how long it took??? I'm just starting on my old Charger.
It took about 6 weeks in actual calander time, but if I could have devoted more time to it, I could have probably done it in two. I had to do it all in my driveway, so between two Hurricanes (Gustav and Hanna) and all the rain we got, it slowed down progress alot.
Dayum, that is a heck of a nice job on the resto. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/bows.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/bows.gif
I just redid my 1985 ranger 370
so i know how tough you had it.
that looks insanely good
My hat's off to you on the job you did on the bass boat. What a fantastic finished product. Was this your first one? I recently bought a 1989 Astro that I'm working on and I'm having to go through almost every step you describe. I don't have the floor to replace but everything else is pretty grim. I have the same dull gel coat that you restored on your boat but I was going to just live with it because I'm really nervous about the sanding. This is my first one and I can't wait to buy another junker and fix it up. I really admire the work you've done on your boat and it just plain looks like new. Nice job, man.
Dick
Yeah, it was my first one, and I made plenty of mistakes along the way. Best advice is to just take it slow. The wet sanding is really very easy and forgiving, it just takes alot of time and elbow grease. I had to wet sand some areas twice and buff/polish some twice. Pick an inconspicuous area and give it a try to see what difference it will make. Using 1000/1500/2000 grit paper, you aren't removing alot of material, so don't worry too much about sanding down below the gel. You'd have to really try long and hard to do that. The biggest danger and one I did in a small spot is when it comes to compounding with a power buffer. If you hold it too long or apply too much pressure to one spot, you can burn the gel coat. I did this on a small area of the transom. It doesn't look too bad but it is definitely duller than the rest of the boat.
Hey Robert, what's a Pinball buffer and where can I get one? I have a windshield that looks like your original. I didn't know you could buff out one that nicely.
Dick
Wow, Nice work. http://xs-s.com/zf/images/smile/emthup.gif
Dick,
I used treasure cove's version, but google and you'll see several knock-off's now. A pinball playfield is basically covered in plastic (a clearcoat), so it works well on plastics. You can also use NOVUS polishing compounds if you don't want to get the kit.
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An outstanding and very professonal looking job!!! http://www.bassboatcentral.com/boardstuff2/beers.gif
BushGator (7:32 PM 8/2/2009): Do you know where to get the fiberglass lids at? I have a 1985 Glassstream 16' 10 I need 2 of them so they can reapholster them the ones I have both have rotten wood underneith them I dont or cant get off, someone liquid nailed them to the fiberglass shell so I thought it might be easier to just buy 2 others from a salvagfe yard or if i have to make them from new. Thanks for your reply. your boat looks great~