my boat was covered by a wrap when I bought it. the gel or lack there of underneath was pretty bad in some areas. I really don't see a ton of oxidation or what I believe is oxidation. I noticed that there was a lot of metal flake on the back side of the wrap when I removed it. I have since removed all of the trim pieces and I can see the original color and gel in the protected areas. I tried wet sanding, rubbing compound, polish and wax on a small area. it did not bring it back to that deep shine like a new boat but it did make enough of an improvement to tell that if I used an orbital buffer and more coats of polish or wax, I might get that nice shine back. the problem I noticed is that the area I tested, now shows more silver flake that the untreated areas. the original finish was that deep dark red. I am sure, I will never get that deep dark color back and the colors below the rub rail look more vibrant than the color on top of the rub rail. my questions are, will the protec products and an orbital buffer make that big of a difference? since some of my metal flake came up with the wrap, is there any gel left? I would guess that I went too deep with the wet sanding, that's why there is more silver showing up in the red metal flake, am I right or wrong in that thinking? I had originally planned on just rewrapping it but my budget resto is getting expensive and trying to restore the finish is looking like a better alternative. if I do achieve some success with restoring the finish, how often will I have to wet sand and polish to keep it looking decent?
thanks for any input
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Originally Posted by brushsjigs
