do you think this will be able to be sanded out?
You can see next to the T/M how it looks and to feel it it feels kind of rough. I also had some thin scaling on the top around the edges that was washed off at the car wash by the previouse owner. I would realy like to make the old girl shine on a fixed budget. what do ya think? thanks. Rick
Its hard to say for sure, but I would think it would.dp a search here and look at some of the other threads on wetsanding and buffing... have seen many that go into great detail on getting it done betcha you can make her shine again good luck
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Hi Water Ox,
Ranger does generally put a fairly hefty coat of the clear,so you may be lucky with that.
Test a small spot with 1500-2000 paper,and use a rubber sanding block at all times to help keep the surface level,use soapy water as a lube and be liberal with it,to keep the paper gliding smooth,if it begins to turn silverish where you are sanding,stop,you have gone to far,you must keep a close eye on that.
If you don't get it smoothed out prior to turning silver,it will need to be reshot with clear gel-coat to restore it.
The areas where you think it is fairly smooth will not need sanded,just rubbed out.
You will need a good variable speed 7" buffer.I do have one of the best fore sale for $150.00 shipped with 2 pads and a backing plate,if your interested in it I can email you some pics.There are some buffers out there for alot less money $40-50 range,but the Dewalt DW-849 that I have is near the top of the scale.I used it one time to do my boat just as your looking to do,and I don't think it will need done again,because I keep it in the garage,the truck sits out.
My email addy is in my profile,feel free to use to ask or make an offer.I'll see what I can do to help you out.
Ed
Good Luck
Thanks both of you for the info, I sure woudl like to get the old girl purdy again.
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