Just started my Cobalt today using Superduty and have some scratches that didn't want to come out so this video was very helpful. Going to attack them using Heavy-cut next and employ some of your technique. So far, looking much better! Thanks for the guidance Lee!
My pleasure. Go with the scratch, then against it and all the angles in between. Beat down the edges of the microscopic walls of the scratch to get it smooth. You can wipe off to see if you're "digging in" deeper than you wanted. At that point, find some paint, dip a toothpick in some and fill the scratch. When dry, Perfect-it ought to set you right. Cheers!
@@Local_Boydidgood Will do - the scratches don't appear to be very deep but if they do need to be filled with gelcoat where would you suggest getting the right color?
Cobalt to start but just know, while the color is the exact stuff used on your boat when it was made, your boat has had a journey that altered it's gelcoat slightly so don't be too upset if you can see a difference when done. After that, a marine supply store for a gelcoat repair kit where you'll mix your own color. Getting the mix right is a bit of an art which is why you never see me try and pretend to "know" how to do it. Lee
You get amazing results with what you do,if only I found you earlier. My black sea ray was WAY worse than that Cobalt,but I MOSTLY took the sanding route at the beginning. Now I know different. Not that I will EVER let it get that bad again,but if it DID,could you go to those lengths again before busting through? From a VERY impressed Brit 👍
Cheers mate! Sure. Gelcoat is about 10 to 20 time thicker than paint. I had a 1989 boat that I compounded twice a year. Sold it 10 years ago, she still has gelcoat. To next time! Lee
If it's a flat area, (I) go full speed when compounding however, I do not recommend it unless you've found your 'zen' with your buffer and know the surface enough to use the right stuff (product) I've done vids showing that it doesn't really save time going fast or slow in most cases and that 600-900 rpm is what built a thriving business in Seattle. Fast leads to more swirls if things aren't right and I mean all the moving parts of the equation. It's mostly me showing off because there's other TH-cam "masters" who couldn't, even on their best day, spinning full speed through Super-Duty and have a swirl-free finish. Detailer to another, it's more of a gimmick than anything and with Foam, always slow, always.
I mean, I guess I could re-watch the video that I spent hours recording and editing again to get you a full play-by-play or, you can just get the information from the Description and in the video yourself.. Lee
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Man we are talking about a Cobolt black and janky that was nice what you did Lee .. 👍👍 looks like the red is going to give you a fit …
It'll be the one part of the boat I'm not happy with (the red)
We shall see.
Nice! We go about it using the same methodologies. I don’t Wet Sand either. Subscribed!! 👍🏼👍🏼
Nice to hear I'm not the only one.
Cheers!
Lee
Just started my Cobalt today using Superduty and have some scratches that didn't want to come out so this video was very helpful. Going to attack them using Heavy-cut next and employ some of your technique. So far, looking much better! Thanks for the guidance Lee!
My pleasure. Go with the scratch, then against it and all the angles in between. Beat down the edges of the microscopic walls of the scratch to get it smooth. You can wipe off to see if you're "digging in" deeper than you wanted. At that point, find some paint, dip a toothpick in some and fill the scratch. When dry, Perfect-it ought to set you right.
Cheers!
@@Local_Boydidgood Will do - the scratches don't appear to be very deep but if they do need to be filled with gelcoat where would you suggest getting the right color?
Cobalt to start but just know, while the color is the exact stuff used on your boat when it was made, your boat has had a journey that altered it's gelcoat slightly so don't be too upset if you can see a difference when done. After that, a marine supply store for a gelcoat repair kit where you'll mix your own color. Getting the mix right is a bit of an art which is why you never see me try and pretend to "know" how to do it.
Lee
You get amazing results with what you do,if only I found you earlier. My black sea ray was WAY worse than that Cobalt,but I MOSTLY took the sanding route at the beginning. Now I know different. Not that I will EVER let it get that bad again,but if it DID,could you go to those lengths again before busting through? From a VERY impressed Brit 👍
Cheers mate! Sure. Gelcoat is about 10 to 20 time thicker than paint. I had a 1989 boat that I compounded twice a year. Sold it 10 years ago, she still has gelcoat.
To next time!
Lee
Question, what RPM are you running, thank you.
If it's a flat area, (I) go full speed when compounding however, I do not recommend it unless you've found your 'zen' with your buffer and know the surface enough to use the right stuff (product)
I've done vids showing that it doesn't really save time going fast or slow in most cases and that 600-900 rpm is what built a thriving business in Seattle. Fast leads to more swirls if things aren't right and I mean all the moving parts of the equation.
It's mostly me showing off because there's other TH-cam "masters" who couldn't, even on their best day, spinning full speed through Super-Duty and have a swirl-free finish. Detailer to another, it's more of a gimmick than anything and with Foam, always slow, always.
What are the chemicals and steps that you used?
I mean, I guess I could re-watch the video that I spent hours recording and editing again to get you a full play-by-play or, you can just get the information from the Description and in the video yourself..
Lee