I'm an Idiot

(dave23) · (dave23) **Join Date: Nov 2006** 11-11-2008, 7:52 AM

At the last summer we got our 2001 back from having the floor replaced. There were quite a few areas on the boat(gelcoat area) that needed to be cleaned. I couldn't get any of it off with good ol elbow grease, so dumb@ss me decided to break out a green scratch pad. Now there's swirl scratch marks all over the boat. You can't tell they are there unless you know. Anyone know how to fix this?

(polarbill) · (polarbill) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 11-11-2008, 7:58 AM

Maybe get an oxidation remover or color restorer. Use a power buffer?

(cavlxenvy) · (cavlxenvy) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 11-11-2008, 8:01 AM

It all depends on how bad. If its not deep, I would use a buffer with some 3M Finesse It.

(salty87) · (salty87) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 11-11-2008, 8:03 AM

^^second the finesse it

then wax

(phenom_1819) · (phenom_1819) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 11-11-2008, 8:25 AM

And if that doesn't work, the next step is a wet-sand process... which is time-consuming but well worth it -- makes the gel look as good as new. You can do searches on here for details. Good luck.

(hatepain) · (hatepain) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 11-11-2008, 8:45 AM

Anyone ever clay bar in those situations?

(rarasaurus) · (rarasaurus) **Join Date: Apr 2008** 11-11-2008, 10:51 AM

No clay bar is to remove dirt that is stuck in the gel coat or more specifically car clear coat. It will not remove scratches

(meathead65) · (meathead65) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 11-11-2008, 12:04 PM

In my experience, Clay Bar does not work very well on Gel coat. Clear Coat Auto paint is another story...clays are great.

(tonality) · (tonality) **Join Date: Mar 2005** 11-11-2008, 12:14 PM

3M Finesse-IT should work, i'm not sure of the difference between it and Finesse-IT 2 , but 2 is what i used for that exact same situation, worked like a champ.