Polishing Hull

[James ingham]

Finished removing the anti foul from my hull which the previous owners applied, they lightly sanded the hull by hand just wondering what a good cutting compound would be to polish it up, and the best wheel for a machine polisher?

[beamishken]

800 to 1200 grit wet and dry to take out the scratches depending on how deep/patient you are and how good you want the result then g3 or g7 farecla on a foam compound head slightly damp at 2000rpm should do the trick

[Nos4r2]

In my experience Farecla Profile 300 is better/easier than G3 or G7.
IIRC, my goto with the Profile 300 was this mop on a polisher
Farecla 6" G Mop Standard Compounding / Polishing Head 14mm Sponge Foam 150mm | eBay

And yes, keep it damp. An ironing water spray bottle is rather useful.

[office888]

Aqua-Buff 1000W | Aqua-Buff Compounds & Polishes

I like this stuff for buffing lower hulls.

[berat]

Be carefull where the paint powder pouring while sanding wet. it could remain stains on your tubes or gaps and spaces

[smallribber]

Does buffing your hull give much speed increase ?


Dennis