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Offline RedTop

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Boat work...
« on: September 06, 2012, 06:45:58 PM »
I bought my Ranger 520 used. Its a 2001....I rushed them to get it ready so I could take it to Lake fork the same day. (Shouldnt do that by the way)...Anyway they cleaned it up and oit looked pretty good. So after 9 months I decided I'd like to get some of the oxidation out of it. I tried rubbing compound and really giving it a good cleaning and all. So I did some reading and was going to do it over the winter....when its not a 105 outside....So I was goofing off with it and did a very small area following some instructions I got from a friend and read on a boat site....this is what I've got done...Just the top cap as the sides look new....

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All in all I think it looks pretty good....NOW...If I could get some ideas how to do the fenders on the trailer....Id be happy as all get out!!!

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Offline AAJagerX

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Re: Boat work...
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2012, 07:04:29 PM »
Looks good!  Did ya wet sand it?
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Offline RedTop

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Re: Boat work...
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2012, 07:21:29 PM »
Looks good!  Did ya wet sand it?

Yeah...2000 grit sand paper and a 0000 steel wool while it was still wet...but that (steel wool) was very light. Sanded it twice total...by hand....wax and hand buffed it...then buffed it with a buffer and microfiber pad...
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Offline homersipes

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Re: Boat work...
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2012, 08:53:26 PM »
wow that looks good :aokwhen ya get done you can come do mine :D

all the grey is supposed to be red, tried just about every rubbing compound, the only thing I have found that works is 320 sand paper wet sanding, and working my way up to 1000 and finishing it off with a medium rubbing compound to polishing compound then waxing.  I have this side almost done.

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Re: Boat work...
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2012, 09:30:52 PM »
2000 grit sandpaper and 0000 steel wool
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