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That video takes me back a few years, John (the previous owner) was a lovely man. He chose the music, it has grown on me. It was good to speak to you Guy, I'm so pleased she's coming back here, John would be very pleased to know she's being used and hopefully one day loved again.

You have all you need to improve the surface, however I don't know what the large tub of Farecla is, coarse, medium or fine? So you could be polishing forever with a fine if you need coarse, equally you could ruin a finish by using coarse when it just needed fine. I'm afraid it's a confusing...

This will work for normal surface correction such as the flatting back of clear coats etc with very fine grits (1200 - 6000) in this type of use there isnt much waste product, but when the waste is increased by using more coarse grits for bottom paint removal (80-100) things will get messy and...

Hi, As others have warned, don't reach for anything yet until you can determine the thickness of your gelcoat. Evaluating the surface and forming a game plan is probably the most important stage. Reading that your ladders lightly touched the surface and scratched through the gel coat is a...

OP: I think you'll be fine to do that without any worries IMHO. Coopec: This is a tricky subject for most of us, UV is a far more aggressive beast in Western Australia and I dont think anyone would blame you for highlighting a concern, but Paul is indeed one of our experts and he's corrected...

Forgetting looks for a moment, the main benefit is the durability of the surface and the ease of maintenance. With 1000 microns to a mm there's room for refinement when needed. What is ironic is a gel coat surface that has not been polished through fear of reduction; is probably one that is...

There are decent cordless polishing machines that have been out a while, Flex are the better ones IMHO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCgcocXqxJc The machine weight is not the main source of fatigue, the grip/fight between surface and machine interface pad is. Start machine polishing a...

Hi Tony, Actually it was more of a question of what if, then when and what? :rolleyes: The hull still looks very good* after two seasons, but I was thinking of preventative rather than remedial treatment. * Infuriatingly, earlier this year a dinghy with a protruding bolt-head rubbed against...

You're on the right track, but I imagine in the future it will be along the lines of laser etched superhydrophobic surfaces. It's interesting, start a thread on the subject?

Hi Tim, Good question. Nothing to be ashamed of, it may well be the wisest choice if it works for you. Apologies for delay in seeing your PM (was on holiday). I wish I had an easy answer for you but the subject is rather complex with many, many variables, too many in fact. We can point...

Crazing and Cracks in gel coat are different. Can be repaired, they may return if flexing is still present. Any pics? Tony

Interesting.. I would have thought it would be soluble also, you're not able to take any pics of the offending crystals are you? I'd leave the scotchpad alone for the moment, we may be able to brainstorm a solution... pun intended

That works.. I'll send to a client who's looking to upgrade. Blimey 5.5v rca outs... things have rapidly improved.

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Spot-on. A funny thing.. I was chatting about this with a couple of old schoolers who built the Bates Star Crafts on the Thames.. We were chatting about a current issue we have with Festool extraction sanders and the difference between the L, M and H class. They were finding this highly...