Marine T Cut

[Piddy]

Sorry if this has been discussed before - I have searched, but found nothing - but is there a good reason to use "Marine" Tcut? Is it better for my pride and joy than the stuff I have always used on cars and bikes? SWMBO is insisting that someone advised her never to use ordinary Tcut on GRP.

We have a white hulled Moody if that makes any difference.

Many thanks

 

[Talbot]

T-cut is fine if you have painted your hull!. However if you want to polish the grp, use Farecla. The T-Cut will discolour, and either be too coarse for final finish, or be too fine for eradicating scratches. Best applied using a small angled polisher 7" at about 1250 revs/min. If you have large sections to do that need a lot of work, then consider use of the appropriate coloured foam mop as they are designed for specific jobs, and then finish with the lambs wool. Just make sure that there is no grit in the lambs wool! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[bigmart]

The stuff you want is Farecla G3. It works well by hand but, if you can get a slow running Polisher, apply it on a Spnge Mop Head which has been dampened. Keep the Mop Head damp all the time. This prevents overheating which can cause marking Etc.

Finish off with 3M boat wax (expensive but worth every penny) & you will get a fabulous finish.

Martin

 

[ashanta]

Another cheap way is to use car rubbing compound with a damp cloth saves you paying "marine" prices.

Regards.

Peter.

 

[bigmart]

Farecla is Car Rubbing Compound.

Martin

 

[poter]

Big M

Farecla. Ok on dull oxidised Gel Coat?
I assume available from Halfords?

Also volunteers wanted for polishing new bateau in Souf of France.
If you have a look at pics below, you can see the top sides need a bit of TLC, they are not that bad but definitly loads of elbow.

One more, what polisher should I take with me?

poter.

 

[bigmart]

Farecla is superb on dull Gel coat. I got an Industrial sized tin through a body shop that I know. I think Halfords may be OK. I have seen the smaller packs for sale in Pumkin Marine. Their price was no worse than elsewhere.

I bought a cheap variable speed Nutool Angle Grinder(about £20.00) from Makro.

Nice of you to offer an all expeses paid Holiday in the South of France. Can you put up the Wife & Kids too?

Martin

 

[poter]

Cheeky bugger.. I was only offering a few cheap french beers..


poter

 

[Robin]

Peter

The original Farecla Boatpride cleaner has changed and the 'new' one is crap. The original contained ammonia and was easy to apply and polish off, we used it for years, but the 'new' one sans ammonia (HSE??) is just heavy duty rubbing compound IMO.

All is NOT lost. Courtesy of inside info, Boatpride was G7 diluted! So buy a big tub of G7 (I think 3kg) from a motor factor about £30 but it makes enough diluted to last a lifetime - and it works! It is a mixture of fine cutting paste and chemical cleaner, goes on easy, removes marks and light scratches and polishes off easily enough. We do a 41 footer by hand with it, no problem, takes about 2.5hrs with 2 of us working, one applying and one polishing but only one working at a time. Mix it quite diluted ie pourable rather than spoonable, put it on with a very damp muslin polish cloth and polish when dried to a haze. We apply about 1/3rd of a side then polish, I put it on, she takes it off. If you want to remove/cut more, then dilute it less but ir will be harfer to polish off.

Have fun, we finished ours and are back afloat. : /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Robin