Recommend me some polish!

[Steve Clayton]

Probably is the same animal, they do look the same.
Do you know if they sound the same or have the same guts/gearing as a Makita 9227C?

Don't know; the Silverline is slow speed start up; comes with a spare set of brushes; variable speed via thumbwheel; you can do a virtual compare here: http://www.boatsheen.com/sander-polisher.html

For me then the weight can tire your arms after prolonged use. I've used a lighter one (somebody elses) which I found much better with similar characteristics. (Done a web search but can't find it yet).

 

[chamac]

I have used the above Makita for years at work and can say that if you buy this you will have it for life. I'm sure a lesser (lighter) one would be fine for occasional use. I use it with a compounding sponge and 3M Finesse-it on my hull. I tape the sander to a dinghy paddle to reach to the top of the hull from the ground. I get my 40' hull done in 30 minutes a side. Only takes one pass. I treat it with Oxalic acid first.

 

[pks1702]

I recently purchased one of these;

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing-machines/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher/cat_81.html

As recommended in a similar thread a few weeks ago.

I am very pleased with it - dual action to boot.

 

[Iain C]

Well spurred on by the success of the old boatlife I bought some farecla G3/G6 to do the GRP and paint respectively with some meguires polish. There are a few stains which need sorting with Y10 or similar, but the good GRP (the very visible stuff on the coach roof) has come up incredibly well, very pleased.

What is bloody annoying is watching £15 disappear in a hail of foam if I catch the smallest fitting with the mop. Can anyone recommend a more bulletproof mop than the Silverline items the polisher came with?

 

[KREW2]

Last year I followed the 3m Video to a T and used one of these.

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/dodo-juice-spin-doctor-lightweight-rotary-polisher.php

So light it made easy work of it.

This year just a wash, followed buy a light coat of finishing glaze gave me a nearly new look finish on my hull, which had had 12 years of neglect (not from me).
I have just finished putting on a third coat of wax, hope that is going to be enough, but if I have time I will try to get another on.
The finish is not only amazing, it lasts.
I am going to plug the 3M rep, who had the decency to phone me back on my mobile and give me a few tips on the new product I was using.

 

[guydickinson]

Hi. I see Meguiar’s Mirror Glaze #56 Boat/RV Pure Wax is mentioned a lot - but can you get it in the UK? Is there a similar one if not?? Thanks.

 

[pvb]

Hi. I see Meguiar’s Mirror Glaze #56 Boat/RV Pure Wax is mentioned a lot - but can you get it in the UK? Is there a similar one if not?? Thanks.

It's easily available in UK, but for best results you should use the #45 Polish first.

 

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See the picture Ph1 here: http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=308619

That was done with 3M Polish then 3M Wax by hand. Took six hours to do both sides (with a beer in the middle!)

 

[Corribee Boy]

I've had no real problems getting a reasonable finish on my 30 year old white hull, using lots of different combinations of products and polishers over the last five years. The only thing that all these combinations have in common is that, after a few weeks on my East Coast river mooring, the boat looks as if it's been drinking cocoa, with a nice brown moustache, which then extends all along the waterline.

Is this the wrong choice of wax, not enough of it, not polishing enough, or just a fact of life which I must put up with?

Any useful comments would be appreciated.