Something to help remove that ugly oxidation

[nickj718]

Hey guys just wanted to post this because it helped me and I'm sure it will help others. As some of you know from my resto post i bought a beat 95 xp800 and have been restoring it to its full glory. The hull had incredibly bad stains and most of all fade (Chalk). I used Meguiar's M77132 Heavy Oxidation Scrub with a wheel brush on it and it removed about 70% of it!!! I then removed the remaining fade with Meguiar's d300 correction compound and a microfiber cutting pad. The ski came out mint and when it was naked (no stickers) you couldn't even see where they were at one time. Just a tip hope this helps someone!

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Also used the same process on a customers yesterday. I don't have a before as i forgot and I'm kicking myself but it was so bad he couldn't believe I saved it. He even bought a stripped hull so I could transfer everything! Now he has a hull for nothing lol

 

[Coastiejoe]

Looks good. How many hours to bring it back?

 

[nickj718]

The customers took 4 hours and the 95 took about 2 1/2 to restore the finish and 30 min to lay the decals

 

[Coastiejoe]

That's not bad for the end result.

 

[nickj718]

Thank I appreciate it. Hope it helps others

 

[mikidymac]

What is a "wheel brush"?

End result looks awesome.

 

[nickj718]

Just a scrub brush you would use for your car wheels

 

[mikidymac]

LOL, I was expecting some kind of power tool. That's too simple:facepalm:

 

[jahman182]

Awesome outcome and not too lengthy a time to achieve. Plan to do the same soon.:thumbsup:

 

[digital sol]

That looks really good considering the process used. Has an anyone tried this on a white ski? Just curious I think on mine I ended up with 5-8 hours after all the sanding required to get the yellow out of the white. Curious if this method holds up to other color/oxidized hulls as well. Almost seems too good to be true! Looks amazing, great job!

I am going to snag some of this stuff & try it out on the hull of my ski *faded green hull/chalky* once I get it up and running properly! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Kwik_uk]

I have real garage envy right now.

 

[nickj718]

I'm just gonna leave this here for you

 

[Kwik_uk]

*hhhnnnnggghhhh*

 

[suke]

D300, eh? Been meaning to pick some of that up. I'm still rocking m105. Works well on super hard paint....or gel coat. Used it on my ski the other day.

 

[Mickirig1]

Nickj That has to be the cleanest garage I have ever seen!
I love the Ski in the plain yellow and black! With black res numbers it would look too cool.