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So I've done a bunch of reading about how to compound/wax gelcoat/fiberglass... and I have a very basic novice question. It really seems like a "duh" kind of question but I have no expirience with this stuff. Here goes...
Can you compound/wax without using a buffer/random orbit sander? Most of the topsides of my boat are non-skid (which I cleaned up yesterday with some help from some other threads). I do have some parts of the cabin and deck though, that are not non-skid that look to have some oxidation and could need a good cleaning/sanding/waxing. I don't own a buffer and really don't want to spend the money on one since the amount of gelcoat is really small (the hull is in good shape so it's just the small areas on the topsides). Most all of the threads talk about compounding, but they talk about applying it with a buffer/sander. Do you need the high speed, or can you get by with a LOT of elbow grease?
I'm sure this is remedial at best for most people but I'd appreciate any help or suggestions about techniques and tools!
Thanks!
Can you compound/wax without using a buffer/random orbit sander? Most of the topsides of my boat are non-skid (which I cleaned up yesterday with some help from some other threads). I do have some parts of the cabin and deck though, that are not non-skid that look to have some oxidation and could need a good cleaning/sanding/waxing. I don't own a buffer and really don't want to spend the money on one since the amount of gelcoat is really small (the hull is in good shape so it's just the small areas on the topsides). Most all of the threads talk about compounding, but they talk about applying it with a buffer/sander. Do you need the high speed, or can you get by with a LOT of elbow grease?
I'm sure this is remedial at best for most people but I'd appreciate any help or suggestions about techniques and tools!
Thanks!