Recent content by tbarile

Kaydano, holy shit!  I had tears running down my face as I was reading the steps to my wife.  I polished my toons 3 years ago and I felt like I was reliving those painful 3 days all over again.  My neighbor still laughs about the way my face looked the first day.  I had no idea I was turning...

Is the mothers mag and aluminum polish messy like the gords product?  I've been using Gords and it would be nice to not have to cover everything because of the spray.  Also, any tips on getting the "black stuff" off after buffing before sharkhide?  I feel like I"be been rubbing for hours and the...

Good question.  The pontoon was docked next to a shorestation boat lift and I only had about 10" of space between dock and lift.  I placed the bumpers on the cross section of boat lift so pontoon wouldn't hit metal.

Yes.  It did not work.  Bennington shipped me a special cleaner as well.

I have a 2010 2554 GCW and the bumpers that I was using left very strange marks on the port side panels.  I tried every spray in the world this past spring trying to remove them to no avail.  I've found the only way to remove is to you a polishing compound, unfortunately it leaves the panel with...

Any suggestions on a buffing compound? I have an orbital buffer I use to take scratches out of gel coat and a random orbital I use to wax boats. Any suggestions on which would be best?

Yes it did!  Anyone know how to buff the shine back into black paint? Bennington is sending me something called DC9 which is suppposed to take the streaks off. Now I just need to repair the dull finish from the magic erasers.

I will try the magic erasers.  Could these be the infamous black streaks I have read so much about?  That side of the pontoon could have caught a lot of run off from the canopy of the boat lift.

The fenders were tied to the boat lift next to my pontoon. The only time they ever came into contact was if I got too close to the boat lift. As I said, the spot was only 9' wide between dock and the boat lift so I did bump the fenders a few times.

The spot where the boat was parked was only about 9' wide and the only spot I could mount them was panel height.  They were just in place so I didn't bump into the boat lift, the pontoon would then go up on sea legs so it wasn't rubbing on anything.  As I look at it more I don't think its from...

The panels

I have a 2010 black 2554 GCW and the exterior of one side of the boat has a lot of streaks from rubbing against bumpers.  How do I get the streaks off without damage (is the black paint or sticker?)?  I've tried a few cleaners as well as vinegar and water.  Any help is much appreciated.