SabrToothSqrl
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Looks awesome.
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RESTO 98 spx restoration
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Jetskigoodies
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Nice, I was going to leave that exact saying about fat chicks, I was in high school the first time I heard that joke but then it was geared towards mopeds. _________ and fat chicks are fun to ride until your friends see you. Fill in the blank, endless possibilities. i was going to fill in the blank with fords, just to get a reaction from you Dan, but that kind of banter is better left for another forum lol
Jetskigoodies
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Tonight, I didnt get much done, just drilled out the old mats, took of the hood and removed the rest of the decals.
Just taking of the weatherpack plugs
Hood is off
Just taking of the weatherpack plugs
Hood is off
skewba98z28
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Jetskigoodies
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Tonight we cleaned all of the left over adheisive, and wrapped the seat with new vinyl.
This is a must have if you plan on doing a seat
I know the quality of the pictures suck, you would figure after paying $500 for an ipad it would have a decent camera but nope
This is a must have if you plan on doing a seat
I know the quality of the pictures suck, you would figure after paying $500 for an ipad it would have a decent camera but nope
Getemkustom
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Looking good
Jetskigoodies
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Tonight we buffed the bottom of the hull
Before
After
Before
After
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Jetskigoodies
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We also cleaned the gas and oil tanks and washed up the exhaust
All cleaned up
All cleaned up
Jetskigoodies
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Here are some better pictures of the seat
Jetskigoodies
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We will be taking tomorrow off but Monday we are going to start wet sanding the top half, you can see in these pictures it is yellowing
Jetskigoodies
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Headed to the warehouse now for 3 hours of wet sanding, should not be fun seeing as we rinse it down outside between grits and it is -6 degrees with the wind chill.
Jetskigoodies
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just trying to see if I can post yet, ive been getting database errors for the last 3 hours
Jetskigoodies
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Well here are some pics of us wet sanding
When wetsanding you should see a paste like substance forming, the sand paper will also start to clog with gelcoat. You can see it in these pictures, you can also see exactly where we have wet sanded to in some of the pictures. You can see it is white where we sanded and then you can see the yellowing where the old decals were. As you can see the yellowing is gone.
If you try this make sure you sand in circles, also rinse the paper when it clogs, also rinse the hull down frequently
Here is a before
We just did the first step tonight, we ran out of sandpaper, so we will come back to it and touch up any areas that need it and move to the next step,
As you can see almost all of the yellowing, or ghosting is gone. If you look at the pictures before you can see exactly where the decals where by the yellow all around them.
Here are tonights progress
When it dries it will look chalky and dull, then we will go to a finer grit, we have about 3-4 more wetsanding steps, then on the buffing. The only reason it looks shiny is there is water all over the hull from us rinsing it. It will look like flat paint tomorrow
When wetsanding you should see a paste like substance forming, the sand paper will also start to clog with gelcoat. You can see it in these pictures, you can also see exactly where we have wet sanded to in some of the pictures. You can see it is white where we sanded and then you can see the yellowing where the old decals were. As you can see the yellowing is gone.
If you try this make sure you sand in circles, also rinse the paper when it clogs, also rinse the hull down frequently
Here is a before
We just did the first step tonight, we ran out of sandpaper, so we will come back to it and touch up any areas that need it and move to the next step,
As you can see almost all of the yellowing, or ghosting is gone. If you look at the pictures before you can see exactly where the decals where by the yellow all around them.
Here are tonights progress
When it dries it will look chalky and dull, then we will go to a finer grit, we have about 3-4 more wetsanding steps, then on the buffing. The only reason it looks shiny is there is water all over the hull from us rinsing it. It will look like flat paint tomorrow
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Jetskigoodies
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Mine didn't come out as good. I only did the front nose part and it looks the same. Maybe its the cheap harbor fright paper? My hull was also chalky and I rinsed a lot too. It the first time I wet sanded some maybe it just takes more time, I only spend about 40 minutes on the front. Sean
Jetskigoodies
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That was 2 hours 2 guys, same grit you used, then we will use 320,600,800,1000. Make sure you use a sanding block that will bend with the contours of the hull.
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Jetskigoodies
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Many people start with a finer grit like 400-600 but that is sooooo much work, it would take hours and hours to knock off the yellow, as long as you dont skip steps and you take your time with the other steps it will come out good. Remember that 250 is putting alot of scratches in the gelcoat, so each additional step is taking out the last scratches but is leaving their own behind. That is why you have to do so many steps, and when your done sanding it will feel super smooth but look very dull. When done you have to buff it to bring back the shine. This is why white hulls suck.
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Jetskigoodies
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I just ordered the mats from hyrdoturf, we ordered 2 toned cut groove, in my opinion the best looking mats out there. The price is $20 more for 2 tone and $14 more for psa, and shipping was $15, the mats were $85 plus all the extra charges put them at $119 then shipping put me at $134.
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