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Wanting to purchase a nice Orbital buffer for use on the Ollie gelcoat.


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8 minutes ago, Patriot said:

For now I am going to stick with what works and really works well.

Yeah, if I hadn't had a pretty significant rehab job to do, I think I would have leaned more toward a device like the one you got. As you note, the trick is to keep up with the washing and waxing so you avoid needing to buff out oxidation in the first place! I learned my lesson with the van; of course now that I'm retired I'm less prone to let that sort of job go for years on end 🙂

 

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Jim and  Yanna, Woodinville WA

2004 Ford E250 camper conversion

Oliver Elite II hull #709

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On 6/10/2022 at 11:57 AM, jim sroka said:

Having answered that question hundreds of times to people I delivered boats to over 20 years, I always said buy the one offered by Shur Hold marine products,

They are light, do a great job for the weekend buffer.

 

On 6/10/2022 at 1:52 PM, SeaDawg said:

Your shiny new Oliver is not the place to learn how to use an orbital polisher, imo. Practice on something else, first. Learn how to handle the speeds and products. Just a cautionary advice. 

 

I've been turning wrenches over 50 years, but never learned about vehicle detailing with a powered polisher. Purchased the Shurhold 3100 Dual Action Polisher. Also purchased their pads that work with this polisher. They have videos on Youtube showing how to compound, wax, and how to clean & reuse their pads.

https://shurhold.com/products/worlds-best-dual-action-polisher

Like Seadawg recommended, the first project was our 2003 Tacoma that we purchased new and has spent most of it's life outside in the Carolina sun. Just finished compounding and waxing the Tacoma. The Shurhold polisher works great for compounding and waxing jobs for the weekend warrior. The Tacoma looks so good, going to put new wheels on it.

Going to wax our 2022 Tundra next! Then compound and wax Ollie.

Glad Patriot started this thread and appreciate the information from everyone!

https://shurhold.com/

 

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53 minutes ago, rideandfly said:

Waxed the Tundra with the new polisher yesterday, beautiful finish! 👍

What's that old story - if I don't see it then it never happened.😇

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1 hour ago, rideandfly said:

Waxed the Tundra with the new polisher yesterday, beautiful finish! 👍

Next Ollie jobs, compounding & waxing Ollie and repacking wheel bearings. Next camping trip planned in July!🙂

 

Would like to see photos of your work Bill! I bet it looks amazing! 

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2020 OLEII - Hull #634 aka-  “XPLOR” 

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Nice!

Just goes to show that with the right polisher - even a Tundra can be made to look good! 😇- (I'm just kidding folks in case there was any doubt).

Thanks for the pic, Bill

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Shurhold said their Wax and Buff Magic (compound) is for Auto and Marine use. Already had plenty of Meguiar's Flagship wax and One Step compound on the shelf, decided to finish using the Meguiar's products before moving to Shurhold products. Last time I visited Oliver a few years ago, one of the guys on the floor said they use Buff Magic after taking Ollies out of the mold.

Only used wax on the Tundra, no compound.

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35 minutes ago, rideandfly said:

It's cloudy here today, but here's the best I can capture with a smartphone:

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Looks great Bill, nice work!

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2020 OLEII - Hull #634 aka-  “XPLOR” 

2021 F350 6.7 liter Diesel Lariat Ultimate Tremor aka- Beast

 

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16 minutes ago, rideandfly said:

Shurhold said their Wax and Buff Magic (compound) is for Auto and Marine use. Already had plenty of Meguiar's Flagship wax and One Step compound on the shelf, decided to finish using the Meguiar's products before moving to Shurhold products. Last time I visited Oliver a few years ago, one of the guys on the floor said they use Buff Magic before waxing new Ollies.

Only used wax on the Tundra, no compound.

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I really like the Meguiars products and the one step 67 really removed the mild oxidation we had on our Ollie with very little effort. 👍🏻

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2020 OLEII - Hull #634 aka-  “XPLOR” 

2021 F350 6.7 liter Diesel Lariat Ultimate Tremor aka- Beast

 

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3 hours ago, Patriot said:

I really like the Meguiars products and the one step 67 really removed the mild oxidation we had on our Ollie with very little effort. 👍🏻

I do too, great products!

Wanted to try Shurhold's products with their complete system, will see how it works.

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