Is your compound hiding or removing oxidation in your boat's gelcoat? This detailer said:

Car products are for cars, boat products are for boats.

All compounds leave something behind, even water-based ones. If you don't clean the surface, you're being lied to. People might say, "just use a finishing compound afterwards" you can sure but how would you know what it looked like even then by cleaning it. Using a compound that finishes to a point where you can tell what's going on and see clarity, you have a better chance of getting a better result and might not even need a second compounding product.



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I use a DeWalt DWP849X

If I'm going for perfection in gelcoat, I don't use a ceramic (unless a very new boat) I prefer the ease, cost and reliability of Fire Glaze by RMP. Make sure you get all the oxidation out of the gelcoat, get a great finish, clean and strip the surface and then apply Fire Glaze.

https://www.restructuremarine.com/fir...
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There's a "marine" version but it has the same main ingredient as Fire Glaze, just a different lubricant/carrier solution made to be environment friendly. I find it dries rather fast and as I'm in a hot climate, I use Fire Glaze instead of Restructure Marine Polish. I like their Mirasol spray for all the interior furnishings as well.
For a demo on how I apply this stuff:

   • Boat wax, kind of. Fire Glaze + This ...  
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3M Quick Connect adapter (mfg # 05752) to use with the double-sided compounding pad (3M mfg #05753) or the double-sided polishing pad (3M mfg #05754)
Foam compounding pads 3M (05737-discontinued but awesome)
or (05723-new version 😑)

3M Super-Duty (05954)
3M Perfect It Heavy Cutting Compound (36102)
Perfect-it ex ac compounds by 3M (36060)
Meguiar’s (owned by 3M) Flagship Premium Wax (M6332) Pro Polish by Shurehold or 3M's liquid wax with scotchguard.

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