How to regloss a small section of body. (1 Viewer)

[Jake Royd]

I have a Chausson coach-built.
I have recently removed a bike carrier to replace with another.
Removing the lower mounting bar was very difficult due to the amount of sealant used.
Prising it off left a stained area which I started to try to polish off using metal polish. This was working but was going to take literally days.
I then used 800 grit wet and dry, used wet. This removed the staining beautifully but has left the surface full or slightly Matt.
I have tried restoring the gloss using resin polish but this does not seem to work.

Is there any way I can restore the gloss please?

 

[Phill D]

Resin polish will not be enough. Try asking jezport . He will know the way to bring it back.

 

[Jamesh]

I have a Chausson coach-built.
I have recently removed a bike carrier to replace with another.
Removing the lower mounting bar was very difficult due to the amount of sealant used.
Prising it off left a stained area which I started to try to polish off using metal polish. This was working but was going to take literally days.
I then used 800 grit wet and dry, used wet. This removed the staining beautifully but has left the surface full or slightly Matt.
I have tried restoring the gloss using resin polish but this does not seem to work.

Is there any way I can restore the gloss please?

Have you tried 1600 grit w+d and then 3000 grit?

Then resin polish??

 

[Emmit]

Have you tried 1600 grit w+d and then 3000 grit?

Then resin polish??

And when you're using the 1600 W+D, use it wet and have a bar of soap to 'lightly' lubricate the surface of the sheet.

It's one of those jobs where less friction is better than more, hence the suggestion of 1600 at first.

 

[Jake Royd]

Thank you.

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[stevec]

After the fine wet and dry try facela G3 compound before the resin polish.

 

[Emmit]

And when you're using the 1600 W+D, use it wet and have a bar of soap to 'lightly' lubricate the surface of the sheet.

It's one of those jobs where less friction is better than more, hence the suggestion of 1600 at first.

This is how it was explained to me.
You spray the surface with tiny droplets of paint. You can't see it but that creates 'bumps'
You flatten those bumps with an abrasive paper, The finer the paper, the less you will take off.
Eventually, you will have a flat surface. Think about a mirror. The glass is flat. If it wasn't
you wouldn't get a reflection back,(well, not a good one)

 

[Jake Royd]

I've got some G3 somewhere , I used to use it on my boat

 

[cyberyacht]

In the absence of getting hold of the finer grades of W&D, try a fine grade rubbing compound followed by T Cut and then the polish & wax.

 

[sonar]

G3. Polish rubbed in as the bottle says in circles.
polish off with a dry soft cloth.

works every time.

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[Jamesh]

Wax on,wax off, that's what I was taught at karate school...!

 

[sonar]

Wax on,wax off, that's what I was taught at karate school...!

Was that before or after painting the fence.

 

[Jake Royd]

Thanks for this , lots of good info.
The surface I have now looks almost perfect viewed straight on but view at an angle and you can see the loss of shine.
I have noted that the 'gelcoat' or outer coat is very thin so I have to be careful now to remove the minimum I need to.