There are a couple of good links on "sailnet" on this subject. Lots of positive feed on using a Makita 9227 buffer/sander. I recently purchased one and hopefully it will save time and shoulders.
--- In [email protected], Henry & Lynn Colgan Cohen <inishowenmu...@...> wrote: > > I faced the same situation last season. Bought the $29 buffer at West > Marine and also a combination compound/wax (West Marine brand). It did > a nice job removing 12 years' worth of crud from the hull, leaving a > wax finish. There's enough left in the container for this year, too. > Washing the hull first is a good idea, too. > > Henry Cohen > Ceol na Mara (hull #1956) > Rock Hall, MD > > > > On Mar 17, 2010, at 7:50 AM, Bryan <new_horizons...@...> wrote: > > > Anyone have any thoughts they'd like to share on how to clean and > > wax the C27 hull, and what products you'd suggest? I'm entering my > > 4th season as owner of Eos, and have never cleaned or waxed the > > hull. There are brown rust stains (ubiquitous from the Chesapeake > > environs) I'd like to remove, and undoubtedly some oxidation that > > could use buffing. I'm thinking of getting an orbital random buffer > > and pads to do the buffing/waxing job, and I could use some tips. > > > > Bryan Armentrout > > 1981 C27 "Eos" > > #5000 > > Edgemere, MD > > > > >
