Here in the UK I have a Montauk 150. My respect to both Jon K for a beautiful 230 Dauntless Whaler, to you for your excellent work and videos. My best refurbishment job so fsr has been to my boats black rub rail. Boston Whaler have yt vid on this, but it goes all by hand you mask of top and bottom of the rub rail then with several grit grades of paper stepping up from course 100,s up to the 1000’s. Just back and fourth it is a long job dusty bits everywhere. Then finish off with Acetone rubbed over the RR to just seal in the surface. Dress it with a nice matt finish or gloss trim or car wheel dressing and boom the look is amazing and with some hard work yet really, little in cost of materials. It is a great refresh to the look of your boat. Cheers
Yo Drake, I just got into detailing boats about two years ago in New Jersey and I just stumbled into your videos recently. The results you get are incredible and the tips are truly helping me! I have been watching and yes of course liking as many videos as I can. I have so many questions as I am watching about certain nuances but just slowly picking up more as I watch more videos. Regardless, thank you very much and keep the videos coming, no detail of how you get the job done right is too small to share!
Dude... you're videos are taking my detailing to from a good detailer, to a grrrreat detailer. Definitely going to add the grios and flex to the arsenal! I'm a Marine tech by trade... but detailed for awhile when I first got into the field, and with a buddy with his own detailing business in Florida. So I'm atech first, detailer second... between consulting w/ my buddy and watching your videos, it's really helped me alot in just the few days of discovering your videos. I just started my own marine service & detail business last summer, so I've been getting back into buffing/ detailing again and i was having a problem with this boat i was buffing and saw one of your videos and it immediately helped me. I was working it too fast. Slowed it down & followed the side/side- up/down- side/ side method and BAM. Been watching/ listening to your videos all day today and learned a FUCK LOAD. from tools, products, pricing, quoting, what to look for and learning the wet sanding process. Just wanted to give you a shout out! And idk if you're the one doing the video editing or not...but it's phenomenal. Very engaging, good music and you do a kick ass job explaining everything. Now get your products back in stock so i can buy your shit!
Great video!! I snagged most of these products and had to start with hand wet sanding 320, 600, 1000. Other than that followed the steps. Boat is a 98 Hewes redfish 18 that looked like it has never been waxed or polished. It came out looking like new! Wish I could upload the photos!! Thx again for sharing!!! Mad props to you, took me 6hrs to do the left side!
I want to thank you for the tips. I tried to use other products because they were local but the results were sub par. Then I bought everything you used in the vid except used the Starke after the wet sand. My boat is a dark blue and it looks like a mirror. Thanks dude! 🤜🏼
Hey I'm from UK just started my boat detail business the techniques I've learnt from your videos have helped me no end and the word is getting around about my work and I'm getting busy 😀👍 thank you
Hi Matthew! Thanks man!!! if you would like some more tips I have an online course here available for purchase for detailing and general business stuff!! www.detailuni.com/
I am going to sand/polish my 23ft HydraSport this week & I will be referencing this video throughout the process. Thank you so much - Wish me luck heh!
When I get bad gel coat jobs I first do an acid wash to remove calcium build up, helps so much when I start sanding and buffing , game changer. Good job man. 👏
@@MrRedex88 Thanks for the reply. Do you think its safe to use on a black colored gelcoat boat? I think i have alot of wax buildup combined with oxidation.
Ive been a detailer for 23 years now and it looks like you really have it down well.I use the Rupes and the Makita orbital with a double sided wool pad.I use Sonax compounds and they work great, little dust and don't dry out fast.Also 99 percent of my jobs are now ceramic coated, that stuff is amazing.
This was by far one of my favorites vids of yours!!! #2 is the restoring non-skid. You are really talented man. & awesome that you are sharing it. I’ll make sure I get my stuff through your links. Can’t wait to do this to mine.
Great video as always Drake! hats off to you for being such a great teacher and sharing your knowledge with the world. And for having a crazy stupid simple system that anybody could understand. -Alfonso Next level Marine
Im about 1/8 through my boat using everything from this video except the power lock (may use a good wax but not sure yet). The results of the wet sand, Ardex 600 and Merzerna 400 are incredible.
@@DrakesDetailing very excited. I have a 10 year old, black hulled boat. This combo is finally what I needed. Any other suggestions or tips for a black hull?
I left a comment and ask a question while watching. Now that the video in over I just have to say that you really know what you are doing. I have sanded and buffed for years and could leave a book of advice. But still I am very impressed!!.. My knowledge or skill with a buffer doesn’t even touch yours….
Great tutorial. I was old school before I watched your videos. I would aproch doing boats like when I do cars. Now if there is any chaulk at all I go straight to at least 1000 wet sand or if needed 500 them 1000. Thanks for what you do. I'll be getting my supplies through your website.
Great job done Drake not going to lie I learn some easy steps from you and that was a great idea by wet sanding the hull inside and out much respects hermano
Great advice on watching out for the polishing pad getting caught on something and the polisher going wild. A friend of mine was using a big drill that caught on something and the drill twisted and he broke his wrist. I would not want to get hit in the face with one of those!
First of all, beautifully done! All through the video i was wondering why you did not do the bottom of the boat. Yes, i know, it's a lot of work, but it keeps the boat in pristine condition. And when you do this on a yearly basis, the amount of work is doable. Thanks again for all the informative video's.
@@DrakesDetailing i understand, but you were talking about a full detail, so that’s why i was curious. I don’t understand the customer to be honest. Under the waterline maintenance is so important. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge about detailing, highly appreciated.
Ever tried Smoove products? If not, try just 1 bottle of the pro cut. I have brought some boats that were overcooked in the Florida sun back to life with that stuff and a wool pad. Loved the video and your attention to detail is impressive! I do restorations (mostly classic Makos) and seems like biggest part of restoration once structural and cosmetic repairs are made, im just an underpaid, glorified and well...broke detailer. Lol. I kind of do what ThatBoatGuy does, however, he finds all the good deals on facebook market.
I only wish I had the skills to get my recently purchased 1985 Tiara Pursuit looking that good. I'm dealing with good gel coat under old stickers and heavy oxidation on the rest. I'd be happy if it looked half as good as this boat did when you started. I have picked a few techniques though, so it should help. Thanks
Fabulously detailed videos! Learned so much. I have a boat I am working on that has a coupe top that is all chalk, no shine at all. Wet sand? Compound? I am going to check out every video you put out. Keep busting’ it!
Love the videos man. Just subscribed. Just bought a 2013 Regal 2500 and she needs some help. Trying to figure out if I want to tackle it or not. Wish you were closer to Jacksonville. Lol. Keep up the great videos!!
Thanks for the comment! It’s not extremely difficult it just takes a little bit of time and effort. But I promise you if you watch these videos and do exactly what I say the boat will look great and you will most likely be better than most boat detailers in your area! Haha
I'm in jacksonville and do boat detailing. I'd also say it says a lot about a detailer that is dedicated to it enough to watch others do it on RU-vid after doing it yourself all day. Lol. I mostly restore and flip my own boats but I do detail boats for a few people. My shop is off hekshire and 295. You can reach me at 7723807335.
Hello ! Thanks for the valuable information. I have a question. How can you wash boats under a pluming sun at 90 degrees ? Don't you have cooked water spots all over ? Is there a better boat soap to do it y=under the sun ? Is the soap removing your wax ? Thanks, George
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Funny, just checked out where you were. My hood. Even if you like to do things yourself it's still a good idea to get a professional to do an initial job.
Boat looks amazing as always from you!, had a question though, out of all the compounds and polishes that you have used what is the best for each step after doing a 1000g sanding (first cut, second cut, third cut, polish, ceramic)?
Hey Drake, one extra question.... Do you wash the boat before doing all the steps? just to get rid of all the waterline marks, rust marks and dust on the boat? thanks , again great videos, Alex from Italy
I feel like having your videos is like a cheat code😂. It saves us so much time.😊 One question, where I come from there are no ardex 600 but I find some Meguiers oxidation removal(heavy cut compound it says) do you thing it will work the same? And no such a thing as forced pads, there is some Chemical guys pads, rupes and a lot cheap no names, what I need to look for when choosing one? Any difference in steps doing sea boats? Thank you for everything, God bless 🙏👍
Hey there! Meguires oxidation removal is terrible for removing oxidation. It is no where near Ardex 600. Ardex will work way better. I’m not a fan of Meguires anything
@@DrakesDetailing maybe then 3M Perfect It gelcoat heavy cut compound? Basically only thing same in Europe what is in your videos is Menzerna because it's German made 😀
@@DrakesDetailing I think the sanding as I’ve never done and and afraid I may scratch it. The other part looks easy. It’s a Mastercraft X7 I have that needs to be done. It’s very oxidated
Awesome videos! I've got a 10 year old 21ft Tidewater bay boat I've owned since new and have some yellowing, especially on the console. I can't wait to try this! A couple of questions.. 1) What speed do you run the Abralon pads? 2) I have dual chrome looking vinyl stripes running along the water line. Can I run over these and the decals with all of the steps or should I avoid them with the Abralons? 3) Can I use 303 Fabric on vinyl cushions? 4) What boat do you personally have? We go to Orange Beach for a week every summer and run between FloraBama Yacht Club, Pirates Cove and Robinson's Island. Thanks for hooking us up with the videos! Mark from Oxford, MS.
@@DrakesDetailing On a related note, can you recommend anyone near Jersey City? I was planning to do this myself, mostly because I wouldn't be able to trust random detailer to do a proper job.
Looks great as always! How often do you think you can work on the gelcoat with the Menzerna 400 without removing too much gelcoat at some point !? Thank you! Greetings from Germany, Berlin.
Menzerna 400 is more of a polish on gel coat boats! You can use it many times without any issues! Also, you can use menzerna 2500 for lighter polishing
Yes it can! Don’t do a thick layer, you do not need much. Just a thin layer will be great. If you do a thick layer In the sun it can be hard to take off
I hope I can make this question make sense. When you said you found yourself pushing and working harder with the white pad and then you went to the blue pad- what are you looking for on the gel coat that tells you that you should go up to the blue pad? Thanks as always!
Its kinda hard to explain that over a comment ha... Mainly looking for the clarity, to see if I am removing all of the scratches form the sanding. It wasn't removing them easy so I was having to push hard to dig them out
When your hull is very chalky, would you dry sand with 800 and then go wet with 1000, and if so, when do you know to make the switch to 1000, will a shine start with the 800? Thank you!
Awesome job as always bro! Any tips for getting under the cleats without removing them? I'm thinking of a polishing attachment for a dremel but your advice would be great
Great video thanks for sharing! I have the same exact buffer/polisher. Mine is a 6 inch but yours looks bigger than that. Are you using oversized pads our is the camera just making them look bigger? Thanks Friend!!.. I see now that you are using bigger pads at times. Thanks again!!..
I can't thank you enough for this informative video! I am a boat owner and followed this step by step with all of the products in the link and my boat looks brand new. I am ready to tackle my other boat now. Will this be the same process for a navy blue hull? Thanks again!
Beautiful job. I had my boat detailed this spring and the black hull came out great, but the gentleman told me that the white topsides and interior were too far oxidized to restore. When I saw your process it made me think that I was mis-informed...as long as you don't go through the gelcoat, it can be brought back. What are your thoughts on this matter?
Yes you are correct. However, if the gel coat is too thin you can’t restore it because you might go right through it, that’s what your detailer may have been trying to tell you
I'd like to see how to properly do an aluminum boat. We just got a used one and some point in its life it looks like someone either tried to buff it or maybe steel wool it and left swirl marks. Just curious if you can do anything for that and what a good sealant or whatnot would be.
