I just finished removing my traction mats. I tried a number of approaches I saw on RU-vid. They all were not very good. I then tried 3M’s adhesive remove. It worked great. I used Googone on the last bit of glue. Worked great. I had scratches like you. I used a 2 part epony to fill deep scratches and painted with 2 part marine paint that was a perfect match. Your video was really good and helped.
Happy to hear! Yeah, I thought the other RU-vid vids made it look way too easy. Or they just scratched the crap out of their gelcoat and didn't care. I've been thinking that masking/taping around the mats first could prevent the scraping. Maybe next time!
Instead of adding on more Matt’s with glue, tape off where you want to put your Matt’s and sand it with 80 grit and spray on bed liner. It’s waterproof and will never fade or peel off because you have a mechanical bond with the 80 grit sand scratches and you can use whatever color you want !
I have not done anything near this size but you can go to a auto paint supply store and buy a rubber wheel that looks like a big eraser. They use it to take off the adhesive from badges without hurting the paint. Again, nothing this large.
Looks great, so im about to pick up the same ski, (2 of them) but 2006's and Im probably going to do the same thing you just did and the straight pipe too.
Nice! I think they're known to be a pretty reliable motor and platform so a great ski to buy used. If I were to do the mats again I would mask off around the mats pretty heavy before I start scraping them off to prevent scratching. Good luck!
@@thehobbymechanic47 Thanks for the tip, and yea thats what I hear also. My buddy is deeeeep into ski's and he swears by yamaha. I used to have an old 2 stroke seadoo and that thing was comically bad lol. stocked to get in the water with these. im closing on a new house in 3 weeks and it was part of the deal with the house. low hrs and meticulously taken care of.
Some videos make it look easy and some don’t. Not going to lie, starting out was a little rough. It was easy once I got the hang of it though and finished product makes it worth the effort.
