Glossing w/ RR

General Discussion
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Alright I saw a couple posts about this but I wanted to get further clarification.

Using RR for a board and am getting to the polishing stage, about to finish her up.

Sanded it to 600 and I bought some Maguires compound and swirl remover from foamez. 

Thing is I feel that Im not getting the pop and shine like my old poly boards. Maybe my polish skills suck or maybe Im not using the right compund.

Word on the street I hear is a compound called “Shurlustre”. I saw Greg and Kokua talk about it which seems to get the job done. 

 

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I use poly glossing resin when I glass with RR epoxy, if I want a real shine.

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if you want epoxy to polish ,,, then you need to step the grits down or up to past 1000 grit

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alright awesome guys thank you. one more q though.  would maguires polish work well? i used it after a 600 wet sand and didnt really do the trick.  next board ill take your word to go past 1000 but im just wondering if i got the right polish and compound

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if using maguires you should be using diamond cut, just my .02 i dont use it, than go to your polish. 

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wet 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, and then compound.

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Saying Maguires polish is like saying...I have a surfboard? What kind paint, fiberglass, RV. What level of cut? Cut and polish etc.

 

What you need is a true polish. to make it shine..no cut

 

Good luck polishing epoxy. I never try to polish epoxy.  I spray over it with something clear and hard, then shine it up.

Sand smooth to 500 or less depending on how well you get the previous scratches out. Then get a wool bonet and use cutting compound any kind will do.  Then use Perfect It machine polish #06064 with the Black Perfect it foam polishing pad #05738. Then use Perfect it Ultrafine machine Polish with Blue Ultrafine foam pad #05751.  

Do not use a wool bonet with polishing. Wool bonets are used for cutting.  Use a foam pad for the delicate polishing at the end.

Better polishing through chemicals...not elbow grease.

 

No need to take a board to 1000 grit, just wasting time and effort.