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Post by tankrat on Jan 16, 2023 20:24:20 GMT
Hi, I have a 45ft narrowboat and the paint has become very dulled and chalky .I usually was and wax the boat in spring and this year I have treated myself to a Draper 5" polishing tool with variable speed. I have Bullet colour restorer and Craftmaster wax to finish.I am however baffled by the various coloured pads available to use on this type of machine. Can anyone shed some light on the issue please? thanks
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Post by on Jan 16, 2023 20:57:25 GMT
T Cut is supposed to be good.
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Post by Aloysius on Jan 17, 2023 4:25:29 GMT
The machine polisher thingy is a bit aggressive and best used with a lambswool pad. The foam pads are generally used where there is access to lots of clean water to lubricate the polishing process otherwise there is a likelihood of removing more paint then might be desired. Much care is needed around the edges of things to avoid damage which cannot easily be managed with a MOP.
Here is a very dull vid featuring a very dull man explaining how to do it which reassuringly features a narrowboat. He does not use a power tool.
T-Cut would be a poor choice for large areas. Andrew has only ever polished one piece of equipment and it wasn't a boat.
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Post by on Jan 17, 2023 6:17:19 GMT
Many yars ago I used to polish the sides of my narrow boat using T Cut.
This is actually true. It does work. I did it manually using a cloth.
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Post by Aloysius on Jan 17, 2023 7:27:56 GMT
T-Cut is polish designed to rejuvenate paint, and yes it does work. But it's also rather coarse and aggressive, intended for use on areas of damage often prior to localised repainting. Polishing a wide area is more about 'buffing' with something that provides a much gentler 'exfoliant' to remove the least thickness of paint possible.
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Post by tankrat on Jan 17, 2023 8:41:44 GMT
Good morning and thank you for the replies, they're very helpful.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 17, 2023 8:52:36 GMT
T-Cut is polish designed to rejuvenate paint, and yes it does work. I would describe T-Cut as a cutting compound rather than a polish. I would only use it on seriously oxidised paint.
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Post by Tony Dunkley on Jan 18, 2023 9:22:33 GMT
Hi, I have a 45ft narrowboat and the paint has become very dulled and chalky .I usually was and wax the boat in spring and this year I have treated myself to a Draper 5" polishing tool with variable speed. I have Bullet colour restorer and Craftmaster wax to finish.I am however baffled by the various coloured pads available to use on this type of machine. Can anyone shed some light on the issue please? thanks Your best source of advice is a professional boat painter called Dave Moore. He doesn't post here on Thunderboat, but does post over on the CWDF forum, . . and I'm sure he will respond if you repeat your query over there. If you do contact Dave via CWDF, please be good enough to pass on the following message for me :- Re, your thread < www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/117252-mystery-painter-any-thoughts/ > - I'd say, without any hesitation or doubt, that the handbowl you were asking about was painted at Lee's and Atkin's Dock at Polesworth, . . and that opinion is based on what I remember of the decoration on a nose-tin and a handbowl that belonged to Henry Grantham's father.
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Post by on Jan 18, 2023 9:40:05 GMT
The last comment on that thread says Atkins of Polesworth.
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Post by Aloysius on Jan 18, 2023 10:25:00 GMT
Are you suggesting Tony's memory is something less than eidetic? How very dare you, impudent pup.
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Post by on Jan 18, 2023 12:08:41 GMT
No. Someone has already identified it as being from there so if Tony had read that he could then just form the undoubtable view that is where it is from and attribute it to his own memory when in fact someone else has actually written it down already.
Although in fairness the people who suggested this don't seem as sure as Tony is.
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Post by Aloysius on Jan 18, 2023 12:55:09 GMT
Or perhaps Tony is once again shown to be a posturing fraud. It's a mystery.
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Post by Tony Dunkley on Jan 18, 2023 18:38:19 GMT
Hi, I have a 45ft narrowboat and the paint has become very dulled and chalky .I usually was and wax the boat in spring and this year I have treated myself to a Draper 5" polishing tool with variable speed. I have Bullet colour restorer and Craftmaster wax to finish.I am however baffled by the various coloured pads available to use on this type of machine. Can anyone shed some light on the issue please? thanks Bumpety-bump, . . from earlier today. _________________________________________________ Your best source of advice for this query would be professional boat painter Dave Moore. He doesn't post here on Thunderboat, but does post over on the CWDF forum, . . and I'm sure he will respond if you repeat your query over there. If you do contact Dave via CWDF, please be good enough to pass on the following message for me :- Dave, reference your thread < www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/117252-mystery-painter-any-thoughts/ > - I'd say, without any hesitation or doubt, that the handbowl you were asking about was painted at Lee's and Atkin's Dock at Polesworth, . . and that opinion is based on what I remember of the decoration on a nose-tin and a handbowl that had belonged to (ex-boatman and lock keeper at Buckby in 1960's) Henry Grantham's father.
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Post by on Jan 18, 2023 18:56:50 GMT
Your comment has been copied across to the CWDF thread.
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