Quik Sand out Oxidation

 

📹 Video Overview

Title: Quik Sand Eliminates a Sanding Step?! Easy Way to Remove Oxidation on Gelcoat Boats! — a recent upload from Starke Yacht Care 

Purpose: Demonstrates a streamlined method for restoring severely oxidized gelcoat surfaces using Quik Sand, a product designed to bypass traditional sanding steps. It targets heavy oxidation on gelcoats and aims to reduce the messy, time-consuming work of dry or wet sanding. 

Key Segments:

• Introduction & Problem Statement: The host highlights challenges with heavy gelcoat oxidation and explains why traditional sanding is tedious and potentially harmful to the finish.

• Product Demonstration: Side-by-side comparisons show how Quik Sand replaces P800–P1000 grit sanding, effectively removing P400–P600 scratches when worked with a rotary polisher, without creating dust.

• Process Steps:

  1. Clean the surface thoroughly

  2. Apply Quik Sand on a wool pad attached to a rotary polisher

  3. Work the product at moderate RPMs to restore shine

  4. Follow up with a finer polish like Blaze or Level R for finishing
     
     

• Before/After Results: The host reveals a dramatic transformation—oxidation lifted, color depth restored, and minimal swirls when finishing with polishing compounds. 

Benefits Highlighted:

• Eliminates the need for heavy dry or wet sanding

• Reduces dust and cleanup time

• Saves effort while delivering high material removal power

• Ideal when oxidation is a major concern on tooling or gelcoat surfaces

• Compatible with further polishing steps using compounds like Blaze (for swirl reduction) or Level R (for deeper defects)

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