Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

Don S

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

I can't WAIT to see THIS answer!!!!!
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Come on, you're just as bad. :mad:
 

noideawhat

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

P.s.... Apparently you can use a drill:cool:
 

DeepBlue2010

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noideawhat

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

Lol thanks appreciate it. Finally someone saying "nice", instead of how dumb it is that I didn't buy a buffer lol, only half done bloody exhausting on the arms
 

Woodonglass

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

If you remember, I'm the one that told you that you could use a drill in the first place... Check Post #30. Not sure why you agreed with Don. I've always tried to tell you how to do this the most inexpensive way and never "Dis'd" you. Oh well, you did a good job so that's all that matters.
 

noideawhat

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

Oh no lol I ment to see the reply to the post, lol not that your bad. And thanks twas a pain in the ***
 

Don S

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

If you remember, I'm the one that told you that you could use a drill in the first place... Check Post #30. Not sure why you agreed with Don. I've always tried to tell you how to do this the most inexpensive way and never "Dis'd" you. Oh well, you did a good job so that's all that matters.


It's not about a particular post, it's the attitude. You are always right and everyone else is wrong, just like YD. It's not just this thread, it's this forum and any time you and YD reply in the same thread.
Starts with you two, and then anyone else that posts an opinion gets a shot fired at them.

People are tired of it, and so are the mods.
 

noideawhat

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

Either way thx for all the help everyone, made my boat not look Luke **** and didn't spend a tonne
 

noideawhat

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

Lol:D thx wish I could post a pic of how to convert a drill, but I'm using my phone for this. Kinda a pain in the .....
 

JBF 1962

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

Thanks for starting this thread noideawhat, now I've planned my boat buffing strategy, heading off to Princess Auto now! :D
 

mwe-maxxowner

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

I use a phone for all my internetting. Download a photobucket app. Upload your pics to photobucket then copy and paste the link it gives you into a thread. Easy as pie and it shows up as a larger size that doesn't need to be clicked on.
 

noideawhat

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

Lol no problem, I spent too long pondering how to do it and not screw it up. This thread was super helpful. And I'll check out the photo bucket app thx
 

Yacht Dr.

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

Let me get this straight. What you are basically saying is that you are always right and everyone else is always wrong.
Is that correct?

Not at all.

Buffing and sanding/buffing is an art ..

But Yes . if someone suggest that a little buff pad .. or a drill motor is going to Properly buff out a boat .. then I guess its just a simple polish. But thats NOT what we have from the OP. Its trying to get a Faded out boat Polished and shiny.

Yes a Drill motor can I guess Could do it .. if you like .. but would you suggest that a drill motor with an adapter polish pad would do just as good as a rotary ?

Yes .. sometimes I am Right and everyone else is Wrong .. to answer your question.

But sometimes the right way seems possible in the eyes of others..

YD.
 

noideawhat

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

I used a drill motor and a "little pad" and I believe I did it properly, it looked like **** before. And it doesnt now, so I assume I did it right.
 

QC

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

Silly you. Judging by results. Sheeesh :rolleyes: Rookie.
 

DeepBlue2010

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Re: Can this amount of fade be "fixed"

I do think we are missing the point here. Of course you can carve out the Statute of David with a sharpened flathead screw driver. It might take you 30 years but you will get there. You will probably finish faster with a good set of chisels or even a CNC doing the initial rough cuts for you.There is no right or wrong approach as long as we will reach the same results at the end. There are solutions that are more suitable for the set of constraints at hand and the variables you want to optimize for. I want to go faster -> Power tools. I want to save money and time is no issue -> hand tools. There are multiple solutions for any specific problem and they are all right (in a sense that they will solve the system in question) however, they are optimized differently based on a certain set of assumptions and constraints.

With that said, I think what concerns our moderators and frankly all of us is the approach and attitude of the contributors specially the senior and most experienced ones. Sometimes, you guys come across – and I am not saying that you are - as if you have a monopoly on the “right way” of doing things. You also come across as offended if someone else brings some food for thoughts as if by doing so, he/she don’t respect and appreciate your opinion. The truth is, as I can see from all the replies I read daily – everyone here knows who is who. New comers who don’t, will figure it out fast enough. In other words, please don’t think your opinion is not valued simply because someone is suggesting another approach or method that worked for him/her. You don’t need to get defensive and assert your authority as an expert. You have already won and earned our respect, long ago; now it your time to be the mentor and the guide who encourage and motivate. We look up to you guys but this doesn’t mean that you look down on us.
 
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