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pcumberpatch
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Initially Posted - 08/12/2012 :  13:42:48  Show Profile
After toiling in the heat to sand and paint bottom, we opted for the yard pro's to polish the white hull. The result is bright, shiny and ALMOND color instead if the original white. REALLY disappointed! Any ideas about what might have caused discoloration assuming proper technique? I think I read something about 3m products might cause yellowing.

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Newbie aboard Thisbe 1983 SK
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 08/12/2012 :  13:51:12  Show Profile
Some hulls were an almond tone--there's one in my area. Are you sure yours wasn't, and maybe the oxidation made it look whiter?

This might be one of them... from our gallery:
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pcumberpatch
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Response Posted - 08/12/2012 :  15:11:14  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Stinkpotter</i>
<br />Some hulls were an almond tone--there's one in my area. Are you sure yours wasn't, and maybe the oxidation made it look whiter?

This might be one of them... from our gallery:


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Thanks for insight! After some spot trials with other products we came to same conclusion that the boat is, in fact...almond, ecru, alabaster....rather fitting, as we're often accused of being "off color!"
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putzmeister
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Response Posted - 08/12/2012 :  17:42:48  Show Profile
Take a look at the "Before and After" picture in the first post in the link below:


http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/52772-tips-compound-polish-wax.html
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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 08/12/2012 :  20:05:53  Show Profile
OK, maybe a shiny white surface isn't as white as the "White Cliffs of Dover" (pure chalk). Looks good to me!
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 08/16/2012 :  20:12:08  Show Profile
Glad it turned out to be nothing! Someone makes a reddish colored rubbing compund. If you don't get it all off properly it can leave a tinted color after your polish.
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