Restoring a '08 22ve

[Vettedrmr]

You are making some serious progress. For the ghosts, I would recommend wet sanding with 2000 grit. Don't get the cheap stuff, but rather the 3M or equivalent. I bought the cheap Amazon sand paper and now I have to redo an entire side of my boat.

Took your advice, and spent some quality time (going REAL SLOW) with some 2000 grit 3M wet sanding on those areas. After the wet sanding I worked those areas again with a wool buffing wheel and 3M Heavy Cut (a more aggressive compound than the Perfect It EX). The combination of the two has just about eliminated the ghost lettering; now you need a bright LED light see any evidence of the prior letters.

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There's a detailer on Youtube (Local boydidgood) that has a ton of detailing videos on his channel. Shows what works, and how to get stuff done effectively. I'm a lot slower than he is, but I'm also doing ONE boat. Check out his channel if you're interested.

Have a good one,
Mike

[Vettedrmr]

Not a lot of photo opportunities recently. I've completed compounding the gel coat above the gunnel, including all of the interior. Why there? I don't really know where the edge lines are for the upholstery, so I figured do it all once. Still have to get a coat of wax to seal the surface, then I'll be ready for the cushions when they get here. To anyone that's ever wondered about compounding, I run my buffer as slow as possible with just light pressure, never staying in one spot. The results are certainly worthwhile, as this photo shows (left side compounded, right side not):

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Thanks to this forum, I also found Domed Numbers, which has logos in the Tige font. Unfortunately, they didn't have exactly the right perspective, apparently Tige compressed the width of the logo sometime after 2010. Fortunately, Domed Numbers took my measurements off my stern logo and made up a new design to fit my "box". I'll be trying it out in the next month or so, and if it works out hopefully it'll be available for other users of "vintage" Tige boats.

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That's about it for now; once I get the interior re-installed it'll be time for electrics (yay!).

Y'all have a good one,
Mike