Bought a 77 Ski Natique and have been restoring it as we use it. It is a labor of love, but the compliments make all the work worth while. I grew up skiing behind these old boats and have always love them, and had to have one in my old age, and now my 19 year old will have a boat to inherit. So great to see your family helping out, not to mention the memories of restoring these boats and the fun you all get to have on the water. Thanks for documenting your journey.
THANKS FOR DOING THIS.. people just don't realize how hard that is to do. Plus to take the time to film it. Thanks is not enough but thanks I do enjoy watching .
Just stumbled across your channel. Great name. Very informative content. Thanks. I just bought my first ski boat. 19tf south Australian built Camero Nordic, holden 308. I’m going to try restore the gel coat and some blister repairs. Looking forward to following your channel. Subbed. 👍🏻
“High vibration to finish” ideally when using one of these double action polishers, you don’t want any vibration you would probably know that if you ever use a decent DA instead of that harbor freight junk
For proper compounding, you should use equality 7 buffer with a well-made wool bonnet the HarborFreight dual action orbiter shown in this video is more useful for waxing and wax removal. If you plan on doing a job like this, do yourself a favor get a quality one that will produce less vibrations and doesn’t scream at insane decibel levels
I've been watching your videos and finding them useful. In this video I was hoping to see if you were able to buff out the left over decal markings. I would have found that very helpful. I saw you applying a liberal amount of compound but I never saw you take any off. I thought most compounds dried to a haze and then buffed off. With the 3M compound you used do you just keep buffing it in, never letting it dry, until there is no sign of it? Or did you just not show the step where you buffed out the dried compound?
I have a old ski nautique I’m about to start this process on. Mine is very oxidized. Do you have an idea on how much of the products you put links for i should order? Gallon or quesr compound. How many pack of sandpaper. Thanks
Wife here. You want at least 6-10 of the sandpaper. The compound you won’t need a gallon. The wet sanding process is the majority of the work and you use water and dawn dish soap for that.
You may have a hard time with that company. Correct Craft keeps its own website and inventory. They stock much more classic stuff than others at Nautiqueparts.com. That’s where these decals come from.
We did not wet sand the black. We did that on the first Nautique restoration and could see scratches from the wet sanding when it was all done. The product for the cracks is called Magic Easy.
Using expensive compound with cheap harbor, freight pads is literally defeating the purpose spend a couple of extra bucks for decent pads from chemical guys. They will last longer and give you better results.
Bought a 77 Ski Natique and have been restoring it as we use it. It is a labor of love, but the compliments make all the work worth while. I grew up skiing behind these old boats and have always love them, and had to have one in my old age, and now my 19 year old will have a boat to inherit. So great to see your family helping out, not to mention the memories of restoring these boats and the fun you all get to have on the water. Thanks for documenting your journey.
Thanks so much!
3m eraser wheels takes stickers right off! The Amazon knock offs work great too
I bought a couple Ski Nautique boats. An 85 and a 92 to rejuvenate myself. Thanks for the videos!
THANKS FOR DOING THIS.. people just don't realize how hard that is to do. Plus to take the time to film it. Thanks is not enough but thanks I do enjoy watching .
Yes it is! Thanks for watching!
I’m dreading the hours of work, but so looking forward to the end result.
It means a lot more when you do the work yourself.
Just stumbled across your channel. Great name. Very informative content. Thanks. I just bought my first ski boat. 19tf south Australian built Camero Nordic, holden 308. I’m going to try restore the gel coat and some blister repairs. Looking forward to following your channel. Subbed. 👍🏻
Awesome! I’m way behind on videos, so there’s lots more to come. Good luck this boat. Would love to see a pic of it.
@@MakeSkiBoatsGreatAgain it’s a nice ski boat. 1980 built. Silver flake with clear gel coat. I can email you a pic if you like
coming along nicely
Awesome work. I really enjoy the videos. Keep em coming!!
Thanks, will do!
Love the shout out to harbor freight... no need for expensive ass tools... :-)
“High vibration to finish” ideally when using one of these double action polishers, you don’t want any vibration you would probably know that if you ever use a decent DA instead of that harbor freight junk
I noticed the graphics going on today. Love the red accents!
Thanks! They turned out great. Making me want to change the upholstery design, but it’s already been ordered.
Great job, letting your kids use power tools without eye and ear protection
Thanks grandpa. We’re very thankful he’s still alive.
How do you know when to switch to a higher grit sandpaper?
The polisher you used, is it a variable speed orbital polisher? Or does it spin like a sander?
Variable speed orbital
For proper compounding, you should use equality 7 buffer with a well-made wool bonnet the HarborFreight dual action orbiter shown in this video is more useful for waxing and wax removal. If you plan on doing a job like this, do yourself a favor get a quality one that will produce less vibrations and doesn’t scream at insane decibel levels
love it - have you considered a ceramic coat too?
You don't ceramic older boats. The pores are too big and expand too easily.
@@Local_Boydidgood good to know - not very familiar with these older boats, so doing my research and learning.
I've been watching your videos and finding them useful. In this video I was hoping to see if you were able to buff out the left over decal markings. I would have found that very helpful. I saw you applying a liberal amount of compound but I never saw you take any off. I thought most compounds dried to a haze and then buffed off. With the 3M compound you used do you just keep buffing it in, never letting it dry, until there is no sign of it? Or did you just not show the step where you buffed out the dried compound?
I don't let these compounds dry before this buffing process. You are either thinking of wax or I am wrong.
3M Adhesive Remover works great. Goof Off not so much!
I have a old ski nautique I’m about to start this process on. Mine is very oxidized. Do you have an idea on how much of the products you put links for i should order? Gallon or quesr compound. How many pack of sandpaper. Thanks
Wife here. You want at least 6-10 of the sandpaper. The compound you won’t need a gallon. The wet sanding process is the majority of the work and you use water and dawn dish soap for that.
where do you get the decals? I have a 90 Mastercraft with old decals that I wouldn’t mind changing.
You may have a hard time with that company. Correct Craft keeps its own website and inventory. They stock much more classic stuff than others at Nautiqueparts.com. That’s where these decals come from.
Did you wet sand the black top of the dashboard before you polished it? What did your wife use to fill in the cracks?
We did not wet sand the black. We did that on the first Nautique restoration and could see scratches from the wet sanding when it was all done. The product for the cracks is called Magic Easy.
You guys wet sanded with an electrical orbital sander?
She has used an orbital sander and it has worked. She’s also used a dual action polisher too.
How’d the sides turn out?
Will post a picture once decals and pin striping are on!
Using expensive compound with cheap harbor, freight pads is literally defeating the purpose spend a couple of extra bucks for decent pads from chemical guys. They will last longer and give you better results.
Yes, Planning to upgrade them. But always appreciate professional experts watching these videos.
Not impressed. You could have done a wet sand cut and buff and made it look new again