How To Remove Oxidation & Buff a Boat | Revival Marine Care | Boat Detailing Tips

In todays video we recored an entire mobile boat detailing Job that we completed in Pensacola, FL.! The boat oxidation was so bad that we had to do a lot of dry sanding, compound and polish to bring this boat back to life! The Shine Supply Products absolutely killed it on todays job! Watch this video to take your Boat Detailing Business to the next level!
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** Timestamps **
00:00 Into Before Video
00:45 Job Intro
02:10 Topside Initial Wash
03:13 Topside Heavy Cut
04:24 Topside Medium Cut
05:38 Topside Polish
06:55 Topside Wash
08:18 Topside Wax
10:08 Hull Initial Wash
11:00 Hull Sanding
13:07 Hull Medium Cut
13:44 Hull Polish
14:36 Final Wash / Detail
16:48 Hull Ceramic Coating
18:34 Before & After Video
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[@Pickichvino]

Drake, you packed SO MUCH into this video. I asked you the other day if you would post a video about the fine detail the maxshine mini does on these center console, I take it back, you covered everything here! Thank you for helping all of us in the industry out with your videos!

[@DrakesDetailing]

You’re welcome! 💯💯 thanks for watching!

[@adalbertopagan7556]

I would like to see the face of the owner when he saw how gorgeous the boat now looks. Awesome job, Sir. 🫡

[@DrakesDetailing]

Ha ha yeah he was pretty happy, thank you so much!

[@taylorweick8688]

Prep wash and detail interior, head detailing, 2 cutting steps, another wash, protection step, decon and wash exterior, 5 sanding steps, 2 cutting steps, another full boat wash, more detailing, and a marine grade coating. I really hope u got around $200 a foot. This is an exhausting amount of work I hope u value yourself! Great job. I spent 2.5 days solo detailing and preparing a brand new ranger 25 footer that got a full marine grade coating and non skid got a si02 sealant so it wasn’t a slip hazard. I hooked that client up at 100 a foot on a brand new boat. He brings me a lot of work so I cut him slack.

[@DrakesDetailing]

Yep, ha ha it’s definitely a lot of work. I charge anywhere from $20-$25 per foot per step. 😎

@@DrakesDetailing Are You changing Your prices depends of size of boat? 50f. is not like 2x25f

[@brandonshea1521]

Ever think you're good at something and then see someone who is GOOD? 😅 You're killing it as always man. Excellent work!

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thanks bro!!😎

[@teamyachte]

Nice job with the guide coat. That’s something you don’t see everyday

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thanks man!

[@raulschwarz]

Amazing !!!

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thanks!!

[@djsassafrass9126]

SHEEEEEEZ!!!! Awesome job!!!

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thanks!!😊

[@internalbeats6870]

Gorgeous!

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thank you! 😊

[@gem7107]

Man, what a transformation!

[@DrakesDetailing]

🔥🔥🔥😎💯

[@c-ab1045]

Epic transformation. Cant wait to see the next video

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thanks bro!

In Norway for this kind of boat I have max two days work alone to get any money :D love Your work and Your customers who want to pay for extra steps

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thanks! Yes it’s definitely very rewarding work!

[@daryllarson9615]

Great job! you're amazing, nice skills

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thanks a lot!💯🔥🔥

[@sneakybeaver8866]

High quality video too man

[@DrakesDetailing]

😎Thanks, I try!

[@shaneselby2139]

Epic transformation man! Killing the game as always 💯

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thank you!!! 💯💯

[@scottsube1815]

Agreed, it had to be the best transformation yet. That boat was in pretty rough shape. Awesome Job!!!!

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thanks! I was indeed very proud of this one💯

[@napoleonramon9981]

Awesome job!!! I would like to see more videos like these and hopefully do something like this soon in the future 🙏

[@DrakesDetailing]

More to come!😎🔥

[@1stfrompuertorico568]

Superb how it turned out

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thank you! 💯

[@frankpuleo2009]

Drake glad to see some new vids back in Sunny Florida ! That wasn’t a transformation it was a restoration! Lol you guys rock it!! 😎

[@DrakesDetailing]

Appreciate it!! More to come 😎

[@jasonboudreau170]

Awesome work bro! I want to get my boat looking shiny like that.

[@DrakesDetailing]

Go for it bro! 😎🔥 just keep watching my videos, and always feel free to message me on Instagram or Facebook if you have any questions!

[@jasonboudreau170]

@DrakesDetailing Thanks man, I appreciate that. I love your videos. Super inspiring. Thanks again 👍

[@wescat2]

Great transformation. I love Ultra Lock+. I have two bottles. It's a fantastic sealant. All the prep for Beadlock was incredible.

[@DrakesDetailing]

Right on! Thanks! Patience is definitely the key to prep!

[@skullhart]

Absolutely incredible outcome. Bet the owners minds were blown.🎉

[@DrakesDetailing]

Yes they were! I love happy customers!

[@AlchemyYachtCare]

Awesome work! I just tackled a similar job and was a bit hesitant in dropping below 500 in the sanding process. But WOW the results speak for themselves great job as always!

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thanks so much!

[@DrAGCs]

good stuff brother tomorrow is my first ever boat detailing

[@DrakesDetailing]

Nice! Thanks 😊

[@markperkins8670]

Great Transformation! Your videos have taught me a lot and can’t wait to take this over to my boat. Can you make a video showing how you work between 3D emblems and decals?

[@DrakesDetailing]

Yes I can, however those tips and bits are mostly scattered throughout a lot of my videos

[@stormcerj]

I need more of how to get under the cleats with a buffer lol

[@chuckhill2426]

Great vid Great Work! How much better does adding the Jescar Powerlock with a DA compare to just a wipe on/wipe off? Since it's already gone through the Chop Top step! Thanks for your time.

[@DrakesDetailing]

It always help and you heat sealant up when you apply it, which the machine can do because it can go a lot faster than you physically can with your arm

[@mmonte60]

What did you put on that steering wheel, I missed that part. looks real nice 👌

[@DrakesDetailing]

Shine supply cloud 9 metal polish.

[@perillarecords]

Congratulations, your videos are a tutorial, one question is what type of guns did you use to wash the boat? did you also use a hydroyet? Thanks!

[@DrakesDetailing]

Here’s the pressure washing gun I use: www.detailedimage.com/DI-Accessories-M12/MTM-Hydro-Easy-Hold-SGS28-Spray-Gun-P2473/

[@MrTfhodge]

DR - thank you for all the videos - could you use a Dewalt (DWE6423) Random Orbit Sander for the orange CCS + Chop Top step??

[@DrakesDetailing]

No, either use a forced rotation machine or a DA polisher

[@MrZX1409]

@@DrakesDetailing Exactly what is a force rotation machine, i have two Torq brands form chemical Guys Torq10FX & Torq Q22D orbital polishers?

[@Christian_Tango_Christ]

What do you suggest for detailing a waverunner that has been sitting next to the ocean for 5 years. It is sun faded and slight rusting on some of the hardware with minor marine growth staining on hull and jet unit housing. I have a powerful pressure washer and On and Off cleaner for hull.

[@DrakesDetailing]

You can use the pressure washer and an off cleaner for the growth on the bottom. As for the gel coat, I would use a heavy cut compound, such as shine supply heavy cut with a wool pad and a rotary, then work it down with chop top by shine supply, then polish with shine supply wake-up shinesupply.com/products/wake-up-326oz?_pos=1&_sid=e58cbd030&_ss=r shinesupply.com/collections/marine-products/products/chop-top-8oz shinesupply.com/collections/marine-products/products/heavy-cut shinesupply.com/collections/pads-applicators/products/wool-pad shinesupply.com/collections/pads-applicators/products/buff-and-shine-wool-pad shinesupply.com/collections/pads-applicators/products/hdo-orange-foam-cutting-polishing-pad Please feel free to use my discount code: DRAKE15 at checkout 😎

[@peterjurenovskis5933]

I love your videos. You typically use the white heavy cut wool pad and yellow medium wool pads. Using the cleaning spur, how many pads of each kind do you use on a boat…or how many boats can you do with a single pad of each?

[@DrakesDetailing]

Hey bro, it all really depends on how big the boat, what kind of shape it is in, and what steps I do do it. On a 40 foot boat that’s pretty oxidized I go through about two pads for wall with the buffing, and about five phone pads. The foam pads breakdown a lot quicker than the wool.

[@peterjurenovskis5933]

Thanks for the quick response. The wool pads you use are 8”. What size is your backing plate?

[@doug2202]

Great video. Curious what would a major detail like that cost?

[@DrakesDetailing]

It all depends, my typical pricing structure is anywhere from $25-$30 per foot, per step that I do to the boat

[@rileyklepacki2761]

Hey Drake! What made you decide to go with a full fry sand instead of wet sanding?

[@DrakesDetailing]

Hey bro! You actually take away less gelcoat when you are dry sanding, and you get the same results after you buff it out😎

[@thomasnorbut5156]

Awesome! What do you suggest I do to a boat that had poly glow that is in bad shape? Clean it and use it again or just follow your lead on all the detailing? The boat is a 2004 Trophy Pro 235 and the hull color is green. Have an awesome day! Respectfully, Thomas

[@DrakesDetailing]

It’s going to need to stripped and sanded down. That stuff is a real bear to remove!

[@marcusa4846]

What’s the best method used for removing bugs from the deck and center console from traveling?

[@DrakesDetailing]

If you do a lot of trailering, I’d do a ceramic coating. The bugs will literally come off with just hitting it with a hose. Hope this helps!

[@LugnutsCarCare]

You killed it brotha! How much do supplies typically cost on a job like that?

[@DrakesDetailing]

DM me on Instagram

[@GhostyTheAlpha]

Roughly How many hours did it take you to get it done, the boat looks extremely awesome,

[@DrakesDetailing]

This boat was about two days, all set and done

[@bryanrobason6412]

Hey drake, just tackled my 36' luhrs sportfish on my own with your videos. One question, on the jescar powerlock ultra when i went to wipe it off it come off gummy and extremely hard to wipe off. Did i put it on too heavy? I waited nearly an hour before starting to wipe off. Thanks!

[@DrakesDetailing]

Hey bro! Was it in high heat? If you waited an hour and it was hot out that could very well be the case. In extreme temperatures, there’s no reason to wait over 30 min

[@bryanrobason6412]

@@DrakesDetailing nope 70-75. It was weird.

[@saulcovarrubias9010]

Question brother if a customer ask to just remove oxidation what would you recommend as far as a package. I’m new to boat detailing and would like some guidance. I recently did a boat with heavy cut compound and polish on the gelcoat but I notice that you do 2 more steps. I want to do the job right. The gelcoat came out great but I want to ensure to the client that I’m doing my best and charging accordingly to what I’m doing. Blessings!!!

[@DrakesDetailing]

Hey bro, as far as a package goes, a oxidation removal package basically starts with the removal of oxidation as needed, then after the oxidation is removed, you also have to finish out and swear we remove the gel coat, then seal it. You can’t just remove the oxidation and not finish it out, that won’t leave it looking very good. So my two extra steps after the actual compounding step is just to ensure the best quality shine and protection so the major oxidation doesn’t happen again.

[@godleyjean-jacques3126]

Man I really wish u start those courses back up because I wanna learn this skill

[@DrakesDetailing]

I gotta get some things business things in order first! They will be back 🤘

[@godleyjean-jacques3126]

@@DrakesDetailing I’m praying for it 💯

[@ClintDavis-lu7fx]

What do you charge for something like this ? Awesome job by the way !

[@DrakesDetailing]

Hey bro! Thanks! My pricing structure is anywhere from $15-$20 per foot, per step.

[@jeffeisenzapf4131]

Hey Drake top notch work as always bro!! So you change sandpaper? Did you say sunmight ?

[@DrakesDetailing]

Yes the sand paper is Sunmight Finishing Film Discs

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thank you for watching! 💯

[@jeffeisenzapf4131]

Cool I’m going to try some! I always look forward to your videos after attending your training class you made me the detailer I am today and I’m thankful! Enjoy your weekend!

[@robvetrano4564]

why the switch from the rupes rotary on the inside to the makita on the hull?

[@DrakesDetailing]

That was a machine rotary, but I used that on the topside because it’s lighter and easier to maneuver. I need the extra power on the hull. That’s why I switched. Great question! 💯

[@jasoneaton29]

Why use power lock instead of ultra lock?

[@DrakesDetailing]

@@jasoneaton29 I have about 40 bottles of power lock in stock 💯 both are good!

[@ryanruiz3819]

So I followed this last year, sand, heavy cut, chop top and power lock and my boat came out amazing. For this year do I have to chop top or can I just use wake-up and power lock?

[@DrakesDetailing]

If it still looks good, just polish with wake up and top it with powerlock 💯

[@Squeegeeclean]

Hey Drake if the wake up is a one step polish and protect what’s the advantage of using power lock as well? Also if you use wake up could you ceramic coat it afterwards?

[@Natural-Pulse]

Yo Drake been watching for a year, are you still using abranets for dry sanding and how many passes do you do when dry sanding? Thanks

[@DrakesDetailing]

Hey bro! Yes I’ll still use them. It’s about two passes per sanding step.

[@Natural-Pulse]

@@DrakesDetailing I appreciate it, you’re a legend.

[@bowang8747]

After you apply the power lock and it's been 4-6 months, can you apply the power lock again directly after a wash?

[@bowang8747]

By the way, I would've loved to see the customer's reaction. You guys did a great job on this and were meticulous.

[@DrakesDetailing]

You definitely can 😎

[@coryhunt7424]

Dangggg dude

[@DrakesDetailing]

Wild huh! That boat was crazy

[@SStav]

Just curious, What does a service like this cost?

[@DrakesDetailing]

Around $15-$20 per foot, per step

[@westlakejp]

The black rotary polisher looks like a Rupes. You list a Makita in the description. Hate to question, but are you sure?

[@DrakesDetailing]

I use both Makita and Max rotary now. The rotary you saw in this video was a max shine, they are both great machines. maxshineusa.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyrHA8fSBhQMVvk5HAR0e1wuWEAAYAiAAEgJfefD_BwE

[@westlakejp]

@@DrakesDetailing thanks man! I see it now. I have been looking at the Rupes 19e to match my other Rupes polishers but this one for my boat. You don’t use this one, any specific reason?

[@skatejoni1]

Amazing job!! What did you charged and how many days did it take you?:)

[@DrakesDetailing]

I charge around $20 per foot, per step that I do to the boat. This job took about 3-4 days

[@jacobwilson4952]

What do you mean by "per step"? Thanks for any insight. @@DrakesDetailing

[@dean7416]

Man what a transformation! I know that customer was ecstatic! How many days did this take? And roughly what did you quote the client at?

[@DrakesDetailing]

Hey bro! This took about three days, my quoting system is typically $30 per foot per step

[@angelone7202]

Phenomenal amount of work and attention to detail. Incredibly beautiful final product. I'm sure the customer was beyond delighted with the final appearance of his beautiful boat. Great job!!

[@henryohrazda9880]

Great vid but the background noise “music” was a bit loud

[@DrakesDetailing]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@roberttorres9117]

Was that a 5 day project with 2 guys start to finish?

[@DrakesDetailing]

It took me about 7 days a few of those days I was alone on the job

[@dylanmclemore2987]

@@DrakesDetailingi'm trying to start my own boat detailing business how much are you charging for something like this?

[@grendevil]

Great transformation. If you're a boat owner and only had one machine for heavy/medium cut and polish, would a forced rotation be a mistake? I'm looking for good, not amazing results.

[@DrakesDetailing]

If you want one machine that you technically can do it all with, a rotary buffer would probably be your best pet. It can cut really heavy, but you can also finish with it, it just won’t be the absolute prettiest. If forest rotation machine can remove swirls and create an amazing finish, but at the end of the day it can’t remove severe oxidation.

[@davidkuperschmid5274]

Now I feel like an idiot paying my local guys for a shitty job. Train some guys and send them to Montauk!

[@DrakesDetailing]

😎👍🏻😉

[@jehines3]

You move to a product other than Mirka and sort of just gloss over that. Care to share a bit more or do you still have some support language you are working through. I need to sand my flybridge exterior this season and interested.

[@DrakesDetailing]

I switch to sunmight finishing sanding discs because they save me Monday and honestly seem to hold up better than the mirka ones.

[@jehines3]

Thanks this is good to know. Another great video and excellent results as always. I’m assuming this was two guys four days. When you close out videos, a summary of man hours and products would be valuable. I know people that pay up for this service watch these videos and need to u destined how much effort and product this chews through. So glad to see you back and enjoying what you do.

[@studdboyz75]

You mentioned running 1200-1800 RPM on the heavy cut. Did you stay with that speed on following steps?

[@DrakesDetailing]

Each step gets increasingly faster… your start out with your initial cutting step relatively slow, then work each compound and polish after that a little bit higher each time.