Make your outboard look like new without painting

[@RobertClavin508]

Thank you for posting. I went out a bought a buffer and all the stuff. Great job explaining and demonstrating. My motor a 20 year mercury looks awesome. I haven’t even finished. Thank again!

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Thats great to hear! thank you for commenting and letting me know how your mercury is looking! Love hearing the my videos help folks!

[@302Camaro]

Thanks man, I'm in the process of renovating my 2 Yamaha cowlings but I'll save this video for the future.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Thank you very much! I hope they come out great!

[@wowgarrett777]

Pretty sure I was just driving next to you on 301, you’re the man!

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Yep was just heading home from Mississippi

[@robforsyth8254]

Ahh good to see another navy Jack Tarr here. 31 year veteran Aussie navy. Have a garage full of mercury outboards I am refurbishing and this is a godsend for me. Just repainted an ex Aussie army poly boat with a 25hp sea pro on it. Runs perfectly due to the anal army maintenance schedules but the poly boat will need a paint as the original colour has faded from cherry red to dog dick pink. Navy jokes will be inbound….at least I can be easily seen if I get in the shit on the water but a bonus is no one will want to borrow the thing. When the paint cures I will give this a go. Keep in touch shipmate.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

@robforsyth8254 no problem! Thanks for your service! Cheers Mate!

[@haroldpruitt8207]

Appreciate your time greatly!! Perfect demo. Thanks for the step by step. Got a 2006 Evinrude I’m gonna try my hand at now. Thanks !

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

No problem Im glad I could help ya! Good luck!

[@scoobrt_dude5943]

How'd it work? I'm looking at this video now for my 2006 Evinrude!

[@doughaigh2038]

very very good i learnt a lot from your video and you explained it superbly

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Thank you very much! I'm glad it was a good video for you. And thanks for taking the time to comment

[@VsEstimator]

THANK YOU......I have an old Mercury 115 Tower of Power. It looks very rough. I'll let you know how it turns out.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Hope it comes out great!

[@VsEstimator]

@@DinsmoreOutdoors I will for sure

[@srryan1]

Well?

[@leeharpe8296]

Thanks for posting. Can you tell me what compound, polish and wax you used? Is it for cars or specifically for outboards?

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

I literally say exactly what im using and hold it up to the camera in the video! (someone was skipping ahead, naughty naughty) they are all marine products.

[@dpdp2370]

I’ll be trying this on my 2005 merc. It’s well kept but so out dated looking. New decals and that mirror shine will look sick

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Worked for mine! have you done it yet?

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

I've re-painted large parts of all my cowlings.... after sanding. outboard cowling take a lot of abuse. I just need a motor guard (aluminum) cuz, I bang into stuff. good tips!

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Thanks Capt. Dave! Yeah the outboards on the off shore boat look allot worse than this one from bumping into stuff haha

[@lakemarine484]

Looks Great. Do have a video on how to clean up the lower unit region? That are on my Mercury is looking very dull but there is so many nooks and crannys its hard to clean.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

no I dont have a video on that, mine was painted over and has scratches all in it. Shoulnt be to hard to re paint or just take all the paint off and try to polish it out some

[@rbishop12399]

looking real nice , good tips.... get your shine on

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

looks like new again! :)

[@paulschweickert4890]

Looks great, i just picked up a 09 nitro Z-7 that needs some clean up thanks for the video

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Thanks, glad it could help you out! I have had a couple asked if I had gotten a new outboard since I done this lol

[@euromo7]

Thanks for posting! 👍🏼

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

No problem! I hoped it helped ya out

[@brendaedwards3597]

Thank you! Great video. I would like to see one for shinning up tge boat. Do you have any?

[@jamesbub4040]

Very Cool! The top of my Merc looks Oxidized. 2017 stored outside uncovered in Phoenix. Will this work?

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Don't see why it shouldn't. The previous owners tried to fix it by putting spray paint on it so that's what you see on top 😢

[@doughaigh2038]

thanks joe i certainly learnt a lot from yr video

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

No problem I'm glad it helped ya out!

[@ronloguidice6005]

Came out great so far.Going to compound one more time .Great video.Thanks.Is there a decal application video?

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

No sorry, I just stuck them on. I used a water bottle and sprayed it down before I put the stickers on just to make sure I liked where it was at

[@paulfrank9725]

Where did you get your decals from? Some of the online ads look a little shady and have scam reviews.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

outboarddecals.com is where I got them

[@gcuervogold]

Looks great. My yami cowling looks like ass. I'm gonna give your method a shot. Lets see how it goes👍

[@kpling6915]

if you are putting on new decals, is it ok to polish before applying the new decals? Will they stick to the polished surface?

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Just let it set up and be sure to wipe it off really well before hand. My decals went on with no problem and are holding up very well

[@kevin15664]

Leave it to a squid to know all about white milky liquids and cleaning boats. Seriously though, thanks for the tips brother.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

hahaha ok jar head, im only navy by name. Im a sea bee we are the red headed step children of the navy

[@kevin15664]

@@DinsmoreOutdoors Hey man, I understand, being the men's department; but at the end of the day our checks still say Navy on it!

[@rickgarza1041]

Thanks for the video. I'm Navy Retired. Is it possible to do the lower unit this way also? I have a blue Evinrude 225 Etec 2007

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

I would be careful doing that because they might have not clear coated it, so then you would be sanding right into the paint.

[@fishmandad588]

I love it slim

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@toddsmith274]

Can you do this over existing decals? Would rather not replace them if I don’t have to. Thanks

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

If you use the sand paper it will put scratches all over the decals, if you just buff and polish it shouldn't mess with them. I polish over mine all the time and doesn't bother them.

[@bobgarrison1482]

Great video,young man !! thanks !!

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Thank you very much Bob! glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-jq1cj9oh2o]

Awesome!

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Hope it helped ya out

[@budchrisco1334]

Would the same work for the bottom part of the motor also? aka the wet sanding, buffing, polish, etc? Great video btw!

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

I would be careful because they do not normally spray clear coat on the trunk of the outboard just the fiber glass covering. so you could do the buffing and polishing but wet sanding may remove paint.

[@ronloguidice6005]

I be done wet sand and compound.It looks much better and I’m going to put decals on but you can still see old decal lines.Should I compound again?

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

yea wouldn`t hurt to buff it out one more time, some time even after all of that you will still have a faint spot left. but you know what your looking for most people dont haha

[@muzikmanernie]

I try to take my decal off my 2005 Merc 150xl and it peeled some of the paint ...ouch, i should have used a heat gun. Now I have to Paint the Cowling.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Oh man that suck! yea it wasn`t easy at all after being dried on there so long

[@leftykelly3944]

Great video. I am going to do this to my 20 year old Mercury 225. I found a decal kit for it, so this technique should make a huge difference. Thanks!

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Good deal, it should work out for ya, after I did mine people thought I bought a new outboard haha

[@toddmarks581]

Wow, it might be to shiny. 🤩

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

hahaha, im very happy how it came out!

[@skip3662]

So what did I do wrong lol, 2003 Merc, I clayed the cover, then used meguires ultimate compound, then a polish then a wax and it’s cloudy. Then in a panic I found your video. Not black on my cloth, how to I fix the cloudy finish ? Please lol

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Did you wet sand it like I did? And did you use a wool buffing wheel with a buffing compound?

[@skip3662]

@@DinsmoreOutdoors hey bud, so before I saw your video I was trying to clean up my cowl it wasn’t dull but wanted to give it a once over. So simply used a clay bar, then meguirers ultimate compound, then there polish and Chemical guys wax. I did this to the top of the cowl only and I made it look worse then before I started, It’s dull, there was no paint on my cloth. This was all by hand.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Yea you need to hit it with a buffer with a wool pad and a buffing compound that should take the haze out of it.

[@skip3662]

@@DinsmoreOutdoors appreciate the reply greatly thanks 🙏

[@FerenzeeBlazingReapr]

i started with 1500 grit to be safe. But I had barely even touched it and started seeing black. idk what I could have done wrong but, I gues I'm repainting mine

[@vistkri]

Just clearcoat it again

[@FerenzeeBlazingReapr]

@@vistkri what if the paint is all cloudy?

[@vistkri]

@@FerenzeeBlazingReaprthen I would try wetsand 1500 - 2500 - 3000 and then clearcoat in again. If spray can I would highly recommed 2K spraymax clear coat, nothing else. The shine in 2K is insane to be a spraycan. Otherwise I would spray it in a gun. All other 1k regular clearcoat spraycans is garbage and waste of money. Wouldnt even buffed it lol.

[@vistkri]

@@FerenzeeBlazingReaprI do not 100% know what you mean with cloudy? If its matt after sanding is totaly normal. If its orange peely I would still sand it like I said above and then clear coat it. Just bad spraypaint job I guess.

[@flash-tidyboyk5965]

Hey man I loved your video.. One question after you had finished you put on the decals then the buffer again then the wax over the top of the decals too but how about another layer of clear coat? Or is the wax pretty much the same thing? Thanks buddy.. Lee in Greece.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Good to here from you! Clear coating in like paint you have to tape everything off and have the equipment to do it. What I was doing most everyone can do at home and not needing painting equipment to do it. Waxing just helps protect the paint from water spots and the sun from fading your paint back out. I hope this helps answer your question.

[@flash-tidyboyk5965]

@@DinsmoreOutdoors Hey that's great suff if I can just remove the clear coat and treat like you have shown then finish with a nice wax all over that's great stuff :) thanks again BTW the video made me lauff alot with the accidental puns LOL

[@tomlopez2561]

I did mine like you and now I see dole streaks and shine did not come back after compound. did it with 1000 and 2000 , it went dole. Now I ruined it.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

That means you sanded past the clear coat like I warned about.

[@codychampion5366]

I went through this video step by step last night on my outboard, we have the same engine I believe looks like my XR6. My problem is I can still see the old decal spots but I have been over it twice with the 1000 and 2000GRT Sp. I used megs ultimate compound by hand and griot garage polish by hand.. no where near as shiny it is more dull than when I started...any help would be appreciated I am scared to sand anymore

[@codychampion5366]

I will also add that I can still see sanding scratches, some areas are more dull than others.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Was nice chatting with you, hope it helps out and looking forward to how it comes out

[@FerenzeeBlazingReapr]

Did you fix it?

[@ronloguidice6005]

Is Starbrite marine polish ok to use for polishing.Will it make it hard for decals to stick?

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

I put the decals on right after what you saw in the video and had no problem getting them to stick on the outboard. Turned out better than I could hope for!

[@scottd3532]

What if u dont remove the decals,,do u sand right over them,,or around them?

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Yes you would have to sand around them, and I would even put tape over them to help protect them just in case if you want to go that route

[@scottd3532]

@@DinsmoreOutdoors thanks for the reply man

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

No problem! 👍

[@Jasminelovesthenumder7073]

cool video

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@dustinversteeg1584]

You said it! I’m an idiot . Couldn’t agree more

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Dont sell yourself short!

[@shawnbryan6142]

Did you polish with tool after decals was on

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Yes the same one you saw me use in the video

[@williamriley2528]

Unforfunately most of them are well beyond a little spit & polish...

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Thats why the sand paper helps out alot!

[@frankspeechhastheevidence6383]

so hot!

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

me or the outboard haha