Take a close look at the gelcoat, if it has hair-line
cracks starting to appear, then you must wet sand them
out with 600wet, then 800 wet.

Oxyidation can be buffed out. Get a rotary buffer from
your local automotive paint store and a gallon of 3M
liquid rubbing compound. Spread it on with a small
rag dipped in water. Using a wool 5 inch buffing pad,
ease into your 24' X 24' area with firm pressure on
the top edge, keep it moving from left to right. As
the compound starts to disappear, ease off the pressure,
but keep going until she shines. I'll let others tell
you which wax to use, I'm all worn out right now and
not ready to jump right into this years discussion
about which wax to use.
WUSS JJ

At 17:00 23 March 2005, Go wrote:
Just bought a 'new' ship. The gel-coat needs some work.
Not too bad
just a little oxidation.

So, what are people using (materials and tools) to:
Remove slight oxidation.
Polish
Wax (with UV protection)
Buff-out

When talking about buffers, is a rotary buffer the
best to use?