Getting that glossy finish..

[floater]

I just got my board repaired after a pretty large gash and now that area is not glossy and buffed like the rest of the board.

What product would i use to restore the smoothness and glossinessafter the sanding job???

[drowningbitbybit]

Im sure there's a more professional answer coming up, but assuming you dont want to hotcoat it, then lacquer (from a spray can) works pretty well.

But if you go this route... be very patient with putting several layers on, and it'll take a week to dry enough to be surfable.

[billie_morini]

I use buffing compounds used in automotive painting. Before using them, I will wet sand the surface with 1500 grit paper. Some people in the automotive paint business call this, "color sanding." I'll take steps to reach the point in which I can use 1500. Often times, I'll wet sand with 220 grit, followed by 600 grit. To reach the point in which I can use 220 grit, I'll dry sand with 120 and/or 220. Sometimes, I've got 1200 grit paper and not 1500, so that'll be my final sanding paper.

You probably won't need much in the way of a buffing compound. When I'm in a pinch, even scratch remover for plastic parts and windshields will work. I use the following compounds by HAND ONLY (NO Machine!).

- if really bad: Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Professional glaze #3 (I don't use this much at all because of how I sand)

- used most often after 1500 grit wet sanding: Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Professional Show Car glaze #3

- if in a pinch: Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Clear Plastic Cleaner #17

Surfboard materials, whether poly or epoxy resins, are not very resistant to the papers and compounds mentioned. So, it really doesn't take much time at all to get that shine you are looking for.

[crepuscular]

or you could just do a quick patching with putty and wait until you think it got too many "battle scars", then take to a professional repairer and have the whole board repaired...

[Milo]

Can you use that polish on you bell end, see it`s been a little dull of late. And mrs milo is away at the mo.