How to buff out oxidation between and inside the small raised letters on the stern ?

[swbca]

My 2004 ProStar lived its entire life under a boat lift cover with with its rear end facing the sun. The Gel Coat is oxidized there and rest of the boat looks like new. Needs buffing but how ? Are there buffing tools for a Dremel tool to buff inside those small spaces ? or what have you figured out ?

[Mastercrafter]

Remove decals, rework entire area, and get new raised decals from Domed Numbers— They are not that expensive aftermarket.

[swbca]

I was wondering about that possibility. Thanks.

[UWSkier]

What @Mastercrafter said. I did that on my dad's Malibu a couple years ago and it turned out great.

[BraceMaker]

If you go with flat vinyl instead of raised letters you can buff right over the vinyl. Eventually the vinyl will start to lose its color and you can use a 3M eraser wheel to remove it and replace. But then you can compound and buff right over the vinyl and keep it looking nice for years.

[thager]

You can buy small Dremel buffing wheels and compound for your Dremel tool. Make sure your Dremel has variable speed control and use a slower speed. A single speed tool spins too fast and will burn your finish. I buff between letters on my Nautique and it works very well. Just be patient.

[Ray]

Protect your letters with 3m 471 vinyl tape, carefully cut the external profile with an exacto pointing toward the side of the letters, not the hull. ->Took me more than one day for 3 large Malibu stickers.

Wet sand in between letters and use your small rotary buffer or a large one at an angle with light pressure to avoid heating the tape too much. For my project, the tape lasted for 4 wet sanding and 3 compound/polishing steps.

[GaryJanzig]

3M Restorer and wax, followed by meguiars cleaner wax, then meguiars flagship wax. Try that before wetsanding. It may take more than one attempt. I do it by hand.

[Skiphreak]

+1 for Domed Numbers. Just recently purchased some Malibu specific lettering reg numbers and they look fantastic. High quality as well

[bbruzzese]

great luck with Domed Numbers as well.

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