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

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

5 жыл бұрын

Yep was just heading home from Mississippi

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

@scoobrt_dude5943

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

Hope it comes out great!

@user-ce3xy6hf4n

Жыл бұрын

@@DinsmoreOutdoors I will for sure

@srryan1

4 ай бұрын

Well?

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

4 жыл бұрын

Worked for mine! have you done it yet?

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

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

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

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.

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

5 жыл бұрын

looks like new again! :)

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

thanks joe i certainly learnt a lot from yr video

@DinsmoreOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

No problem I'm glad it helped ya out!

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

11 ай бұрын

outboarddecals.com is where I got them

Thanks for posting! 👍🏼

@DinsmoreOutdoors

5 жыл бұрын

No problem! I hoped it helped ya out

@brendaedwards3597

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

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

@kevin15664

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

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 😢

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

Great video,young man !! thanks !!

@DinsmoreOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Bob! glad you enjoyed it!

Awesome!

@DinsmoreOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Hope it helped ya out

I love it slim

@DinsmoreOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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

3 ай бұрын

Just clearcoat it again

@FerenzeeBlazingReapr

3 ай бұрын

@@vistkri what if the paint is all cloudy?

@vistkri

3 ай бұрын

@@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

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

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!

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

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

@FerenzeeBlazingReapr

4 ай бұрын

Did you fix it?

Wow, it might be to shiny. 🤩

@DinsmoreOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha, im very happy how it came out!

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@DinsmoreOutdoors thanks for the reply man

@DinsmoreOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

No problem! 👍

Did you polish with tool after decals was on

@DinsmoreOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the same one you saw me use in the video

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@skip3662

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@DinsmoreOutdoors appreciate the reply greatly thanks 🙏

cool video

@DinsmoreOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Dont sell yourself short!

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

@DinsmoreOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

Thats why the sand paper helps out alot!

so hot!

@DinsmoreOutdoors

5 жыл бұрын

me or the outboard haha