Little Update on my experimenting:
- The 2nd layer of RR applied to the area I cleaned with Goof-Off took great, no streaking, no blotches.
Now for some interesting tid-bits:
- I decided to examine the re-faded areas closer, especially on the sails, where the greying is the most prominent between the tiny raised textures. What I found was not what I expected.
- Using a sharp blade, I scratched at the surface of the areas where I applied RR mack in march...it literally scrapped right off, into dust. It did not flake however, but it came of with little effort and there was quite a bit of it able to be scrapped of.
Using the same blade I then went around to different areas to attempt to repeat - here is what I found:
- Area of RR with no Greying: couldnt scrape any significant RR off.
- Area of RR with slight Greying: Could scrape small amounts off, but not as fine powder.
- Areas of RR with significant Greying: Easily scrape off - into a fine powder, area scrapped was dark underneath.
- Area I used Goof-Off on last week: Very little scrapped off, almost none.
- Area I cleaned with Goof-Off then Re-applied RR to: No Scraping off.
Either the goof off is oxidizing, or it never properly absorbed/bonded to the cladding from day 1...I also strongly think I over-applied it this go-around to try and get rid of the streaking, I applied the most coats to the sails...which now look the worst.
Im gunna power wash the old RR, then Im gunna use RR on it, and Im going to use a mild abbrasive to prep the cladding, and then Dawn it.
Gunna take one last shot at this...cuz my cladding looks like crap. After this...I will pull it all of and do a plastic-prep primer and paint it all.
Not sure when I will get to this, but hopefully within the month.