Clone of Paul's Fix All

Maha fin

Well again I took my Maherajah water ski project a bit further.
I started with a water logged, faded and abused Maha.
Now the ski looks well, it's clean, shiny and water tight - I hope.
The only thing left to do is glue the new rubber tip on.
Maherajah recommended using regular super/crazy glue and starting on the top center of the "m" put one dab, press and hold then do the middle, bottom. Then apply glue to the sides.
To help with adhesion Maha recommended a bit of acetone on the rubber to clean and of course removing all the old glue, which was a pain.

Here's the process:

At first I was timid, trying to restore the minimum luster of the ski with a rubbing compound, which worked, however I needed more.

I disassembled the ski and sanded out the dings and nicks.

I then used a two-part epoxy to fill the holes using cardboard as a squeegee.

Then after sanding the epoxy smooth, I sanded the whole ski lightly with a medium-grit sponge (sorry no number on it.) I scuffed it enough to break the sheen on the ski to give the urethane a bite.

Fearing for weak adhesion I use a quick-cut product, like super abrasive toothpaste, made for use as a final sand prior to paint application. That was applied with a scrubbing pad - a special one without dyes, chemicals or scents.

I washed well with dishsoap, rinsed and repeated.

After sun drying, I rolled out an end roll of newspaper over the shop bench (I've kind of got the hookup on that stuff.) It works well to create a clean work surface and cleans up easily.

With a brush I applied two coats of spar urethane sanding between them with a fine foam sanding block.

Then with 0000 grain steel wool and some automotive polish, I rubbed the whole ski down and buffed with a power buffer to give the final shine.

Using a carnauba car wax, I waxed the ski and reassembled.

Fin.

Now HIT IT!