I understood, Skip molded in graphic and serial number. You're not getting scratchs out or removing material, change pads somewhat often. Grits are 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 3000, buffing wheel, 303. Thank you very much for putting this together.

You did a great job with this video. I’m looking forward to restoring my grandfathers Old Town Discovery canoe using this method. I come from the automotive paint polishing world, so I figured this could be done, but no one made a video of it other than you. Thanks!

I’m brand new to kayaking. And like you , I want to shine my , 2nd hand kayak. I’d like to get it shiny. Thanks for your video. Massive help. And boosted my confidence. 👍👍

I just bought a dingy boat, and who’s video should be the first one to come up when I search for how to make it pretty! Thanks, Pete!

“Don’t be stupid “ 😂👏👏👏 You made my day👍Nicely done. Shocked at your collection 😮 Well done sir.

Good job my friend. I needed you about 10 yrs ago. Looks nice buddy.

River king rips class five blindfolded no paddle solo!!!! Such a legend!!!!! And thanks for the advice just cleaned up my old wavesport Z

Wow! You're obviously a very twisted and sicko kayak junkie! Can't thank you enough for posting this superb video. What a concept! I've asked around over the years about how to spiff up a plastic kayak and the best I've heard is soap and water plus 303 - which, I gotta say, doesn't exactly get the job done. As soon as I can get my paws on some higher grit sanding pads, the orbital and I are going to town on the underside of my dingy Diesel 80 whitewater boat - just for practice. Then it's on to my wife's Current Designs Sirocco. I'll post some before and after pix. You rock!

That looks genuinely awesome, mate. I'll be doing this on my old P&H Capella. 👍🏼

Nice ! Great explanation and super results. My beater Nomad is getting this treatment. Thx Pete !

Great video! I've seen similar results from sanding then using a heat gun to bring back the luster.

Thanks for this video! The step by step work and tips plys 303 were helpful. Looks great!

So... my takeaway is that if I'm not an O-C with a great YT channel, this isn't something I need to do, right? ;-) Good stuff, Pete! For really bad bottom gouges (where a little plastic ridge gets pushed out) I like cabinet scrapers for safely removing that ridge. Razor blades/utility blades dragged perpendicular to the hull surface also work, but not as well. I'd enjoy you leading us through welding plastic rod back into some deep gouges.

Loved the video, I got alot of good tips I plan on using. Thanks Pete

Looks fantastic!!!! You’re my kind of crazy!!!! 😜 💛 🖤 excellent instructions!!

Such a great video Pete! I have restored a whole bunch of Craigslist boats. It’s fun to bring them back to life! I saw a video a while back of a guy using a torch to bring a plastic kayak back to a shine. I’ve used that technique to fix small areas but it makes me nervous! What is that long red fast looking rocket ship in the floor???

Nice job pete! 👋😎👍

“Don’t sand the molded in graphic. That would be stupid; don’t be stupid!” 😂😂😂

Scratches add character and are the best evidence that the boat has been in the wars. I've often thought that I should take a brand new boat and drag it down a gravel road a little way before I take it out so that people don't think I only paddle on ponds and get in from a dock. Looks really great though! When are you coming over to do mine? You can start with my sister's 1986 Prijon Topolino to test it out. She's dead so she won't mind. Do you think this would work on a fiberglass boat? If so, maybe I should do my ancient Phoenix touring boat.

I'll have to try that on my oldest boat; it's kind of nasty looking after 15 years. I have some synthetic steel wool pads for my sander, which would conform to curvy surfaces better than sanding disks, so I may start with a sanding disk to remove any high spots and then move to the synthetic steel wool pads after that.

I have a 2005 P&H Capella RM, I recently bought used & it's in great shape... other than the fact the original red color is faded to pink, plus sun bleaching and weathering even caused spotting discoloration on the top deck. These kayaks do have a rougher finish to them and are made of a triple layer Constuction. Would you expect the methods used in this video to work in my situation? Anything you would avoid, or recommend doing differently? Ps, I found this video extremally helpful & you should be sponsored by that kayak stand company because I will also be buying a pair of those.

Great video, thanks for posting

Pete, great video and impressive result. Does this work for mold/mildew?

Awesome Vid , Where would be the best time to use Kayak restoration spray with the uv protectant in this process !?

Straight to the point, good stuff.

Nice! Harbor Freight is great source for sanding pads too

Looks great, mate

Hey mate, great video. Have you tried this method on a faded boat to see if it restores the colour in the plastic?

“Don’t be stupid”… great advise for everyone it seems these days lol

Thank you! for the info....worked perfect on my Perception 13

Okay...so what would be good for Prijons? Mine had set inside of a boathouse for years before I got it and just has that faded & unkempt look,

Looks great!

Awesome! I’m going to try this ✌️

Looks awesome. Great work and thanks for sharing. Question, what's 303?

cool video, thanks for posting!

I just finished up with the 3000 grit and the buffer wheel I'm using is not getting the same results as the one you used. Can you post a link of where I can get that same buffer wheel? Thanks!

Great! I shall do this before and after every paddling!

I always wondered about sanding a boat now I know 😉 also good video

I have an old Necky that's going to get this treatment. What buffing compound do you use?

Do you think a cross-link plastic Jackson would work this well? I want to do it to mine, just don’t want to find out it won’t work.

I always wondering how to deal worn kayak... Now I know! Cause I'm polish so I approved your job 🤝🏻🍻🇺🇸🇵🇱

So Pete, where did you get those stands you had that yak on? I recently got a pair off of Amazon but they're like 16 inches tall lol

What kind of buffer wheel did you use. No compound needed?

Great video, I have a lot of old kayaks never really cared how they look but after seeing this I won't mind giving it a go. How do you clean the decals ?

Can I bring my trucks over to Pete's Detailing Service? They could use a good buff

I know when I sanded a darker color kayak that it gets a white like haze after sanding it? Not worry about it? (sanded at 220 grit)

would a torch helped on the nose scuffs?

Do you 303 them at the end of each year Pete?

What sea kayak model is that in your garage? Yellow, second one down.

Just what i was looking for. I also have yellow ugly kayak xF

Pete, setting it out in the light instead of the shadows would have helped us to see better what you were trying to show.

Thanks for this!!

I've been told that Simple Green works great to clean polyethylene. What's your take on that?

I have real good product that can be done super simple. I was an independent rep for a very very good safe product. . save you lots of work...and your viewers will love you.

Hey Pete, what wattage orbital sander do you recommend? One with these specs is on sale on Amazon but I'll bet this isn't beefy enough to sand an entire kayak: Random Orbital Sander 2.5A(350W) 6 Variable Speed 13000 RPM What specs so you suggest? Thanks.

how many hours did you put into the entire job?

What's the name of the smallest kayaks you have in the background

Hey! You didn't say, maybe the 2nd, most important thing. Not THE Most Important, but at least 2nd or 3rd.... Stickers stick WAY Better to a shiny smooth surface than rough dull one. Everybody knows a well stuck stucker (well sticked sticker?) instantly improve the performance of any kayak.

Very nice

Good video! I wash my kayak with water car wax and dry it with wax and 303 it.

Thanks a lot!

From a ripe banana to a fresh one 😬 big difference!

Hi man! Nice video you made! Im planning on doing this. How much sand paper disks did you use? I see the amazon item: 10 pieces of each grit you used this video. Would 20 disks of each grit be enough? And how long did this take you to do this? Thanks in advance! Bram from the Netherlands 😄

Yow! How many kayaks are in that building?

Is the kayak in your video composite or polyethylene?

Did you wet sand on 2k and 3k grit?

Just a little bit of rubbing compound and that polishing wheel

Well done Pete! Weird...what???

What’s wrong with sanding off the graphics?

What are you doing with all those kayaks???

Would there have been any benefit to wet sanding it once you got to 1500 grit? Did you use any kind of buffing compound or just a dry buffing wheel?

Next time my wife says I have to many kayaks I'm showing her this video. She's always asking why I need so many boats. I tell her different types of water , and I have a lot of friends. 😁

YOU'RE SPENDING MORE TIME RECORDING YOURSELF THAN ACTUALLY REPAIRING THE KAYAK... I guess you like watching your own videos. Cool concept... I just use a heat gun and a heavy rubber roller to restore the surface and it actually smoothes out a lot of the scratches. 👍

Yes, only crazy people shine kayaks! But they look good.

What's the point of kayaking if you don't look good?! Great video.

Who on earth would go to all this trouble to clean up a plastic kayak!

Dang bro, looks great but uhm why so many Kayaks? I think you have a problem 😄

You could almost put it back in the plastic wrap, haha!

Would have been nice to have the sun light on the kayak and not on the camera lens.

Looks like you have a kayak rental business.

Please research photographic lighting