Top sheet isn’t shiny any more

[Prune]

Is there a way to get minor scratches gone and get the gloss look on my top sheet back? Anyone tried buffing skis??

**This thread was edited on Oct 19th 2018 at 10:28:50pm

 

[Greg_K]

I’m a car detailer and many ski top sheets have similar clear coats to cars that can be compounded, polished and waxed to make them shine again. Deeper scratches might require wet sand and then machine polish but even a hand applied polish will improve things.

I ceramic coat my top sheets to prevent snow from sticking and it seems to help.

 

[Prune]

I’m a car detailer and many ski top sheets have similar clear coats to cars that can be compounded, polished and waxed to make them shine again. Deeper scratches might require wet sand and then machine polish but even a hand applied polish will improve things.

I ceramic coat my top sheets to prevent snow from sticking and it seems to help.

Awesome! Would any car wax/ polish work well do you think? Would it give it a shine?

 

[Rum_Ham]

I’m a car detailer and many ski top sheets have similar clear coats to cars that can be compounded, polished and waxed to make them shine again. Deeper scratches might require wet sand and then machine polish but even a hand applied polish will improve things.

I ceramic coat my top sheets to prevent snow from sticking and it seems to help.

You’re joking about ceramic coating your skis right?

 

[Greg_K]

Awesome! Would any car wax/ polish work well do you think? Would it give it a shine?

Just use a compound or polish first to remove some of the scratches and make the surface smoother, then apply wax on top of that to add some shine. Just use whatever car products you have around. Scratch Doctor/Scratch X would be perfect for the first step.

You’re joking about ceramic coating your skis right?

Since I detail every day and have pads with ceramic coating on them that were going through daily laundry anyway, I took 15 secs and tried some on the top sheets a few years ago and it helps with preventing snow from sticking and keeps them looking good. Wouldn’t bother going out and buying any special products just to do topsheets but if you just were using products to detail your car anyway that day, it won’t hurt or cost anything to chuck some on your skis. Only machine polish/wax skis when I’m trying to sell them to make them look nicer.

 

[Rum_Ham]

Just use a compound or polish first to remove some of the scratches and make the surface smoother, then apply wax on top of that to add some shine. Just use whatever car products you have around. Scratch Doctor/Scratch X would be perfect for the first step.

Since I detail every day and have pads with ceramic coating on them that were going through daily laundry anyway, I took 15 secs and tried some on the top sheets a few years ago and it helps with preventing snow from sticking and keeps them looking good. Wouldn’t bother going out and buying any special products just to do topsheets but if you just were using products to detail your car anyway that day, it won’t hurt or cost anything to chuck some on your skis. Only machine polish/wax skis when I’m trying to sell them to make them look nicer.

My dad had a detail shop for a while when he was younger so we still have a ton of the stuff. I might have to try that.

 

[ahshit]

if you want your topsheet to stay shiny don't ski