hot4teach

I started off this project a little early and didn't really take a lot of time to research how to do it properly. I have cut and buffed paint before but not gelcoat and nothing this dark or damaged. I'm using 1200-2000 grit paper and 3M Perfect-it for gelcoat(heavy cut). The surface has been getting very glossy. No swirl marks or spider webs. The problem is that there is a haze under the gloss if you look at it in direct light. Some of it is blotchy as seen in the close-up picture. Did I not sand all of the damage out? My latest discovery is that most of the grit in my compound is in a b