2003 X2 "Restoration" Thread

[brucemac]

That looks great. Can't wait to see the final product with the new decals and more importantly, the new interior.

Now let talk about that trailer - she needs a good wash.

HA! Yeah, the trailer will be getting some love too, but what I really need to do is have it repainted, which unfortunately is incredibly inconvenient without a slip or lift. I have new LED's on the way from Pete, am close to ordering custom step pads and will be adding new wheels/tires. The fenders will get polished up before I apply the new pads.

[EarlyriserX9]

Super clean looking ride man! Can't wait to see what it looks like with the new decals. Thanks for sharing!

[prostar205]

That looks great. Can't wait to see the final product with the new decals and more importantly, the new interior.

Now let talk about that trailer - she needs a good wash.

[bturner2]

The tribal decals are the "tramp stamps" of boating. Looked sexy at the time but certainly didn't age well.

[TolCarMan]

Very nice! The tribal decal really dates these boats imo...

Excited to see the other things you are going to do.

[ttu]

what a great first start! Hull looks so clean and will really look sharp with updated raised 3m decals.

[brucemac]

Looks great and I have to comment on the neighborhood. I love that everyone takes such pride in their landscaping.

Thank you. Yeah, we're pretty fortunate to live in a great neighborhood with great neighbors. I wish we could take credit for the landscaping though. We pay HOA to take care of our front yards.

[Ironhorse]

Looks great and I have to comment on the neighborhood. I love that everyone takes such pride in their landscaping.

[brucemac]

Thanks! Pics don't do it justice. It is so clean and the lines are so much better from the profile without that big tribal X2 on the sides.

I bought both satin white and satin black raised 'MasterCraft' decals. I'm going to go with the black. The white were from ~07 I believe and the black from ~2014 model years. Exact same and I think they're actually the same as what they're using now. 47in wide, 5in tall. Then for the transom, I bought a chrome chromex MasterCraft transom decal that is 34in wide x 3in tall.

[lakedrum03]

Loving the all white! So clean!

What are you planning to do for badging?

[brucemac]

Here are the "after" photos:

[brucemac]

I have a bunch of threads sprawled out all over this place, so figured I'd start a thread with some pictures of the progress now that things are starting to move along.

Boat is in fantastic shape, but some things have started popping up over the last 2-3 years that tend to show her age and we want to invest in having them addressed so that we can continue to fully enjoy her.

Today was a full decal removal, wet sand, compound, polish and wax.

Here are the "before" pics: