3 hours ago, homer12 said:

Should I try disconnecting the engine harness and see if that helps?

That sounds like a great idea.  Keep isolating until you find it.

I use this stuff which is really more of a polish than a compound: https://a.co/d/jbwNDka

it works great on a slightly firmer pad. 
 

then I wax/seal with the super soft pad and whatever bottle of wax I’m working through. 
 

generally do this annually on “put the boat down for winter nap” day, with a wax mid season.
 

But on the old boat my platform got super oxidized (in the places the buffer won’t reach) and I used this to bring it back when I pulled the platform and replaced the swim pad. 
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so in short, other than potentially wasting a little time from not going aggro enough, the firmish pad / polish method has worked for me to bring back the shine

One more piece, this is not in the switched ignition circuit from what I can tell.  If the red wire is connected it will trip the breaker before the boat is powered on at all. It is in ignition circuit before “on”switch. 

54 minutes ago, dalt1 said:

Just Do It!

I realize I’m hijacking this thread, but what’s the tint percentage on that glass on your boat @dalt1?

I love this site because it’s got so many individuals with very solid knowledge base