Gel coat
- Thread starter Sensinger
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air blair
you are the reason
- Location
- thumb, mich again
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Yami-Rider
TigerCraft FV-PRO
- Location
- Texoma
Post mold is a lot of work, wet sand, sand, sand, then buff.
OCD Solutions
Original, Clean and Dependable Solutions
- Location
- Rentz, GA
Is this a carbon or fiberglass hull?
Zero Client
BeerrroooOOOT!!!
- Location
- Douglasville, GA
You can try and find a painter who can add flex agent to the paint. It's what they use on bumpers sometimes. Still dries hard, but leaves it a little flexible. Most don't care though.
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snowxr
V watch your daughters V
- Location
- Waterford, MI
I've worked in the composites business and done a lot with gelcoat. Don't waste your money, it doesn't actually bond to fiberglass or primer when painted. It also doesn't spray out smooth, like paint will. It's going to require a lot of sanding and polishing, too. Gelcoat also doesn't harden on the surface when exposed to air, unless wax it added. Just paint it. Trust me.
A new hull is made with gelcoat sprayed in the mold, and has a chemical bond with the resin behind it. It comes out glossy and smooth because the mold is a glossy class A finish.
A new hull is made with gelcoat sprayed in the mold, and has a chemical bond with the resin behind it. It comes out glossy and smooth because the mold is a glossy class A finish.
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
- Location
- California
A boat shop in California quoted me 3500$ to gelcoat my ski... Paint it or wrap it.
Gelcoat does stick to everything we have over 30 years in resurfacing it's the steps between the application that make the difference.however gelcoat is not the way to go on something like this. Depending on what primer is used in mold tons of different auto paints can be applied right over it. The paints only as good as the painter
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Interlux epoxy on the bottom hull works really well.
Automotive paint in the right hands is very strong. Slicksand polyester primer is very high build, similar to gelcoat without all the hassle. For ultimate scratch resistance spray your top hull with 2 good coats of clear after base coat is applied and then wet sand after curing and reclear with another 2 coats.
Automotive paint in the right hands is very strong. Slicksand polyester primer is very high build, similar to gelcoat without all the hassle. For ultimate scratch resistance spray your top hull with 2 good coats of clear after base coat is applied and then wet sand after curing and reclear with another 2 coats.