Bash or bump or even a new gel coat here's your answer

sjclewes

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Bash or bump or even a new gel coat here\'s your answer

Hi guy’s I’m doing up my Southerly 105, and I can’t resist showing you this awesome job being done by Mike Kelly on re-gelling the hull, its still a work in progress but the stern and one side is gelled, the finish and workmanship is unsurpassed by anything I have seen before. He has removed the old paint job and taken the hull right back to the original gelcoat, fixed numerous war wounds from previous owners heavy landings and re-moulded the windows for a more exact fit to the new ones. He has re-sprayed the rudder and even made me a beautiful new stainless tiller extension (sorry no pic of that at the mo’). As you can see the reflections are fantastic and he hasn't even done the final polish! Don’t forget this is a 30 year old boat which has been sailing the Med, and now she is looking better than when she came out of the mould! Can’t wait to see her on the water. We debated and researched long and hard on Gel verses Paint but this has proved to us there is no competition. Not often do you come across someone who really deserves to be shouted about, but Mike Kelly is one of them. If anybody is thinking of having work done on their boat this is your man as automatic links are not workink please copy this link http://southerly105.blogspot.com/
 
Re: Bash or bump or even a new gel coat here\'s your answer

are you twins, or is that an echo ? :friendly, hinting smiley:
 
Re: Bash or bump or even a new gel coat here\'s your answer

got hijacked yesterday as most of us did so i desided to repost . still got to say its one hell of a gel coat finish
 
Re: Bash or bump or even a new gel coat here\'s your answer

well shiny!!!

My first mate and I have just done a really shiny dark blue job on 20-yr old Molly Oxford - Jotun 2 pack epoxy (HVLP sprayed) and lots of rubbing down with wet n dry then buffing with a 1200w buffer, foam pads and various 3M compounds. Took ages though - probably a solid weeks work if you did it all at once.

You can, however, read car number plates from 50 yds away in it :-) :-)
 
Re: Bash or bump or even a new gel coat here\'s your answer

out of curiosity, how doews he put the gel on? how does he get a no run flat shiny surface? tell us a bit about the process.
 
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