Cheap (better??) alternative to Gelshield possibly?

[mickywillis]

Anyone tried this or know anything about it??

Priced at £14.99 for a 2LB kit

Description as follows:

Get Coat-It — a superior waterproof epoxy sealer for aluminium, steel, fibreglass, wood, concrete, protect your boat bottom or truck bed. Coat-It cures to a thick, smooth, black graphite coating.. Apply with brush, roller, or squeegee. The 10 mil prime coat is flexible and non-shrinking in one application. Pot life of 30 minutes. Cure time: 10 hours @ 70°F. Use above or below the water line. Use with or without fibreglass reinforcement. Coat leaky ponds (cement or fibreglass). It creates a hard black surface that is scratch-resistant and durable.
Bonds to aluminium, steel, fibreglass and wood.

• 2 lb kit covers approximately 20 sq ft.

Easy to use: Just pour, stir, and apply.
Strong: Reinforced with Kevlar fibres for extra strength.
Practical: Enables boats to glide smoothly over debris and rocks.
Waterproof
Cures To a Thick, Smooth, Graphite Black Coating.

Fast drying: Sets and dries completely in 10-12 hours.

Use Coat-It To:
Find, fill, and seal even hard-to-find leaks in aluminium, steel, and
fibreglass hulls, wood decks, and tank troughs.
Coat boat bottoms, truck beds, and canopies.
Repair decks, hulls, and tank troughs, seal hatches and skylights

Available here:

http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page37.htm

Let me know what you think.

 

[VicS]

Some more info HERE

If it performs as claimed could be useful if your navigation skill are not so good

Enables boats to glide smoothly over debris and rocks.

Epoxying is such a major job i don't think Id be prepared to waste all the effort by using a cheap product.

Really needs assessing under controlled conditions in a coatings test laboratory and in controlled field trials.

 

[mickywillis]

Really needs assessing under controlled conditions in a coatings test laboratory and in controlled field trials.

Or perhaps someone could buy some and try it out on their tender??

Posted as not everyone can afford a full Gelshield treatment. This may be a cheaper alternative as it looks like a 1 or 2 coat process as opposed to the Gelshield 200 5 coat minimum recommended system.
Also the rest of the website has some useful items for repair tasks on the car, at home or for the boat.

 

[AIDY]

never used it but jotun penguard HB is similar... they also do a low tempreture hardner.... it's not expensive they use it on big boats and water tanks

 

[narcer]

It would need a good test. However agree that on a job like this, the cost of the product is a small % relative to the total cost. I wouldn´t risk it without testing...maybe it´s even better than West System barrier coat ?

 

[PeterGibbs]

Anyone tried this or know anything about it??

Priced at £14.99 for a 2LB kit



Use Coat-It To:
Find, fill, and seal even hard-to-find leaks in aluminium, steel, and
fibreglass hulls, wood decks, and tank troughs.
Coat boat bottoms, truck beds, and canopies.
Repair decks, hulls, and tank troughs, seal hatches and skylights

Available here:

http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page37.htm

Let me know what you think.

It's a fair question, given that International materials are, shall we say, FUUULLLLLLLY priced.

But this is a coating unlike AF which if it doesn't work one year can be corrected the next season. Boats rarely get a gell coat more than once in their lives - the effort is too great.

I put Gell Shield on my last boat and this one. Yes, it cost in time and money. But it is an insurance that has to pay out. Unless there was good evidence of the claims for the new material I would stick with the old favourite which, on selling the boat, is immediately recognised and valued.

PWG