GEL COAT REPAIR

[MIKEV]

I have done a search on the forum relating to the above subject but can find nothing specific and as it is not practical to suspend heffners jumbo matress or truck tyres from my boat how does one go about repairing minor scratches to a smooth finish in a matching colour?(white).

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[HWINO]

You can either buy gel coat repair , available from most chandlers although its normally to white for most boats.
There is a company called Blue Gee ,I think it's called, by Poole bridge where they can supply a gel coat repair kit in different colours. You may have to buy a couple of colours and mix them to get right match. I used this to do minor repairs on both a previous princess and a sealine.
Hope this helps

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[DavidJ]

Matching colour is a major problem. Contact Sealine and they will probably let you have some gel coat. You also need the catayst which they won't mail but you can pick up from the factory.
It's just lots of skill after that....

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[BrendanS]

This is the best thread on the subject in my memory

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.ybw.com/cgi-bin/forums/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=mby&Number=248744&part=1>click here</A>

Colour matching is tricky, as said, best to ask the manufacturer

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[itsonlymoney]

Other guys are right colour matching is very difficult could end up looking worse than the damage ! If however you get it right it is a doddle to get a good finish.

Ian




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[DavidJ]

Well found Brendan, I was looking for this thread. It was in reply to a request of mine and after following the instructions to the letter it worked out very well.

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