KevO
Well-Known Member
I have a number of dinks in my original 1972 white gelcoat that I want to repair, mainly chips in the stem and a small repair in the port quarter that was done with some greyish-looking filler. A certain well-known fibreglass supply company sells pre-coloured gelcoat. Trouble is, they have 5 different 'whites'... pure, traffic, signal etc.
I know I will have to clean back the oxidation/staining in the area of the repair to expose the true GRP colour. I mused with paying a professional to come and effect a repair but that would be expensive and I could certainly spend that money elsewhere! I don't mind having a crack at it myself anyway. A 'near as bucket is to swearing' colour match will be fine for a 40 year old hull I think
However, finding the closest matching pre-coloured gelcoat would be sensible so I e-mailed the company to ask them if they could provide a colour chart of the white range so that I could pick the closest match. I got a one-liner back with a simple 'the colour chart is available for £5 (odd), order it here.'
Given that I recently spent quite a lot of money with this company (over 3 figures on sikaflex alone), and planned to repeat the same order and add some more for the gelcoat of my choice I was, I admit, a little miffed. Yes I know there is prob some cost involved but 5 ferkin' quid???
Anyone near Falmouth already have a gelcoat colour chart they can lend me for 30 seconds please?
I know I will have to clean back the oxidation/staining in the area of the repair to expose the true GRP colour. I mused with paying a professional to come and effect a repair but that would be expensive and I could certainly spend that money elsewhere! I don't mind having a crack at it myself anyway. A 'near as bucket is to swearing' colour match will be fine for a 40 year old hull I think
However, finding the closest matching pre-coloured gelcoat would be sensible so I e-mailed the company to ask them if they could provide a colour chart of the white range so that I could pick the closest match. I got a one-liner back with a simple 'the colour chart is available for £5 (odd), order it here.'
Given that I recently spent quite a lot of money with this company (over 3 figures on sikaflex alone), and planned to repeat the same order and add some more for the gelcoat of my choice I was, I admit, a little miffed. Yes I know there is prob some cost involved but 5 ferkin' quid???
Anyone near Falmouth already have a gelcoat colour chart they can lend me for 30 seconds please?
