Gelcoat repair fading colours

[jfkal]

A lot has been said about color matching. So i did as told, got the gelcoat and the coloring agaent (set bought from west Marine). My deck os cream and a managed to get a perfect match. Now after 1 year all the repairs are snow white.
Anyone know of a colour additive which does not fade?

Thx

 

[Boathook]

You're lucky to match to start with. All repairs seem to fade at different rates. Possibly boat manufacture might of been able to supply a closer match with regard to fade rate.

 

[catalac08]

hi
interested in this post as I am about to do a number of gelcoat areas using grey gelcoat pigment to match up topsides-is it suggested that I make the repaired areas a little darker to allow for some fade?

 

[Swagman]

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hi
interested in this post as I am about to do a number of gelcoat areas using grey gelcoat pigment to match up topsides-is it suggested that I make the repaired areas a little darker to allow for some fade?

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Nooooo.
By the time your new bits faded out - so also will the orginal gel coat around it.
If you understand what I mean.
Make it a matching colour.
JOHN