nonskid
 

Alex
I used a non skid additive from Behr Premium no 970 they sell it in home depot. I mixed in 2 bags per 64 oz of gelcoat, I then rolled it on with a medium nap roller, I rolled 3 coats letting an hour between coats to get tacky. The final coat I rolled on the gelcoat without the non skid to seal the finish. I wound up spraying the gunnels with the final coat of gelcoat to give it a smoother finish. The gun I used is a HVLP gravity fed gun with a 2.5 tip designed to spray gelcoat. Also the non skid cost only about $5 per bag

Tony

Worked on the boat this weekend buffed out the gelcoat and spent today rigging the new console.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...aadeh/deck.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...eh/console.jpg

gelcoat
 

I started spraying the hull with gelcoat I hope to finish spraying and wet sanding this weekend here are a couple of pictures.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...h/IMG_0773.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...h/IMG_0774.jpg

Looks real good. I like the idea of a final coat on the non skid to seal it. Makes sense. I have seen a few boats around here that were re done only to have the texture get worn off in a few years. I never thought about it much till now. Another thing from CSC to file into the memory bank.

Oh yeah... Very jealous of how the console looks. Nice work.

Very nice job..I need to swing by and take a look at it one day after work....
Questions---
with the gelcoat you used duratec and then wetsanded? buffed with 3m?
I am going to try Behr nonskid too...great idea!
Thanks
-Fred

Can't wait to see more pictures!! Like the color!

With the gel coat I used a product called patch booster then wet sanded and finished with the 3M products. There is a company out of West Palm Beach called Glue Products the owner Charlie is a great guy and has taken the time to educate me with the products he sells. I purchased all my materials from him.

I will second that... GLue products is where I got all my products for my 21' refurb!! Great Comapny.. Hope that boat is around west palm so I can see it this season!!

Yes I live in Jupiter but run out of Jupiter and Palm Beach inlets hope to see you out there