Spraying gelcoat
 

First off...I don't have a Seacraft. However, I have learned lots from this site and thought I'd share an experience I recently had spraying gelcoat.

I know you guys love your Awlgrip and Signature, but sometimes gelcoat fills the bill as well, especially if most of your gelcoat is still in good shape.

Anywho, hope you find this helpful since you guys have helped me a lot!

Gelcoat blog

Re: Spraying gelcoat
 

Hey Sean Nice work. The only thing I wonder about is if you will have to periodically buff it out? will the shine fade over time? Awlgrip you just wash and dry and it will last for 10 years...when it's time to re paint just sand and re paint.

Thats a cool little boat you have there. Looking forward to meeting you one of these days :cool:

strick

Re: Spraying gelcoat
 

Time will tell. According to the mfg, it will need to be maintained just like regular gelcoat because thats essentially all it is.

Its no substitute for Awlgrip, just another tool in the arsenal for boat nuts. I didn't want to paint the whole boat, but didn't want a painted transom and a gelcoat hull, so I went this route.

Glad you like the Radon, I love your new rig too.

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Looks good, Sean. See a lot of DRs boats down here in SD - a lot of them coming and going to HI also. Dig the blog..... :cool:

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Radons have their regional followings. With the urchin fishery up here they are also very popular. Glad you enjoyed the blog.

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Is there any orange peel in the finish? I have seen sprayed gelcoat before but most of the time it has webbing over it so you can't see the orange peel. From the pic the finished result looked sweet, and very shinny. Good job and thanks for the post.

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There is zero orange peel in the finished product, it looks like factory.

There was light orange peel before sanding. This however was not for any other reason than 1) I suck with the gun and 2) I couldn't see well.

I used the same system on a cowling that was on saw horses and it was good to go...no sanding or buffing required. The difference? 1) I could see the surface much better when it was flat on the horses and 2) Practice!!

Like I said, this is no panacea, but another tool in the tool box.