Re: Gel coat or paint
HA CBRADC
If the arrears are on the smaller side (a few feet square) you probably should use gel coat but if the whole boat needs a new look the two part paints are probably the best way to go. As for gel coat sticking to epoxy there CAN be a problem there “but not with West Epoxy” west systems has even done a articles saying that with west epoxy you can use gel coat over it. But you need to follow some fundamentals to insure the adhesion of the gel coat. For other types of epoxy there is a material out now a days that permits you to go from epoxy to polyester to help in this type of crossover work. I can’t remember the name but if you ask around someone could help you on that as well. On my boat I did so much work with epoxy that I thought painting was the best way to go. Some guys on this board have gel coated their entire boat inside and out but they used polyester resin and fillers and lots of sandpaper.
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