[muddywater]

WillyC and I both did Gel coat over Raka epoxy (his hull bottom and my console). Both of us used Duratec which definitely makes for a shiny finish, but since the Duratec is clear and replaces some of the gelcoat (and therefore some of the pigment), it seems to be a little more difficult to cover repairs without seeing through it. Even though it sprays quite nicely with a regular gun (not so nice in a gel-coat gun we found out), it ends up being kind of a pain because you need it thick enough to cover well, but if you put it on that thick, it runs BAD and sanding out runs without burning through the surrounding area is very very difficult (at least it was with my 6" sander). It took multiple coats. The results were beautiful but it is definitely alot of work. I guess one positive is that it is not as likely to kill you as spraying two part epoxies. Here is a before and after with epoxy and gel-coat.