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Old 05-18-2015, 11:45 PM
afishin82 afishin82 is offline
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Originally Posted by Bushwacker View Post
You could still put paint over the gel coat. It would probably have still have needed some fairing anyway before paint, and the gel coat is good for that. I believe Tom recommends sanding with something like 280 grit before the first coat. Then you just scuff it with the red 3M pads between coats.
I will be buffing out the gelcoat for now. The old gelcoat was in pretty darn good shape and it was 45 yrs old! I will be painting the interior of the boat so this may be the way to go. Do you know how it sprays and is it cheaper than awlgrip?
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