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Originally Posted by Capt Terry
Thx Moose. Being in the midst of a transom pour and redo, your suggestion intrigued me for the transom cap. Do you have some other suggestions like type of roller for the gelcoat, required preparation, etc. I presume you are doing a little scuffing up between the multiple coats of gelcoat to get the desired thickness. Thx.
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I have had varied success with foam rollers that gave me the best finish but they are one time use and the mix cannot get tacky or the foam roller comes apart. The Duratech really helps with getting the gelcoat to "lay down" nice as long as you don't let it start to set. I only do that if I want a little texture, which I do on the top of the gunwales and transom cap. I would also recommend the final few coat be 50/50 Duratec. The mix will be a little loose but the added Duratec will yield its best UV protection at that mix rate.
I think If I had to do it again I may have gone just straight gelcoat for the build up and then duratec on the top coats but I wanted to have a somewhat consistent hardness and uv resistance.