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Originally Posted by Kraken
I am looking for help with the final faring and finish. I just don’t have the time to do it all myself. I’d like to call in a pro where this step is one of the most important. I did a lot of research myself and didn’t find much info out there on gelcoating. I also tried spraying and rolling my under deck hatches with crappy results. I will get a better finished result if I sub it out. I’m still looking for a professional.
If I absolutely can’t find someone to help, I will tackle it myself. This is the best info I found on re-gelcoating. I have a dump gun that would help.
http://www.bertram31.com/proj/tips/re-gelcoating.htm |
Getting Gelcoat to new boat standards can be done but has to be done by a pro and there are few and far between people that can do it right. Most all exterior finishes on restorations are sprayed with Awlgrip or other products, not gelcoat and for good reason.
Fairing and surface prep is a whole nother ugly task that needs to be done by the person doing the finish coating. I let a pro do my outside and my wife and I did the interior and cap as I knew what the finish would look like and I was good with that.