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Originally Posted by Kraken
I’m definitely screwed now. Captain Gelcoat let me down. The non-skid was hot to walk on. I didn’t want a colored non-skid in the first place but was going to live with it. So he fixed it.
He didn’t sand off the old stuff of even scuff it up. He went right over the top with a roller and sand mixed with gelcoat. Looks really bad. I can see through it in places. Patches with no texture and some with mountains. Looks like crap. He lied to me about the sanding prep and it will peal anyway down the road. It has been 5 days to kick off and it’s still sticky.
The color on the sides is so soft you can push a fingernail into it. It is also about 10 mils think. He sanded through in places and it alligatored in others. Once again no acetone wipe. He also diluted the gelcoat with a lot of styrene.
Project is ruined.
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Bummer to hear that. I was hopeful for you. Maybe if it gets and stays hot enough the sides will cure enough that you can work with them. Guessing you are gonna just have to sand the decks and redo 'em. I doubt the whole project is ruined, but it is a GIANT setback. Capt Gelcoat just wiped out all potential work for himself from CSC members and lurkers.