'71 Seafari 20 Rebuild

[erebus]

Originally Posted by Locke N Load

...Or do I not need to worry about removing the gel and just fair, prime and paint over it?

Don't need to get the gel-coat off.
As long as its properly sanded and primed and doesn't have any structural issues (i.e. de-laminating, crazing etc.) you'll be fine.

[Locke N Load]

Originally Posted by erebus

Don't need to get the gel-coat off.
As long as its properly sanded and primed and doesn't have any structural issues (i.e. de-laminating, crazing etc.) you'll be fine.

That's good to know. I'll get more details when I get closer to that stage, but I'm happy to not have to strip all the gel off.

[Xcomunic8d]

Yep. My gelcoat was sanded and thin. The PO put heaps of paint on it. I mean like textured walls... not smooth at all.

Sanded it again. Used a good primer. Sanded it. Painted it. Let cure. Cut and buffed it. If It can handle a buffer I figure that’s a real good sign.