23 SF Rebuild

[vcs]

Originally Posted by alexh

What kind of gun/tip/paint did you use for spraying the nonskid? That finish you have shown is exactly what I am looking for. Can you tell me more about the process? Do you spray over the nonskid with a final coat of paint?
Thanks,
Alex.

Alex
I used a non skid additive from Behr Premium no 970 they sell it in home depot. I mixed in 2 bags per 64 oz of gelcoat, I then rolled it on with a medium nap roller, I rolled 3 coats letting an hour between coats to get tacky. The final coat I rolled on the gelcoat without the non skid to seal the finish. I wound up spraying the gunnels with the final coat of gelcoat to give it a smoother finish. The gun I used is a HVLP gravity fed gun with a 2.5 tip designed to spray gelcoat. Also the non skid cost only about $5 per bag

Tony

[vcs]

Worked on the boat this weekend buffed out the gelcoat and spent today rigging the new console.

[vcs]

I started spraying the hull with gelcoat I hope to finish spraying and wet sanding this weekend here are a couple of pictures.

[CaptMick]

Looks real good. I like the idea of a final coat on the non skid to seal it. Makes sense. I have seen a few boats around here that were re done only to have the texture get worn off in a few years. I never thought about it much till now. Another thing from CSC to file into the memory bank.

[CaptMick]

Oh yeah... Very jealous of how the console looks. Nice work.

[fdheld34]

Very nice job..I need to swing by and take a look at it one day after work....
Questions---
with the gelcoat you used duratec and then wetsanded? buffed with 3m?
I am going to try Behr nonskid too...great idea!
Thanks
-Fred

[Teasem]

Can't wait to see more pictures!! Like the color!

[vcs]

Originally Posted by fdheld34

Very nice job..I need to swing by and take a look at it one day after work....
Questions---
with the gelcoat you used duratec and then wetsanded? buffed with 3m?
I am going to try Behr nonskid too...great idea!
Thanks
-Fred

With the gel coat I used a product called patch booster then wet sanded and finished with the 3M products. There is a company out of West Palm Beach called Glue Products the owner Charlie is a great guy and has taken the time to educate me with the products he sells. I purchased all my materials from him.

[Teasem]

Originally Posted by vcs

With the gel coat I used a product called patch booster then wet sanded and finished with the 3M products. There is a company out of West Palm Beach called Glue Products the owner Charlie is a great guy and has taken the time to educate me with the products he sells. I purchased all my materials from him.

I will second that... GLue products is where I got all my products for my 21' refurb!! Great Comapny.. Hope that boat is around west palm so I can see it this season!!

[vcs]

Yes I live in Jupiter but run out of Jupiter and Palm Beach inlets hope to see you out there