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Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => GRP & Epoxy => Topic started by: tony23 on April 16, 2010, 10:57:53 pm

Title: Gel Coat
Post by: tony23 on April 16, 2010, 10:57:53 pm

Hi,
    Racing my yacht over the weekend and another boat hit me broad side on it's took a 10mm piece of gel coat out of the surface of the hull can anybody tell me how to repair it.
Normally I would fill it with an isopon filler and respay the damaged area but somebody told me I can buy gel coat resin add some colour and fill the boat with no need of repainting can somebody give me advise how to do this correctly leaving a nice smooth finish  {:-{

Title: Re: Gel Coat
Post by: wet willy on May 13, 2010, 09:15:05 pm

Hi, Try this link    http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/acatalog/gelcoat_repairs.html
                 
                                                    Hope this helps.
I have done some small repairs myself pm me if you like, will get back tomorrow.
                                 
                                                                                                    Cheers.

Title: Re: Gel Coat
Post by: Tugwilson on May 15, 2010, 06:56:10 am

just go to your local boat chandlers or search on the web, there is a repair kit that we used in the boat building trade
it comes as a two pack one gel coat the other hardener. mix togeather as any other two pack and apply to a cleaned, dry, if possible scraped out damaged section and once it's dry and hard you can cut it back with 000 gauge wet and dry paper until you cannot see it any more.
I have done this on million pound sunseekers and the customer could not find the repair afterwards.