Re: 1978 River Ox Restoration Project
I do wonder about the console though... I'd love to re-gelcoat it to match the deck color. Any good advice on that? I'd want to make sure it has a nice finish like the one now, just not familiar w the process to get to that point.
If you really want the console to match the deck color, unless you pick a plain white or similar, it may be difficult to 'match' any deck color you choose in gel-coat. It isn't as easy as getting a quart of paint color matched at a paint store. Durabak is available in a few colors, but they likely won't be 'matched' by an off the shelf gel-coat...
But you might check w/ Durabak to see if they'll match a color sample you send them. I doubt the answer will be yes, but it will likely be expensive if it is available.
You can also check to see if the smooth Durabak is 'sprayable'. If it is, you might get a gallon of smooth (no texture) Durabak in whatever color you get of the anti-skid version. That will let you fine tune the amount of anti-slip texture on your deck & have enough smooth to shoot 2 + coats of it on your console, then it will color match the deck....
^^^ Starts w/ a visit to the
Durabak website & some Q&A w/ their tech department...
BTW: It's listed as sprayable on their
technical data spec page,
Also note that a gallon is listed as covering 50-60SqFt area, twice. Might need more then 1 gallon to coat the deck & the consoles though....
