gel-coating my boat

[TAV MAN]

this is my first time on this forum, and my first boat. It is a Larson All America 162 or 165. I'm still doing reserch on ID. I have two ? <br /> 1)What with the blue/red bow light.<br /> 2)I would like to regel-coat the boat(I know about the sanding and making it air tight)my ? is this. If I make a chamber out of havy blastic<br />& frame hook a vacum pump. then ran it at-10 lb. psi. do you think that would work.

 

[bounder4465]

Re: gel-coating my boat

tav...you can regelcoat a boat by spraying the gelcoat, and then covering with PVA to seal for curing.

 

[ondarvr]

Re: gel-coating my boat

Paint it, it's too much work to re-gel coat large areas, many many hours of sanding and buffing.

 

[bounder4465]

Re: gel-coating my boat

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[TAV MAN]

Re: gel-coating my boat

One more ? can I just go over the old gel-coat or do I have to sanded all the way down to th fiberglass.

 

[ondarvr]

Re: gel-coating my boat

Just prep the gel coat surface, that means sanding it very well with 220 grit or so, no shiny spots, if you miss a spot the new paint won't get a good bond in that area and will peel off fairly soon.

 

[TilliamWe]

Re: gel-coating my boat

1)What with the blue/red bow light.<br />

It's actually green & red. Required by law. Red is port(left) Green is Starboard (right) The boat also has to have a white stern light that sticks up to the highest point on the boat. These lights are used for identifying your boat when navigating at night.