Re: Gelcoat finish restoration
Kenmyfam, as soon as I get the boat started, I'm going to head to the lake and try it out, set the idle screw adjustments, etc. I have a brand-new battery so I don't get surprised.
Congrats on scrubbing off the oxidation. You (and your neighbors) will be amazed when the last coat of wax is finished and you stand back and look at the boat in good light. You may need sunglasses..
Glad to be of assistance, but thank Mark42 - I got this system from him.
My boat is approaching its 50th anniversary, and the poor old gelcoat looks very nice from 10 feet away. But when you get up close, you'll see crazing, and deep spiderwebbing under the spotlights and in a couple of other areas. There are also three or four small chips that are missing, and you can see just how thin the gelcoat is.
After this boating season and finances allowing, I'm gonna grind all the spiderwebbing and crazing down to the fiberglass beneath, and then fill, fair, and sand. Then I'll either have it re-gelcoated 'Buckskin Tan' as it is now, or match one of the five or six original colors, from the brochures (see attachments). This summer I plan to have new seat upholstery done in the original style and colors, white and silver. The boat has fiberglass molded-in back-to-back bucket seats for four passengers - way cool for 1961.
