gelcoat

[scubadoo73]

in the picture attached (hopfully you can see it) it looks like the fibreglass is showing thru the coloured gelcoat how can this be fixed?
I was sanding to get rid of the oxidation (200 grit -800grit so far) the blemish was there before i started i thought it was part of the oxidation but now im confuzzeled on if it is or how to fix it

 

[Yacht Dr.]

You talking about that little white spot on the bottom of the brown? If so..leave it lol. You could try to spot gel but it wont match.

 

[scubadoo73]

No it's in the brown it looks like Fiberglas mat

 

[ondarvr]

The pic isn't clear enough to tell exactly what I'm looking at, but the look is too uniform to be the glass showing through. You typically only sand through in spots and it will normally look dark.

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Sorry scuba..all I see is the woving pattern texture. Isnt the white under the brown? If its just the woving showing through..well thats pretty typical of dark colors.

 

[gm280]

If you are sanding to rid the fiberglass woven pattern, it is too late. If you are not satisfied with that fiberglass pattern showing, you will either re gel coat to build it up and then wet sand to a smooth surface, or use some high build primer and sand for a top color coat. Either gel coat or paint is your options...

 

[scubadoo73]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I have heard and read that re gel coating is not really a do it your self thing
Essentially I would only need to do the brown 20 ft cuddy cabin the brown is 18" - 24" at its widest point

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Scuba..so is this print thing what your talking about then? Seems kinda extreme to be topcoating just for that.

 

[ondarvr]

I may have misunderstood the question at first.

When you start sanding the high spots are removed first, this leaves the valleys relatively untouched. The high spots have more material removed first and can look different, continued sanding normally makes the surface look more uniform. The only problem you run into is sanding through the gel coat.

If your plan is to fix it in some way at all costs, then continued sanding is fine, if it doesn't work you can always paint it.

 

[scubadoo73]

I have found inside heated storage for this coming winter and they are allowing me to do some work on the boat
I have interior work that needs to be done (floor mainly) so I figured if I'm going to do something that's the time

 

[scubadoo73]

The other question and or opinion when i replace the floor this winter (asking now so i can plan) i was looking at king starboard or is there something else i should be looking at. I do alot of tournament salmon fishing in the great lakes so i want a good anti slip floor that i can scrub and that wont stain easily,
I will have 6 months to finish this so i would like to get it all done if possible

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Expensive deck there. Slippery though.

Just do the standard glass over ply decking. Its not like your turning your deck into a slaughterhouse floor lol..just gelcoat it with some grip tex or walnut shells if you want that real aggressive feel to it . They have this rubber additive that some use. Never used it myself.

 

[scubadoo73]

Ok thanks for the advice