LONG SURFACE SCRATCHES IN GEL- COAT

[plugger]

I did a search but did not see this covered,boat was hauled today and i got a look at the damage done over the season "tight slip"..... The port side has a lot of surface scratches that are 4'long<br />most will buff out but there are a few that are a bit deeper.now were talking scrathes not gouges or dings<br />how best to lay into the longer ones<br />I bought the gel repair kit before i saw the amount and extent of scratches (just buy more ?)

 

[crazy charlie]

Re: LONG SURFACE SCRATCHES IN GEL- COAT

I was lucky enough to find an auto touchup paint that matched perfect and i repaired it that way.What color is your hull??? Charlie

 

[flashback]

Re: LONG SURFACE SCRATCHES IN GEL- COAT

how old is the boat? when gelcoat is new it is quite thick and scratches can be wet sanded, then buffed with good results, bear in mind that this procedure will shorten the life of the gelcoat because you are accelerating the ageing process..the other option is to contact the dealer for a can of gel-coat, spray the scratches with an air brush sprayer used for model cars,planes, etc.(purchase at wally world), it will spray the gel if you thin it correctly, use styrene, not acetone. then sand and buff. this way you don't thin the existing coating but the color may not match perfectly............

 

[plugger]

Re: LONG SURFACE SCRATCHES IN GEL- COAT

Its 1999 mako more cream than bone white in color,I GUESS I'LL BUFF OUT WHAT I CAN THEN DEAL WITH THE REST<br />ANY ON LINE LINKS FOR A STEP-BY STEP WITH PICTURES DEALING WITH SCRATCHES AS OPOSED TO MAJOR DING REPLACMENT REPAIRS ? AS ALWAYS GREAT INFO FOUND HERE AND SOME NICE FOLKS TOO

 

[plugger]

Re: LONG SURFACE SCRATCHES IN GEL- COAT

TOO GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT THINK WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF SOMEONE "KEYED"THE SIDE OF THE HULL<br /><br />YOU KNOW TOOK A KEY TO THE PAINT

 

[Fweep]

Re: LONG SURFACE SCRATCHES IN GEL- COAT

Check out West Marine. They have some good info on gelcoat repairs.<br /> http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wc...001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&advisor=349.htm