Gelcoat Repair

Owned boat gelcoat repair undoubtedly will be necessary at some point during your period. After all, a boat, a nice way (perhaps not an investment) invested the most part boaters to take pride in the appearance of his boat is. What a noticeable scratches or chips with a new and clean waxed boat is worse?

All is not lost when this happens. Gelcoat repair actually quite a little bit of knowledge and some good ol 'elbow grease are easy with.

Are you sure that the damage only to repair gelcoat fiberglass lay damaged or not there is any structural damage that should be checked before. If fiberglass is damaged or you suspect structural damage, your boat inspected by a professional.

Perhaps the hardest part of gelcoat repair your hull color matches with the color gelcoat. It's easy with a little bit of research can be completed. Boat or try to contact the manufacturer of research on the internet. More often than not, you will find the right color to match your boat can be ordered. If you can not get a perfect color match for you gelcoat to achieve the desired color will blend with a coloring agent. Mix a small sample of gelcoat colors and agents, to make sure it dry is the right color when it dries.

If you have a scratch or chip, it is best to use a gelcoat paste. Gelcoat paste coating scratch with you or at least will allow the chip to fill. In most cases, an application will be sufficient. Liquid gelcoat scratch to take several applications in order to make it flush with adjacent surface area will.

I finished the best of these steps will reduce production and found clean.

1. Preparation
When you are satisfied that the existing gelcoat color to it chipped or scratched area prep time matches. To do well over the opening up of a small area around the chip mask tape to get some masking and four sides (about 1 / 4 "8 3 /" scratch around on all sides). The damaged surface of the surrounding areas that have not been able to comply with the additional gelcoat.

When the tape, sand and some scratch scratch within 8-10 grit sand paper with tape around the exposed area is finished. You want enough to lightly sand the area exposed to the surface is scratched up, but not so much that you indent or damage to fiberglass. Next sand scratched area to remove any loose flakes or debris. Are you sure that is not possible when there are any voids paste (scratched a "V" groove to make) will be applied enough to make want to sand. Gelcoat paste a hollow void when applied to create an opening bridge will be when it dries. Once you have finished sanding, you have some areas to remove any wax or foreign debris filled with sand, wipe with acetone.

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