GelCoat is gone. Now what?
MartinTD
Posted 5/16/2011 1:13 PM (#498576)
Subject: GelCoat is gone. Now what?





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Location: NorthCentral WI
I've had a 1987 fiberglass bass boat for the last few years that never seems to hold wax or anything else applied to it. I was rubbing a few coats on yesterday and noticed some of the metal flake coming off on my rag. Which confirms what I believed all along, the gelcoat is completely gone. The surface is rough and porous and seems to absorb anything that I put on it.
Once a gelcoat is gone... what options does a guy have? I don't want to pay for a new gel coat, that's for sure. Can I apply some type of sealer or other clear coat over the glass?
kodiak
Posted 5/17/2011 8:37 AM (#498754 - in reply to #498576)
Subject: Re: GelCoat is gone. Now what?





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Location: Okoboji
auto clear??
sworrall
Posted 5/17/2011 10:50 PM (#498934 - in reply to #498754)
Subject: Re: GelCoat is gone. Now what?





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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
You could use two part epoxy based paint and automotive paint guns, but the prep is a pain.