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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | That's gelcoat. Boats are built 'inside out'--The process for the application in the mold is:
Clear coat in mold.
Polyflake mixed with clear resin
Back-up color gel coat
fiberglass/resin layers
Plain colored gel:
Some builders clear coat first, some do not
Gel coat
fiberglass/resin layers
No regular paint will stick to the old cured resin, you need a molecular bond and you will need to make absolutely sure the entire surface is prepped properly. That takes a two part 'epoxy' style paint or resin and a gun that shoots poly and resin mix, then the clearcoat after cleaning or another gun. If you are going to use polyflake, you need to lay down the base coat first, then the polyflake mix, the clear coat. To say that's a challenge is an understatement.
Way easier and just as good looking to use Imron style paint and clear.
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