Couple of Gel Coat Repair Questions

[320Bob]

Dave,
I pretty much did as you stated. I used a 4" piece of floor shoe (3/4" quarter round) as my sanding block and worked things until they were relatively smooth and level. I even used a Craftsman version of a Dremel tool to grind a small groove that the gelcoat could better flow into since the residual dark area was almost hairline. That worked pretty well but it thinned out in another spot right on the edge. You can't see it unless you are looking up from below the rub rail so I'll take you advice and fight that battle another day.

Don Sr.,
I probably didn't feather things as well as I should have but there are a couple of tiny depressions that I can use a small artist's brush on to feather the gelcoat away from and that might get things closer to perfection.

 

[dc380]

Edges are tough, and it's easy for even 600 grit to cut through it in short order.

Spectrum sells a Quart of liquid gelcoat, as apposed to the jar of paste gel-coat that can be used for bleed thru or sand thru repairs.

BUT in your case I would certainly wait. Sounds like it's small and out of eye shot.

I use the Liquid Gelcoat for large repairs such as Don Sr posted, and fine scratches, bleed thru, and large areas you need to spray.

Tape the top, and put the unused portions in a refrig. It will last a lot longer. I've never had gel-coat dry out that was kept in a refrigerator

 

[320Bob]

Thanks for the tip about liquid versus paste gelcoat. Sounds like that will do the job next time.:thumbsup: