Gelcoat color question

[Shaps]

Keep in mind I spray gelkote so it comes out looking little dark and will lighten up after cured. Yes white pigment will work a very little amount goes long way FYI. But you may have the other white I wanna say 2 or 3 whites that year. For the red give spectrum a call they will match it perfect so much easy than mixing yourself. Then if gun runs dry/out of paint you need to recreate that color again if you follow me LOL. Get your numbers off back of boat that tells them whole story. good luck

@duckhead69
may I ask what specific gun/tip you use to spray the gelcoat?
Thank you!

 

[Wheels55]

Sherfab in CA will mix gel coat for you. They are almost 1/3 the cost of Spectrum and faster delivery time. The charged me $116 per gallon. You can send them a sample to match if they don’t know your color. 9099232200

 

[Wheels55]

Good to know, spectrum definitely high priced, I think I'm good for now, mixing oyster with white comes very close, next is the brown/red, a little more challenging.

 

[Wheels55]

Good to know, spectrum definitely high priced, I think I'm good for now, mixing oyster with white comes very close, next is the brown/red, a little more challenging.

 

[duckhead69]

I use a cheap gun throw away after 2-3 years Acetone tuff on seals in gun. Jamestown does sell one but it is useless. There is a quality gun out there made by Binks or devilbiss that you can buy different tips 2mm etc. But I really just help friends out and cheapy works good. I am to cheap to get off 300 for gun and then have it fail

 

[Shaps]

I use a cheap gun throw away after 2-3 years Acetone tuff on seals in gun. Jamestown does sell one but it is useless. There is a quality gun out there made by Binks or devilbiss that you can buy different tips 2mm etc. But I really just help friends out and cheapy works good. I am to cheap to get off 300 for gun and then have it fail

any suggestion on a cheapy gun would be appreciated. I'd like to try something.
tks again!

 

[Nater Potater]

any suggestion on a cheapy gun would be appreciated. I'd like to try something.
tks again!

If you just wanted to try something on the low down and dirty, there's always Harbor Freight. https://www.harborfreight.com/20-oz-hvlp-gravity-feed-air-spray-gun-62300.html

 

[duckhead69]

yup harbor freight gravity feed gun 30 bucks

 

[Riptide III]

yup harbor freight gravity feed gun 30 bucks

I tried using a H F gun first. Didn’t want to risk a good gun. Mine wouldn’t spray. Do you thin it with a lot styrene?

 

[JHornsby3]

I personally have used the HF cheapy and had no issues with it. Just the basic purple ones. The shop I used to work at uses the same cheap ones but are fed from hoses. I got about five years out of mine with occasional use. I just replaced the o rings a couple of times. I let someone use it and they didn't clean it. The trick to the HF guns is air. Lot of air.

John

 

[duckhead69]

STYRENE and acetone if you dont have styrene you want like 10-20 percent acetone or thinning agent. Gelkote should run off stick after mixing up. Not like sour cream if that makes sense to you. DO NOT ADD CATALYST/HARDER until you get consistancy correct. If it spray like splattering it out rather than spraying it out. Thinn

 

[Dave4562]

Ok, so sea ray was not able to answer my question as my boat is over 10 years old, they suggested I ask sea ray club. Thanks for the info, it was worth a try

they said same thing in jax

 

[Dave4562]

View attachment 103328 View attachment 103328 Hello all, I have a 1987 Sea Ray Cuddy Cruiser that I would like to make some cosmetic repairs to, the hull color is oyster I believe, it has a color break at the gunwale that is burgundy or dark red, does anybody know what Sea Ray called this color?

Bought a quart of oyster, a little darker than hull as expected, will try to lighten it up a little with some white, not sure about the dark red, might get brave and try to mix a few colors to match it.

Loook at arctic white