Spectrum Rocks

Mike....good post. So the stuff cures out in about 6 hours? Did you let is sit in the sun? Again...looks great.
 
What did you mix the gelcoat in? Was that a piece of plastic silverware you put the gelcoat on with?
 
hahaha, yeah it was a plastic spoon. just something to scoop the paste out with and smear it on the repair. I found the cure time to vary depending on the humidity and if it's in the direct sunlight. If you can leave it overnight, I recommend that.

when I cut up the thick baggy, I just cut an extra piece to put the paste on. all you're really doing is mixing the catalyst with the paste so you don't need more than a little piece. The catalyst is... well i'm not sure what it's made out of, but it looks like water and smells like chemicals. You put several drops on the paste and mix it together. you'll be surprised at how a little goes a long way.
 
great job Mike..next time I'll add the coors to my process.
 
Mike
Did you see you need the Hull # to order it and who did you order it from?

The PO dinged the Swimstep and near the VHF base(Only God knows how) I'd like to give this a shot.
 
email sea ray with the hull number and ask for the color of your hull. it'll be something like arctic white or whatever. then you go to spectrumcolor.com and look up your boat, year and the color that sea ray gave you. that's the patch kit you need. If in doubt, call spectrum with the year and color that sea ray gave you and they'll look up the right patch kit.

If you can drill holes in your boat for a heater, you can patch a ding.

before I found out about the spectrum stuff, I tried to patch a ding with color matching. The hardest part of patching a ding is matching the color. With spectrum, that's gone. The other hardest part I found is making a patch without bubbles. With the plastic, it's real easy. Now the hardest part is finding something to do while it cures, that's where the beer comes in.
 
I've used a Spectrum kit also. Seems like good stuff. Color matched perfectly. Patched some small items on the bottom. I have some nics on a corner, now that I see TTs plastic trick I won't put off doing those any longer. Useing the hull # I called SR and they gave me the gel coat supplier # which I used when ordering from Spectrum.
I don't know how often this happens but in 2005 there was more than 1 color of Arctic White. Spectrum actually was the one that sent me to SR to verify which I had.
 
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Four Suns said:
I use the spectrum stuff all the time. I call it miracle goop... it covers everything. I usually do the 600 to 1200 to 1500 to compound approach... and the repairs disappear.
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I assume this is wet sanding paper.

TurtleTone said:
email sea ray with the hull number and ask for the color of your hull. it'll be something like arctic white or whatever. then you go to spectrumcolor.com and look up your boat, year and the color that sea ray gave you. that's the patch kit you need. If in doubt, call spectrum with the year and color that sea ray gave you and they'll look up the right patch kit.

If you can drill holes in your boat for a heater, you can patch a ding.

before I found out about the spectrum stuff, I tried to patch a ding with color matching. The hardest part of patching a ding is matching the color. With spectrum, that's gone. The other hardest part I found is making a patch without bubbles. With the plastic, it's real easy. Now the hardest part is finding something to do while it cures, that's where the beer comes in.
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Good Stuff Mike
Thanks again
 
Mike....I have not done this project yet, but had a question. Will the plastic stick to the paste you but on the repair area? And you leave the plastic covering the repair until you are ready to sand/buff?

Also does anyone know what temps are too cold to use the paste? Or the cooler it is, does is just take longer to cure?
 
plastic does not stick to cured paste, just peel it off the next day ...unsure of the temp range.
 
I leave the plastic on while it's curing. If you take it off to quick, you'll ruin your nice smooth job. It won't stick to the paste. Don't know about the range of temps although I'm going to fix one spot this weekend and it'll be in the 50's so i'll let you know (if it's not raining out).
 
When working with Gell Coat repairs it is perfectly acceptable to use Wax paper from the kitchen to cover/shape material before it sets. Also, White is a very forgiving color as far as a "Perfect" match is concerned. Al W.
 
I used wax paper on the first couple of attempts at fixing a booboo. the problem with wax paper is you can't see the repair underneath it. It's only when you take it off that you notice a bubble or whatever. With the plastic, you can see the repair to insure that you have worked out all of the bubbles. my $.02
 
Mike's plastic method is great. I fixed 4 medium sized dings on my friend's boat a few weeks back and they came out great.
 
What kind of plastic? Like saran wrap? or a thicker mil plastic?
 
I use thicker like a heavy baggie, never tried thinner like saran wrap.
 
I have used the Saran wrap method, twice with great results. Saran Wrap seems to be the thick enough to do the job. Two minor repairs have disapeared.

R.Blatter
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t/5.7l Bravo III
 
Bottom Line said:
Fred...I did that a couple of weeks ago...had an email back the same day. They even included the Spectrum item number...I just haven't ordered it yet. I have 2 places to fix.....one is a chip, the other is a scratch.

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What's the email address and/or how can I find the Sea Ray email address?

Thanks
 
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