On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 10:00:23AM -0700, Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe wrote: > In my experience with black gel-coat it scratches white. I had a > black hulled boat that looked pretty used after one season so I sold > it. The boat's still around and really looks used now. The darker > the color the more it shows scratches. All gel-coat scratches white. It's the nature of the beast. How noticeable or not it will be is partly a function of the color of the material. The darker a color is, the easier it is to see white marks against it. But even with light colors, scratches can be quite visible as well, particularly in bright light. Scratched gel-coat tends to have a uniform (dull) reflectance. Clean, non-oxidized gel-coat is quite specular in its reflectance characteristics (somewhat like auto paint). Given the right light / viewing angle combination (and there are lots of them), the difference between clean, light colored gel coat, and scratches on same, will stick out like a sore thumb. All, FWIW ... -.- jwd *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 26 2002 - 09:56:39 PDT
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