[Paddlewise] Getting gelcoat to stick to MarineTex putty

Thanks!

I agree regarding the cosmetics. I don't like my boat to look ugly, but
there are a lot of parts of my boat that no one will ever see anyway.
It's certainly the case that MT was the "lion's share" of this repair,
structually and in terms of getting the repair to be even with the
pre-existing gelcoat.  Mostly, it was there and I just wanted to see if
it would work.  I think rough sanding the MarineTex made a difference.
Since I sprayed the MT with a water bottle before I started sanding, it
occurs to me that it may have been a little damp.  Maybe this made a
difference?  Unknown.  One thing I did do with the gelcoat is to spread
it out on a piece of cardboard that had a waxy surface (it was the
outside of a color-printed product box).  Then, instead of trying to
spread it on like peanut butter with a spreader, I used a small,
nail-polish like brush that originally came with some of that "ding
repair" paint you can get at auto supply stores in the tiny little
bottles. (that I use for my bike to inhibit rust). The gelcoat appeared
to run into the little grooves caused by sanding and sort of spread out
into them. Once it dried it appeared very flat and shiny.

Lisa 

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-----Original Message-----
From: aldercreek_at_qwest.net [mailto:aldercreek_at_qwest.net] 
Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] How the Gelcoat Repair Turned Out


Great story and soooo full of details!  My own experience is the gel
doesn't want to stick to the Marine Tex very well.  i guess it worked
out OK for you.  Time will tell!

I usually forgo the gel coat and use the MT 'straight up'.  who cares if
the colors a shade or two off.  RRRRR

steve
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