Gel Coat

[PhilAddison]

Call BCB with your boats serial number and they will have what you need. However, with a boat that age there has probably been a slight change in the color of the gel coat. A good fiberglass guy will have gel coats readily available and should be able to match almost anything there is! Good luck and sorry to hear about your misfortunes.

[Bass Cat Boats]

We suggest a good marine store or a simple Wal Mart has this clear liquid in tubes, listed as fiberglass hardener. It is MEKP in terminology sometimes, though clear style. The ratio in gel is about 1 to 2%.

[dmrowc4955]

Thank You Basscat you guys are the greatest.

[PhilAddison]

Filler Sand Spray Gel Coat Wet Sand Buff Wax If it is in an area that might attract attention, I would consider a fiberglass repairman. White is the easiest to repair. Flake is the most difficult. Other dark colors are hard to match. Gel coat can be obtained from Bass Cat. You will need you hull ID so the right color can be obtained. Good luck.

[clownshoes]

You will also need: Catalyst- Bass Cat cant ship this to you- get a boat store Saran Wrap or Scotch tape to cover your work after you do it. Gel Coat wont set up in air. I brush applied gel coat on the black bottom of my boat after I applied marine tex(black) and sanded to 1000. I then applied gelcoat with tape over it, set it up and sanded down to 1400. Looks good.C.O.D. Jr. III

[clownshoes]

Pic me- I aint good but I can make it waterproof….C.O.D. Jr. III

[scubaman154]

I will post a pic sunday

[Bass Cat Boats]

If its not real deep what you do is get some gel coat from BCB and buy some MEKP catalyst at Wally World. I think its like 12-14 drops per oz. Id tape your edges, brush some on, cover it with visquene?(sp) and let it set up. Should get hard in a few hours. Any tackiness can be removed with acetone. Remove plastic and repeat until it is a little taller than the gelcoat around it. Then Id hit it with a little 600, then 1000, then 1200 wet sand by hand. Then Id magic erase it hard. Then Id buff it with some liquid rubbing compound followed by good wax. Id get it waterproof the first day and then work the sanding the next day or so. The easy way is to get some marine tex, mix and let it set up. The problem with marine tex for me is that its hard to set it up lower than the surrounding gelcoat and then apply enough gel coat that when you start sanding it doesnt sand down to the marine tex which isnt going to be perfect match in color. Building it up with gelcoat gives you plenty of base to sand to match. BTW- its a lot of elbow grease. You outta try doing it to the bottom of a friends boat… I am new at this but seem to be getting more and more experience. If this doctor gig ever falls through I think Ill hit up Gary Wright for apprenticeship.C.O.D. Jr. III

[Bass Cat Boats]

Your second calling has been found.

[clownshoes]

What color is top cap?C.O.D. Jr. III

[fishn4bass]

Its charcoal flake.It hit right over the top black stripe where the hull has a little rise on the starboard side. Its a PIV. I measured it and its a 1/4″x1/2″

[clownshoes]

Charcoal is easier color to hide with. Too bad he missed the cap insert. Cheap options are to either cover with more charcoal gel diluted with styrene or acetone that will look like a piled up area of gel or clear coat it and youll still see the crack. I think? a Pro would dig crack out and make a larger deeper defect and blend edges in. Its just so hard to put a small area of flake on and have them look the same. The gel out of the can from bcb is thicker than how it comes out of the sprayer they use. You end up needing to dilute it and technically styrene is the carrier here. Hard to get styrene. Acetone kinda works but evaporates to some degree. I had a little getting to know you with a bridge last year and you just have no idea how those tiny flakes dont look so tiny when youre trying to blend them in/get their density right within a small area.C.O.D. Jr. III

[fishn4bass]

Thank you for the info Ward. It is a very small area and would be hard to work with.Im going to call BCB in the morning and see what they have to say. I may wind up just leaving it.Its just bugging me because my rig is spotless, and I take pride in keeping it in that condition, Owell after two and a half years something was bound to happen. Thanks again

[Devoreflyer]

Correct me if I am wrong but it sounds like the gel coat is fractured/cracked and not chipped out but is still intact, and not missing any piece. If that is so I would suggest using super glue, it will wick into the fractured area and secure it. A neighbor does antique restoration and does amazing things with super glue to save items that were thought ruined.

[fishn4bass]

It is in tact, and just fractured.I thought about using super glue or something like that just to secure it so it does not chip out.

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