Kirk, Thank you for sharing your experience, it's in line with Wally and Dennis's comments. One of the suppliers has gallons for 100. Which is a far cry better than a Florida source at 350. A gallon. I'm going to try Pete's at Niagara on the lake before we make a final decision on the next step.
Thanks all, you've been great!!!! Joanne C&C 37/40+ Sent from my iPad > On Dec 30, 2013, at 8:20 PM, kirk sneddon <kirksned...@optonline.net> wrote: > > I used a company that custom mixed gel coat color, much like they do with > custom color matching at paint suppliers. They required a small chip for > color matching. The match was spot on and after three years you have to look > very closely to see the repair. As time goes on they will probably divert a > bit more. I recently rebidded some deck hardware and can attest to the fact > that the deck and hull have faded significantly since new (1983) and that > using the original color would likely result in significant mismatch > > If of interest I can go looking for the can and try and get the company > name. The downside is that minimum quantity is 1 gallon, at about $150. > > Kirk Sneddon > C&C 29 Mk II > Flying Cloud > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Us > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 8:10 PM > To: w...@wbryant.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C (1990) gelcoat matching > > Wally, > > Thank you for prepping me for what could be a challenging task but I'm not > ready to let this one go yet..... > > Joanne > C&C37/40+ > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Dec 29, 2013, at 9:49 PM, Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> wrote: >> >> I hate to sound like Eeyore, but it's hopeless. >> <http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my-disney/2013/09/17/12-amazing-witticisms >> -from-eeyore/> >> >> Even if you get a perfect match now, it won't age the same and will > probably mismatch in a few years. Or you can mismatch it now, and hope that > in a few years it will age to match the rest, but it probably won't. >> >> I've done a few gelcoat mismatches, and after too much effort said F it > and moved on. 12 years later I don't even notice, and they're on the cabin > top in the cockpit. When I bought the boat, I noticed a couple of small > gashes in the topsides gelcoat that went down to the laminate, just under > the toe rail on the port side. Somebody offered to take my money to fix > them, but I was focused on bigger projects (rig) at the time. I guess > they're still there. The boat sails just fine. >> >> Wal >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
