Hi Barbara,
Depending how deep your 'dinks' are you can just sand them off and make 'em
go away.. I did that last year as per my pro's advice. The gelcoat
repairs seldom match and typically fade in a different way / shade than
the original.
I used a small palm sander and carefully wet sanded with 320 grit to get it
in the ballpark then smoothed it off with 600-800-1200 grit (All wet
sanded) followed by a fine compound and wax.. The gelcoat is little
thinner but the scratches were "erased" completely..
Good Luck
Regards
-Francois Rivard
1990 34+ 'Take Five"
Lake Lanier, Ga
At 05:56 AM 27/02/2015, you wrote:
>Putting kiwigrip on my deck this spring is on my list. I've read and
>heard so many good things, and the YouTube videos look like it's not
>a difficult boat job to get a really nice finish with. Here's my
question:
> My hull has never been painted, she has the original "white"
> gelcoat and it buffs up nicely and has a good shine when that
> happens. There are a few dinks on the hull that keep her from
> looking pristine: 2 on the bow from dock landings, a couple on the
> sides when practicing backing in a current, blah blah. I'd prefer
> to pay someone to get these places back to looking original than
> learning gelcoat repair myself and really screw it up. Would a
> good boat yard that paints boats be able to spray gelcoat and match
> it? I've read the matching is the hard part? Would said yard
> have to spray the entire hull or just the few dinks? If they have
> to spray the entire hull for it to look good, would it be better to
> just have the hull painted? Why do boats get painted rather than
> leave them original gelcoat since gelcoat can be colored when the
> boat is manufactured?
>Thanks for your input.
>
>Barbara H. Fellers
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