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JimC
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Topic: Gel Coat Posted: 25 Oct 07 at 11:43am |
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Parcel tape. The brown stuff. |
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Lukepiewalker
Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1340 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Oct 07 at 6:03pm | |
What he said....
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ColH
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Oct 07 at 6:58pm | |
At the risk of sounding stoopid - does it work sticky side down, like you'd normally use it (for sticking parcels, not er, anything else...), or do you mean using it 'upside down'....
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redback
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 28 Oct 07 at 11:31pm | |
Cling film is good if you need to shape the gelcoat at all.
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A Seabadger
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Oct 07 at 7:53pm | |
It was a most unsatisfactory job! Next time I am leaving it to "the professionals"!! I have wrinkles, scratches and a gel coat with stripes (my new stuff wasn't the same colour as my orriginal boat).Polishing with t-cut didn't get rid of the fine sand paper marks, and when I tried to be clever and use my Black and Decker Mouse to polish it in I only suceeded in spraying myself and the wall with t-cut. I have given up, turned the boat the right way up and refuse to think about it. This was ok until I was sailing like a pudding in light wind on Saturday and I started to wonder - was it the scratches and wrinkles.........
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Fin.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 19 Dec 07 at 2:25pm | |
hi Seabagger's mother... in this month' s (jan 2008) "Practical Boat Owner" there's a very good article on how to restore Gelcoat of a boat. http://www.ybw.com/pbo/contents/january_2008/zjan08pboconten ts.html Rgds Fin. |
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A Seabadger
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 19 Dec 07 at 3:02pm | |
Thanks. I'll let her know.
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Rob1
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