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    Posted: 21 Jul 08 at 10:07pm
Btw the National 12 DaveL's talkin about we are currently restoring, if
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What we used to do with laser foils was use car body primer (white) its cheap, more or less the right colour and does not need much finishing.  I don't think it will work as well on glass foils, but it depends on the severity of the damage and the size of the repair. 
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fair enough, i would have thought with a centreboard it wouldnt matter (you need to keep it off the bottom anyway and it stays safe in the slot on shore...

im pretty sure if you were doing a centreboard then one of halfords larger cans would do the job (about £7)

 



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Originally posted by tmoore

how about smoothing it off and then simply spraying with a few coats of car spray? surely that will be up to the job and will be cheap and easy to apply.....

Car aerosols get suprisingly expensive if you buy it in quantity, and the result is thin and easily scratched. The two pot poly will burnish and polish down better and last longer. Worth it IMHO.
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how about smoothing it off and then simply spraying with a few coats of car spray? surely that will be up to the job and will be cheap and easy to apply.....
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Thanks JimC, will try that
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I really wouldn't use gelcoat. Two pot polyurethane paint has to be the material of choice...
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I am considering flow coating my N12 Rudder, is it just gelcoat plus water then just paint it on? or do you have to add anything extra
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thanks, - any recommendations for the paint?
the same, but different...

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Flow coat is the "technical term" used for painting with gelcoat! I personally wouldn't recommend it in this case though unless you have lots of time to wet and dry as it is much thicker than paint and you will struggle to get it smooth. I'd use a good quality paint as it will give you more than enough protection.
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