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Does anyone know the names of the old Laser gelcoat colours. I've got to repair and old dark brown standard Laser and a purple Laser II. Most online sources only stock white, blue, red, and Laser don't appear to stock these colours anymore so a source would be handy Thanks. |
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ratface
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Posted: 26 Nov 07 at 3:30pm |
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you could call laser direct and ask them for the pigment(?) of the gel coat, they should have that on record if you give them your boat/sail number.
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foaminatthedeck
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Posted: 26 Nov 07 at 7:16pm |
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I give Laser a go but I wouldn't bet on it as they will clame that they have never made yellow L2000s
http://www.icc-salcombe.co.uk/TheFleet.aspx yet I believe they have.  I know clame is the wrong spelling but I can't get any where near on my online dictionary to find the right one. Edited by foaminatthedeck |
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Posted: 27 Nov 07 at 6:11pm |
 ....Thanks Guys, will give Laser another go, Tried last year to get some info regarding a 78 Laser colour. May have more luck with the more recent colours.
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Rupert
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Posted: 27 Nov 07 at 6:24pm |
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Most good chandlers will supply pigment to put in your gelcoat. The gelcoat needs to be clear, not white, though. You might need to experiment with quantities a little to get the genuine "faded brown" look you are searching for... By the way, Foamin', it is claim, which is odd, as if you have a bad leg, you are lame, not laim, but who says English is logical! |
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Noah
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Posted: 28 Nov 07 at 12:35pm |
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The 'standard' colour pigment won't match what's on the boat, 'cos it'll have faded over the years. I sent a small sample of gelcoat to Rondar when I needed do do some minor repairs & they sent back a pot of colour-matched pigment very quickly. The bad news is that the invoice arrived a few days later!
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Posted: 28 Nov 07 at 6:11pm |
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...think I'll try the cheaper mixing option, red and blue =purple maybe. I've found one called bitter chocolate, if I add a bit of grey to achieve the faded look. will T cut or similar prior to mixing. Used to manage a paint shop years ago and the trouble we had colour matching, I might have to put up with close ish. Ta |
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Posted: 02 Dec 07 at 9:33am |
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What will happen though is you'll polish through the layer that has faded and get the origional colour back. An invisible repair is almost impossible on a boat over 15 years or so old.
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