Hi Barbara,
Are you racing with a crew now or did you mean to say that you have a
few dings on your hull? If racing, they will dislike being sprayed
by the yard. :)
Anyhow, best to check with an insurance adjuster type dude. He will
know the best gelcoat colour match wizard in your area to fix any
dings. The wizard won't be the cheapest guy who can do the job.
Long story short on paint vs. gelcoat for a hull is that a modern
poly paint is relatively economical and easy to apply with good gear
and experience, it is durable and lasts a long time and not many
people are good at spraying gelcoat on large surfaces to achieve
stellar results (short working time & environmental constraints).
So, I painted my topsides to renew looks & non-skid and will continue
polish the hull. YOM is 1972
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
BTW, this is a resend and reminder to strip sh*t off the message that
is unnecessary, it was too large. My bad I didn't do it the first
try. So sorry.
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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