Gel Coat Repair Series- Matching Gel Coat Colors
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Mar
There are a few ways you can try to match your gel coat for a repair. First, if you have a piece of the old gel coat, you can send it to us and we can match it. It needs to be at least the size of a quarter. Another option is buying a neutral based or white gel coat and adding pigments to get as close to your color as possible. We have quite a few pigment colors available. Also, you can choose one of our custom colors from the chart below. Just be aware that every computer screen is different.
Have more questions about gel coat color matching? You can contact us at sales@fiberglasswarehouse.com or go to our website at www.fiberglasswarehouse.com.
With that said, the first thing you want to do is make paste out of the resin and milled fiber and chamfer the inside corners. Fiberglass does not bend well along sharp corners. Make it as smooth as possible. The bigger the radius the better.
Next,not knowing exactly what sort of finish you want, I would use 2 layers of Style 1708 knitted fabric on the inside and outside. This will make a very strong box. Again use the 1200 Epoxy with the 2:1 hardener. You can also add some pigment to the resin if you want to tint it a little.