[C320-list] Painting Gelcoat

[tharrison at innovations-plus.com]

I would put down 4 or 5 coats of interlex 2000 before the VC17 to give better adhesion. 

Just a thought 

Ted


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> On Apr 15, 2014, at 6:18 PM, Karl Krueger <smoothsail282 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> Bill:
> 
> My suggestion:
> 
> 1.  Clean area
> 2.  Tap up to the bottom of the boot strip
> 3. De-Wax (very important)  maybe use acetone and plenty of rags.
> 4.  Rough up the gel-coat with fine sand paper.  Get the shine off.
> 5.  Clean thoroughly again plenty of rags of acetone.
> 6. Paint.
> 
> Best wishes.
> 
> Karl Krueger
> Kindred Spirit #282
> Milwaukee, WI
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 4:55 PM, <JeffWillis111 at aol.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hey Bill,
>> 
>> A previous owner of my boat did the same thing right before I bought the
>> boat and there are several places where the paint has fallen off in the
>> area
>> you describe.  Not sure of the details of prep, etc. previous owner  did
>> but surely looks like something was done incorrectly.
>> 
>> Not much help, sorry, but definitely check out proper method.
>> 
>> Jeff Willis
>> Esprit 174
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 4/15/2014 4:07:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> bhutt at windstream.net writes:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> To the group,
>> 
>> I’m thinking about raising my bottom  paint to the bottom of the boot
>> stripe.
>> The boat sits a little low in the  water and the strip below the boot
>> stripe
>> and above the bottom paint  (about 2”) gets really dirty and some growth.
>> Any ideas on surface prep. I  thought a light sanding, wipe with solvent
>> and
>> 2 coats of bottom paint  should do it. Any other suggestions would be
>> appreciated.
>> Bill  Hutt
>> Caribbean Soul
>> Cleveland, Ohio
> 
> 
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