I am repairing the non skid area of the deck on my boat. Does anyone know where I can get a source for gelcoat to match it. Thanks Bill
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Bill, if it is the same color as mine ( light tanish,grayish looking) then you won't find the exact color. I looked when I repaired and repainted my O'Day 22 that had the same color. There are two options. 1- if you're going to just repair small area of gelcoat then get a gel coat reapir kit and mix the colored tubes until it is as close as possible. If you are planning on painting the entire non-skid areas (I did) then this is what I did. I did any minor repairs that needed to be done with West SYStems epoxy and then sanded and faired until it looked good. I then removed all hardware that I didn't want to get messed up, and taped off the non skid aresa (the prep work is time consuming but worth it in the end) I used Easypoxy (Petit paints) which is a 1 part polyurethane epoxy paint that dries very hard and is easy to apply. (Use the roll and tip method where you roll the paint on and follow with a dry brush lightly smoothing the paint out where needed) I think I used a light gray color (there are lots of colors to choose from and I tried to get one that was as close as possible) after it was all done, it looked great.
Bill, if it is the same color as mine ( light tanish,grayish looking) then you won't find the exact color. I looked when I repaired and repainted my O'Day 22 that had the same color. There are two options. 1- if you're going to just repair small area of gelcoat then get a gel coat reapir kit and mix the colored tubes until it is as close as possible. If you are planning on painting the entire non-skid areas (I did) then this is what I did. I did any minor repairs that needed to be done with West SYStems epoxy and then sanded and faired until it looked good. I then removed all hardware that I didn't want to get messed up, and taped off the non skid aresa (the prep work is time consuming but worth it in the end) I used Easypoxy (Petit paints) which is a 1 part polyurethane epoxy paint that dries very hard and is easy to apply. (Use the roll and tip method where you roll the paint on and follow with a dry brush lightly smoothing the paint out where needed) I think I used a light gray color (there are lots of colors to choose from and I tried to get one that was as close as possible) after it was all done, it looked great.
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Bill- Try an auto paint supply company. Take in a lazaret lid if need be and they'll match it perfectly. "Automotive?" you may ask. Isn't a Corvette fiberglass? Or seek out a local fiberglass guy and he'll be able to match it quite well. That's what I did. A bit pricy but the match is very good. He blended a paint that was the sun bleached color not the as-new original color. Mike
Bill- Try an auto paint supply company. Take in a lazaret lid if need be and they'll match it perfectly. "Automotive?" you may ask. Isn't a Corvette fiberglass? Or seek out a local fiberglass guy and he'll be able to match it quite well. That's what I did. A bit pricy but the match is very good. He blended a paint that was the sun bleached color not the as-new original color. Mike
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