gel coat color
- Thread starter njlarry
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I looked at Awlgrip/Awlcraft colors before deciding to regelcoat my whole boat. Since gelcoat has characteristics that alter colors through the years due to oxidation and the yellowing of the surfacing wax it isn't science but an art. Get yourself a color chart for the stock colors. Then pick the colors you would most like from cars, boats or what have you. Pop the dots out of the middle and compare the color to the object. I used my two HHRs as the colors for the shear and boot stripes as they provided a close approximation of my former Oday 22. The white is a matter of personal preference but remember your's will have yellowed with age. I then mixed the pigments to tint to the desired color and tested them against the selected colors on the chart. You won't be going this way so you have an easier task. Good luck.
Yes Larry the stock colors for Awlcraft/Awlgrip come very close to what I was after. The HHRs are my wife and son's automobile. Chevrolet makes them. Here is a link for you: http://www.awlgrip.com/support-and-advice/color-cards.aspx I used the haze gray and the aristo blue. The white was a very bright white standard Cook Composites white gelcoat.
