Does anyone have a tried and true formula for a right on color match of O'Day off white/tan hull color?
gelcoat color formula
- Thread starter Dennis Callahan
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Rudy at D&R Marine sells gelcoat for touch-up. But, it may not exactly match due to fading of your boat's gelcoat over the years. I'd suggest getting one of the gelcoat repair kits that contains a set of different coloring agents, experiment with the included colors (without adding catalyst) until you get a close match, then add the catalyst and aply to the scratches.
Or you could mix white gelcoat and tan/brown coloring agents until you get close. I have seen "off-white" gelcoat patch which may or may not match.... it was a one-part gel. The brand that I used (for a white gelcoat on our old CAL 21) was "Evercoat" Gel Coat Scratch Patch, they do (did?) have "Buff" which should be a near match, perhaps with a little white mixed in? (downside is these little tubes were $12 each).
Here is the entry from the 2007 West Marine catalog, not sure if they (or anyone else?) still stocks this, but it is pretty easy to use.
Or you could mix white gelcoat and tan/brown coloring agents until you get close. I have seen "off-white" gelcoat patch which may or may not match.... it was a one-part gel. The brand that I used (for a white gelcoat on our old CAL 21) was "Evercoat" Gel Coat Scratch Patch, they do (did?) have "Buff" which should be a near match, perhaps with a little white mixed in? (downside is these little tubes were $12 each).
Here is the entry from the 2007 West Marine catalog, not sure if they (or anyone else?) still stocks this, but it is pretty easy to use.
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it's very difficult, you will have to settle and a repair that is strong and neat looking, but will be hard to obtain a perfect match. Try these guys
: http://www.minicraft.com/retail/mckote.htm
: http://www.minicraft.com/retail/mckote.htm
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