hunter 23-1985 white gel coat

[lela]

Hi,
Wondered if anyone knows what gel coat was used on the Hunter 23 in 1985? I received a reply from Hunter Marine with a list of white gel-coat. It shows 1983--Spectrum 8450, and 1988-1989--spectrum 8451. They said they didn't have any more information. We are repairing this boat and would like to be able to match this gel coat exactly.

Thanks for any help, Lela

 

[MrUnix]

Ain't gonna happen!

We are repairing this boat and would like to be able to match this gel coat exactly.

As the document says: Perfect color match is not guaranteed or possible in most cases.

26 year old gelcoat is not the same color it was when applied due to many factors and basically impossible to match exactly. I'm using some generic white gelcoat and for small repairs (spider cracks, chips, etc..), it is close enough that nobody notices except me

(click here for an example)

Cheers,
Brad

 

[C Jones]

Good job and article Brad, good luck with yout boat lela