locating rit colour gelcoat for 1981 Oday 34

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Aug 17, 2019
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ODay 34 Hamilton
Hi there new Oday 34 owner, just wondering where Oday owners get right colour gelcoat for deck repairs
 
Aug 16, 2016
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Pacific Dolphin 24 Phoenix, Arizona
Jamestown Distributors has colored gelcoat, but get the tubes of tint to make fine adjustments. Make your color match BEFORE adding catalyst.
 
Dec 2, 1997
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- - LIttle Rock
I see you're a brand new member...welcome aboard the SS sailboatowners.com!

The original color will no longer be a match 'cuz the gelcoat on a boat that old--any boat more than just a year or two old--will have oxydized quite a bit. So what you really need is advice on how to create a matching color.

(A bit out of my sanitation systems "wheelhouse," but I had to deal with the same problem when I restored a 20 yr old boat...have a little time on my hands, so decided to chime in.)

--Peggie
 
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May 17, 2004
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Beneteau Oceanis 37 Havre de Grace
Like Peggie said, the original color probably won't be a very good match anymore, unless you're just looking to patch some really out of the way place. BoatworksToday does have some instruction on how to achieve the right color though -