I have an oday 25 with scratches on the hull. Please give me specific ideas how to remove them . Is there a specific color gelcoat available ?
Removal of sratches
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Good morning neighbor from another 25 owner.
I'm just down the road in Barnegat.
Try reading through this tutorial on getting a boat shine.
http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/tips-for-a-great-buff-wax.117266/
While you may not want to go through with that entire process, it does explain that the idea is to round off the sharp edges of the scratches. This will help them to kind of disappear from a few feet away instead of standing out.
As to matching the color, the little buff colored gel coat repair tubes gets close but everyone I talked to said due to age it is almost impossible to get a good match unless you let an expert do it.
While I followed the steps in the link I didn't try to remove all the scratches but did fill a few with the buff color gel coat. I like to them of them as the scars of age, kink of like what's on my mid 60s body.
That and I only really see them when on the hard. In the water I don't see them at all.
See you on the water!
I'm just down the road in Barnegat.
Try reading through this tutorial on getting a boat shine.
http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/tips-for-a-great-buff-wax.117266/
While you may not want to go through with that entire process, it does explain that the idea is to round off the sharp edges of the scratches. This will help them to kind of disappear from a few feet away instead of standing out.
As to matching the color, the little buff colored gel coat repair tubes gets close but everyone I talked to said due to age it is almost impossible to get a good match unless you let an expert do it.
While I followed the steps in the link I didn't try to remove all the scratches but did fill a few with the buff color gel coat. I like to them of them as the scars of age, kink of like what's on my mid 60s body.
That and I only really see them when on the hard. In the water I don't see them at all.
See you on the water!
If you need gelcoat. There is a place in West Creek NJ named Barnaget Light Fiberglass supply. If you take a chip of your gelcoat to them they can color match it. I've never been there but I detailed a boat for a guy. His boat had some gelcoat damage. He provided me with a can of gelcoat that he purchased from that company. I filled the gouges with it and it was a perfect match.