Gel Goat Matching

[MM33]

Hi all,

I want to fill in a few rough spots on my topside. Can anyone tell me what the Spectrum Color number for my 1984 SeaCraft is?

thx

[MM33]

Or advise me to another product? Spectrum was what the local marine refinishing guy said to use. He said its expensive but well worth it. thx

[FELLOW-SHIP]

I didn’t know that you can gel GOATS and then make them match???

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I really don’t know how anyone can really match old gel coat. Since the boat is a 84 there got to me fading going on plus oxidation. My luck has always been bad both in duplicating the color and matching the sheen after the job.

FellowShip

[MM33]

Thx fellowship. Gel Goats, I didnt even catch that until you told me. haha..
If I were to sand all the topside and re-paint it what would should I use? thx

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HA MM33
That is the way I would go, it will look great and last 10 years at least. I would do the boat with a 2 part paint either Awlgrip or I did the entire inside and out side of my boat with Sterling paint. Both are very expensive but will last forever. I used the role and tip with a brush method. Both companies have the brush able ingredient as a part of the mix. If you are just talking about the deck part of the inside you will need to add the coerce grid in with the paint I tripled the recommended amount or grid and it was much better than if I only used the little amount they recommended. If you follow the instructions you will be very happy. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH BREATHING IN THE FUMES this stuff can kill you if you don’t use a mask and a ventilated location.
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[MM33]

Thanks Fellowship, actually I want to do the whole inside of the boat, interior freeboard, the outboard well, etc. Its a chalky white now and the local marine refinisher told me that I am better off re-painting it rather than waste time trying to bring it back to life. What type of prep work does this entail? What type of sandpaper and equipment should be used? Can it be painted outdoors?

thx in advance for the help.

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Ha MM33

Now’s the time to repair all minor dings, cracks and what knows with epoxy filler and sand to all is even and smooth. Then just a light sanding to enable new finish something good to grab onto. Then use the product line you choose primer coat and primer the selective area you are painting, in your case the whole inside of the boat. Then a light sanding of the primer to even things out again. Then you want to do at lease 2 or 3 finish coats wet sanding between the coats. Awlgrip have a booklet to walk you through the steps in painting. I read awlgrip’s book three times while I was doing the prep and primer stages even thou I used the Stirling line of paints they even have videos you can buy. As for painting outdoors YES you can paint outside I did my boat in the driveway. You need to pick your days though. No rainy days, no days with lots of wind & dust, don’t paint during the time of year that lots of pollen from the trees is flying through the air either. The deck is the most forgiving area due to the grit that will be used on the last coat so “for Practice” I would do the deck first just for experiencing how things work.
There are some old threads regarding painting and Ship shape has some videos as well you can buy. All in all Painting has been considered a fearful project by many guys but after I passed through the fear factor and decided to do it myself I really wasn’t hard to do and it came out looking very good and saved me approx $4,500 on my boat project which bought lots of extra other new stuff.
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[Tashmoo2]

If you are going the painting option check out a company in Florida, Signature Paints. I believe they are less toxic and more forgiving then Awlgrip