My motorhome has (did have) gelcoat. Mine oxidzed to the point where it could not be "fixed". My fault, travelling to the point where I ignored it. But I paid for that....4 grand to have the bottom 1/3rd stripped and painted. Problem was, there was no "paint code" anywhere. Seems the color was "in" the gel-coat and not listed. The painter took about 2 hours to get a match...and get it he did. New stainless hardware all around. Looks better than brand new. And...the upper 2/3rds...white, in color, did not have to be repainted. A compound, and wax. (I do the entire mh once a year.) Looks great, too. I had no cracks, btw......