A question about Gel Coat products
As I will be needing to patch and make some new fiberglass areas in the bathroom and on the roof of my Amerigo restoration, I've been looking at Gel Coat finishes to apply once the main fiberglass wor...
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bb_94401 wrote:
The West Marine store near you
West Marine Portland
12085 N. Parker Ave
Portland, OR 97217
503-289-1154
has most of the products you will need and may or may not have a person in the store who knows about various fiber glassing techniques. They also carry pre-made fairing compunds or will sell you the fillers needed to make your own.
I would use epoxy based products, as they work well on panels made with either epoxy or vinyl ester.
If you are doing multiple lay ups with fiberglass, you might consider using MAS epoxy / hardeners as they are a "blushless" chemistry. West System epoxy has one specific hardener that is blushless as well (their normal hardeners all have an amine blush that you need to remove by washing or sanding).
As far as on-line source for materials and instruction videos - Jamestown Distributors has an extensive product line and more than 100 videos showing how to work with resins / fillers / fiberglass.
As far as gel coat, there is a commercial spray that you can apply afterwards to get it to cure hard vs remaining tacky (it is a single digit percentage polyvinyl alcohol solution in water).
Thanks, the videos will help, already found guide on dealing with amine blush, it recommendeds washing the blush vs sanding, as trying to sand it off may actually make it worse.
