On Jun 20, 4:38 am, Brian Nystrom wrote:
wrote:
Thanks for that.

Unfortunately my work set up will not allow me to view your pages.

I didn't think changing the colour would be a good idea. I was going
to use some gelcoat with a similar red pigment.

Should I gelcoat the inside?

Sounds like I'll need some cloth and resin too then.

Best wishes,

Nick

Again, I would not recommend messing with gelcoat. It's fine if all
you're doing is some minor repairs, but complete re-coating is a major
amount of work. Gelcoat is not like paint; it doesn't self-level well
and it tends to run and sag on anything other than a flat surface. If
you're going to be doing the entire boat, priming and painting is a much
better way to go. As for the inside, there is no need to apply gelcoat
unless it's worn through to the fiberglass. If you want a nice finish on
the inside, primer and paint is your best bet.



Bill is it really that hard to do? Ive done several fish holds,
freezers, showers and have never had any problems with gel coat. but i
have to qualify that with i was building them on a ship way north of
the circle so the drying conditions where way different than here in
the lower 48, and have never done a glass kayak.