On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:08:14 -0000, ashore wrote:

Folks, WRT that 35-year-old sweetheart that some of you were kind
enough to post responses, I'm now considering re-gelling. The yard
folks tell me that 2-part LP application has gotten so expensive that
re-gelling hulls from the rail to somewhere below the waterline is a
reasonable consideration. I'm expecting quotes from the same guy on
both.

Any experience here? There's two good coats of epoxy primer in both
approaches, but are there any other things to watch for? Thanks all,

AS
Annapolis, MD

There is something wrong here. Gel Coat is a Polyester resin with
pigment added to produce a colored surface. and applied directly to
the fiberglass. Epoxy primer is a type of paint and is usually the
base coat for a finish coat of either epoxy gloss paint (which chalks
when exposed to UV, i.e., sunlight) or a two part polyurathane paint.

I would start with a detailed explanation of methods and costs
viv-a-viv re-gel coating and painting and go from there.

No competent and honest craftsman I've known would be adverse to
explaining his work.




Bruce in Bangkok
(brucepaigeATgmailDOTcom)