Gel Coat Repair

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March 9, 2008 at 4:27 pm #438574

Basstar
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John, BCB will answer you but the answer is yes. Get your hull VIN and call parts. They are excellent and will hook you right up.

March 11, 2008 at 11:52 pm #313569

pant 2
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pantera, call parts and service at 870-481-5135 with you boat serial number and am sure they can get you fixed up. Good luck. pant 2 Bob

March 12, 2008 at 2:06 am #313587

scottdise
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Hi John If you need help with gel repair Email me [url=mailto:[email protected]][email protected][/url] Im in York. Scott

March 23, 2008 at 2:40 pm #398801

Bass Cat Boats
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call Bass Cat and have your serial number available.

March 23, 2008 at 6:44 pm #398804

Bass Cat Boats
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Yes, the serial number is all you need! BCB

March 23, 2008 at 10:17 pm #398807

Bass Cat Boats
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thanks.ill call tomorrow!

March 23, 2008 at 10:27 pm #398810

Bass Cat Boats
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It is a very busy week with the Invitational. We will be closed Thursday and Friday. Only one parts clerk on Wednesday. Overall our busiest week of thd year by far.

March 24, 2008 at 7:55 am #398813

pantera
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no problem,ill wait til next week.its still pretty cold here in the north!

May 30, 2009 at 10:03 pm #259617

PIV Patrick
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can i order a small amount of gel coat to repair a small scrape i have on the side back at the transom?it is an 05 P-IV i think they called the color blueberry.thanks,john

May 31, 2009 at 5:52 am #259618

Bass Cat Boats
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You should be able to do a few trips, and most areas are able to go forever without a concern. The gelcoat needs a face to act like a molding surface and draw the release agent and wax to the surface. That is what the cellophane does. Gelcoat in its normal state is surface tacky when cured on top, to assist in adhesion in lamination.

May 31, 2009 at 2:05 pm #259619

clownshoes
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Be careful with cellophane- if theres enough gel it will weep through the cellophane. Id use at least a 2mil drop cloth plastic. Or scotch tape if its tiny. BCB and a lot of other folks can answer better than me but- Id fix any chips that take all the gelcoat off. But certainly Im anal. I know there are all sorts of barriers between the actual glass and the gel but Id take no chances getting my fiberglass wet. Now Im sure the glass magicians at BCB would call it blasphemy but I figure marine tex is ok. Me personally Id only look at it as a quick fix. The best thing to do is mix gelcoat and catalyst(MEKP) and apply to your boat and then cover with plastic and let it set up that day and then return the next day and repeat to build up an amount of gelcoat that is higher than the surrounding gel or however long it takes to build it up. Any tackiness on the gel can be removed with acetone. The problem this rookie has had with marine tex is that if you apply marine tex and then gel and then you sand- youll expose marine tex again and it wont match. As for sanding- oh lord its kinda painful. First of all if its the bottom of the boat- i highly suggest use of your fishhead. The dust that will fall on your face kinda sucks. If the area is small you can tape it off. I started with 600 I think and then i went with 1000 then 1200 I think which was hard to find. The 1000 and 1200 I soaked the area with water and kept it wet while sanding. I then used some megquiars 3 step to buff it down. Ive only done work on the bottom of a boat. Black only. Havent tackled clear or metal flake.C.O.D. Jr. III

June 2, 2009 at 12:06 am #259620

PIV Patrick
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Thank yall. Ill be contacting parts tomorrow to order gel coat. Patrick

June 2, 2009 at 1:20 am #259621

clownshoes
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Hey since Scott wont tell you- they cant ship catalyst. Now far be it from Scott to tell me that when he shipped me some gelcoat. Catalyst can be had a Walmart near the bondo. I believe its 12-14 drops per 1 oz of gel(30cc). Gary and the boys at the plant spray it on but we rookies aint got such equipment. BTW- if you just put gelcoat without catalyst on a boat I dont care how long you wait. It stays tacky….Scott really likes it when you call him after 3 days of waiting and ask him how long gelcoat takes to dry…C.O.D. Jr. III

June 2, 2009 at 1:55 am #259622

PIV Patrick
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Thanks Ward! I hope the info you provided will assist other gel repair rookies, too. Patrick

May 6, 2014 at 3:14 am #459693

Bass Cat Boats
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The second spot no big deal, the first spot needs some TLC.
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