Gel Coat Prep

Sanity, gotta admire anyone with that muck "SPUNK".
I talk to Dr. Pete almost everyday, he helps me thru the "hills and valleys".
May have a new twist on the DR. thing, we could have a 1-800-275-7383= 1-800-ASK-PETE.
He could do it like one of those 1-900 numbers and charge 7.00 a minute.
There have to be ways to supplement our income in these trying economic times, this could be your "calling" Pete........Boat dr

Pete, Do you think the "must" use 1 oz. has something to do with opacity? I bought the neutral gel coat.

Michelle,
I shouldn't have even asked!!! You have been so thorough with every step - I admire your ambitions!!

Good Morning Pete,

I purchased the reducer that the manufacturer recommended and supplied. You are correct.
A few manufacturers recommend not using a reducer with their gel coat. Blink bought a gel gun that came with #6 and I purchased additional tips #3, #4 & #5. I can't recall the mm sizes off hand, but again I purchased what was recommended. #4 was the recommended size, so I bought 1 size up and 1 down. The specs are 5% on the reducer, but depending on the weather, they said (as well as the specs) that you can add more or less. Longer dry to "tacky" time if you add more. The MEKP works the same way.
If the gel gun isn't working for me, we have the auto paint gun too.
Chelle'

I would gladly go to Cabella's! I could use a few "fishing" items.

Eric, I'm sure you'll be be at home working on your scrap book.

A fricking 12 gauge!
what else would you use?


quote from Napoleon Dynamite

If you are going to wet sand her i want pictures blink!

Did you ask them if we could wet sand in the rain There might be a 1994 nautique in the driveway this weekend that could use some attention , look at the bright side we won't need buckets

Steve, Congratulations to you and your family!
Yes, we are going to try mixing the gel ourselves. I'm ordering 5 gal. so that should give us a fair amount to play with till we get the right mix.

Eric, No, not sealing with anything first. It's been recommended that the gel goes right over the existing gel.

Gary, Thank you. I appreciate your offer. But I need 4 oz. of tint per gallon.
Your trailer looks great and to think they were able to blast while you waited makes it all the nicer.
I like what you did with your seats. I don't have a glove box. I like the idea of being able to turn the seat around. I'm thinking of a light gray carpet, white seats with black beading in mine. I like where your battery box is too. I would really like to have a "horse". Blink saw a transport company truck that had a stallion logo on it. It looked similar to the "Mustang". I put the company in my favorites and we are tossing around "how" to have one made.

Chelle'

Michelle, I have minicrafts color samples http://www.minicraft.com/fantex.htm
If you want I could send those samples that are close to your yucky tan. You might find a stock color thats close enough.As to trailers and sandblasting,I got this done for 200,done same day I called and while I waited.In my area the prices were all pretty close.

san, are you putting a sealer on first? if so tint the sealer with yellow, sometimes dark spots will show through

8122pbrainard wrote: It depends on the seats. Even the real early ones with the aluminum frames were reversible. What seats do you have? can't remember!

I have no front seats at all. I have the rear seat. I pulled the thread on how to make the seats. I wanted the passenger seat to face backwards.

skinaut wrote: 75 stang wrote: Probably ruin the fire mask, I would get some good thick 3-M masks and goggles, dont forget to cover any exposed skin with vasoline, makes the paint on your face wipe off without touline, xylene or paint thinners. Tear it up! I am not a painter but is a particle mask enough? I thought you needed a fresh air mask to shoot this kind of stuff.

The fresh air supplied masks are recommended for the 2 part poly paints but not absolutely needed. The gel and the poly both have the solvents but a mask with the proper solvent type cartridges will do it. It's the isocyanate catalyst in the linear polys that is the nasty stuff! A P100 rated cartridge will take care of it if you're in a room with some ventilation and not down in a bilge!

75 stang wrote: Probably ruin the fire mask, I would get some good thick 3-M masks and goggles, dont forget to cover any exposed skin with vasoline, makes the paint on your face wipe off without touline, xylene or paint thinners. Tear it up!

I am not a painter but is a particle mask enough?
I thought you needed a fresh air mask to shoot this kind of stuff.

sanity wrote: Pete, did the passenger seat always face forward on the 66 mustangs? Chelle'

Michelle,
It depends on the seats.
Even the real early ones with the aluminum frames were reversible. What seats do you have? can't remember!