Gel Coat Prep

Most of the snow is headed just south of me this week, we may catch some Tuesday night. Im headed your way later this week, Holiday valley NY for a couple days of skiing with the family while all you Steeler fans stay home to watch the game...

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!

Don't forget the disposable Tyvek coveralls!

LOL...wouldn't that be a sight. Good thing I still clean up well and "can" wear heels when I want to.

Are you getting alot of snow in Ohio?

Hi Pete,

I want to do the gel. That way I can say "I" did it instead of "here's the mustang I restored by paying others to do the work". I've truly been enjoying it. It has become my "sanity". That is unless I really stink at applying gel, but I've been doing ok in the body shop with the paint. My bad habit is standing on my tippy-toes and that is why the mustang is almost sitting on the floor upside down. At 5' 5" everything seems really high up in the air.
Yes, we have been looking at the different guns and tips and are going to try an auto paint gun. I think the gravity fed will be too hard to use.
The guys direct me half-way in a direction, give 10 different scenerios and then stand back. So far...everything has worked out well.

Rolling right along; I am ordering gel supplies tomorrow from Fibreglast.

In the meantime...Blink called about having the trailer blasted, primed and painted he got a price of 750.00. Of course I had to call someone else to comparison shop and I got a price of 200.00 to 275.00 tops to blast and prime. They do not "paint". He wants to see it first, but said 275.00 would be high price. Trailer is on it's way right now. Hey, I can paint.

Windshield is next on the list. Whew...I'm not forgetting anything am I???

acrylic Urethane doesnt sound so bad right about now, and to think you will have to sand half of the Gel off

h20loo wrote: mix your own color.

Doug, I think you are right on the nose with that statement.

I did price a few more.

Spectrum (matched) 407.87 for 1 gallon
                  1105.00 for 5 gallon
suppose matching isn't fun?

Fiberglast 259.95 5 gallon they do not match
             their pigments are 15.00


I can do this.....I think I can, I think I can

Chelle'

You can probably eliminate the red pigment!! I would suggest that you try to match the test patch mixing formula colors as close as possible and mix your own color.

Riley wrote: That color looks great. I hope I get to see that boat at Lake George this September.

Thanks...I would love to be able to make it to a cc reunion this year. We'll see what happens. Still quite a bit of work to do yet.

Chelle'

There are other things that give it away also.
First- Way to clean, no hand prints anywhere
second- disposable girls razors neatly stacked on a spotless sink
third- scented hand soap in a bottle, no lava.
forth- and the dead give away....the lid is down!

these "guys" are ether closely monitored or extremely well taken care of.

h20loo wrote: Well,not my fridge but definetly the boys washroom!!

that is no "boys" wash room with pictures of kitties on the wall

are you sure Eric? I think that matches my fridge!!



Well,not my fridge but definetly the boys washroom!!

It matches the mustang perfectly. Now, they will hopefully get the gel coat to match. I'm excited!!!

Very retro!

Ryan,

Believe it or not the trailer made it home. Blink put air in the tires and drove away. That's nothing compared to the Barracuda he hauled home.

We dock in Bridgewater. Love it there. We have an 82-2001.

We make a few trips to Pgh. It's nice there but tends to get a little boat busy.

There's rumor that they are getting rid of Dashields. That will raise us up 4'.