paint shaver pro . is it worth the $

Looking good, I can't wait to see it when you get it finished.

pmallinson, I've sent you pictures to your e-mail address. Good luck with your project. You are not alone.   Farmer

Eric, I should have said Mas and not West. Now you won't need to get out the check book!

because you wear overalls?

ryan your in the range

I've never heard of the water reacting with the epoxy resin. So if I read you right then it's that some uncured/poorly cured section of resin activating with the water causing the issue. Ok I'll by that it must be the presence of extra hydrogen molcules kicking off the resin again creating the pressure, not a chemist but sounds logical. Good line of bullsh*t if it isn't anyway. It's like the sign my dad has in his office, if you can't dazzle them with brillence (sp) baffle them with bullsh*t.

ohhh yea forgot price point...range from 4800 to 6800....bill marshall did a few eric...

8122pbrainard wrote: Farmer, Since you are putting on the CPES and thickened epoxy the chances of getting blistering are slim if you put the gel back on.

that's not true, it will have no barring what so ever whether it will blister or not. Blistering is all in the gel-kote and has nothing to do with the fibergla$$ underneth (sp) it. Water will pa$$ thru the gel and gets' stopped by the fibergla$$ and if it cannot pa$$ back thru the gel-kote then it will blister again.

Not trying to be a prick or anything that's just how blisters occur and it can occur on any boat at any time, makes no difference of the material used or processed used to apply the gel-kote. Your best defense is keeping the hull clean and free of wax and not letting it sit in the water for extended periods of time and if you do leave it in the water for extended periods you really need to scrub the hull often to keep it clean from scum and algee that could trap water in the gel-kote.

Anytime i see that word West i think get out the checkbook

alot also depends what the owner wants and how he will take care of the boat over the next 10 or so years.. im with you for durability BD i would use the Imron.
For looks i would go bc/cc, that gives you the oppertunity to stripe her and clear over decals if any. remember there are cheap clears and good clears. cars hold up well in the sun as will a boat
I vote no on the gel coat

Im not a big fan of Gel coat either, Gel coat has a purpose, it is used as a mold release when the hull is manufactured.
they make amazing products to paint boats, my first choice would be base coat clear coat,The clears nowadays have UV protecters in it and holds up well. anything that says marine on it is twice the price for the same product.
Allgrip great but so is the price, Imron is also very durable.....
anyone else?....

I am taking off the gel only to the waterline.The rest of the gel should clean up much nicer than I could do with my limited talent.My plan is to build coats of epoxy starting with CPES and finishing with epoxy mixed with thickeners to fair the surface.I have a friend with a spray booth who will shoot the epoxy with awlgrip or something similar. No more blisters.I will hide most of the seam under the stripe along the side.Does anyone see any problems with this plan? I am open to suggestions.   Farmer

cool thing to do!!!....pretty neat tool

hey farmer 2 hours to strip..........20000 to paint   lol   eric   nice job

Gary we'll let you know how the water was later today, mid to upper 70's and John's new hot rod should be fun.

Wow, I agree, that is a scary lookin picture!
Looks like lotsa work.
BTW: what is that ugly looking white stuff along the driveway? Looks nasty as well.

john

PS to 79: See you at the ramp.