Cracks in Gel Coat

Cabosil should be good to thicken up the resin.

Well I didn't want to paint and I did open up the cracks , but color is way off. This is the original gel coat from 79 that was crudely painted over.
Maybe paint later...

Gary S wrote: Yea like Joe says. No epoxy you need gel. It can be tinted to get the color you need. But getting the color correct is harder than the actual job. Do the tinting first the hardener when it comes time to add does not affect the color. Gel is naturally on the thick side but if used on a vertical surface will run. You can put a piece of Saran Wrap, wax paper or even masking tape over it to hold it in place, when the gel sets up they will not stick

Can I mix up small batches are have to do all at once?
Did you say add tint to harder or resin first??
Thanks
JT

My top looks like a big spider web especially down the sides. What is the gel paste and where might I find it?
Thanks
JT

Yea Joe I used the Spectrum gel on the '95 when I had the lift fail when I first got the boat. Color was off on the dark side and it was way thicker since they put something in it. I actually thought it was a little harder to work with because it did not flow as nice as plain old gel. But it did stay in place better. I really think that like alot of of things in life it's just what your used to. It did the job,and with 2 oz didn't have a qt sitting around going bad.
JT Take your gel mix the tints into it to get the color you want. I would mix mine dab it onto the boat then have the Mrs look at it to check the match. She has a much better eye than mine. Color matching is an art. Then when your ready to do the job just mix in the hardener. What I meant in the above is that when you do add the hardener it will not affect ie change,the color of the gel you already mixed.

Not real critical when your repairing cracks or chips Pete. Here was my chine repair. It was just blobbed on with the screwdriver I mixed it with.

Before-


Applying,notice tape-


taped up and let cured, tape removed-


Sanded but not yet polished-

Big area it's best to spray,easier to blend in like paint

Hole after removal of morse control


glass repair


gel coat

Is the whole top of the gunnel like that or is it just like in a 12" area?

Decided to use gel coat to fill in cracks then most likely will paint later.