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bill1 
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 Topic: Gelcoat repairPosted: September-23-2007 at 4:58am |
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while loading boat on trailer today, my brother came in toooooo fast and run up on side of trailer. now, i have a small hole (1 in. x 2 in. and 1/2 in. in deep) and a long scratch (12 in) that needs repairing. searching, i see where i need a gelcoat repair. i have an 81 sn and need white in color. what's my best choice for a gelcoat repair kit?
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: September-23-2007 at 10:15am |
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Bill, Get the HID off your transom and give these people a call. They will color match using the HIN. They have complete kits that even come with wet dry paper!
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81nautique
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Posted: September-23-2007 at 10:43am |
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Bill, If minicraft has your gel by using the HID please let me know as I need some too. I have an 81 and they were not able to come up with a match, my only option was to send them a quarter sized piece of gel from my boat. They would then scan it and mix it much like a paint store would. I think the only way I could do that would be to remove a coaming pad and cut a piece out from under it but I don't really want to do that just yet.
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: September-23-2007 at 11:09am |
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Bill and Alan, The other option is to take a look at the standard colors with their color wheel. I got damn close on my 77 and white is not a easy color to match!!
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: September-23-2007 at 12:42pm |
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81, did you ask if it was on the drawing board? They didn't have my '88 colors in '05, but they do now. Just a thought...
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bill1
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Posted: October-13-2007 at 9:42pm |
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mini craft wanted 100 bucks for the smallest amount of product (pint i think). i found a local fiberglass guy who patched my hole, re-gelcoated where the boat has been run up on shore over the years, and also fixed a few scratches on the other side for $75. shines a lot better where re-coated but looks good for a 26 year old boat.
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