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Most guys buy the color or tint white with the black tube of tint ?
I buy it when I want consistency in the entire project and repairability down the road (bay). If it's a quick project, and I have the other colors kicking around, sure I'll mix up something. But its a bastard to get it to match. Black works with other colors too, not just white.
What brand of gelcoat are you using? Cook?
I buy it when I want consistency in the entire project and repairability down the road (bay). If it's a quick project, and I have the other colors kicking around, sure I'll mix up something. But its a bastard to get it to match. Black works with other colors too, not just white.
We only use CCP (Cook) gelcoats, I had a bad experience with some other brands...
I like being able to rely on something.
I get my stuff from Composites One. Any builder should be able to get you a supply.
Neither I'll keep that one a trade secret :twisted:
I might have more photos of it somewhere
Unless of course you measure to the nat’s brow your mixture, and then unlike me, record that exact recipe and put copies of the recipe in several really safe places. Using FiberLay, we were able to match the color (a light gray) well for several successive repairs, but then lost the recipe. I hate it when that happens. You can only get so far with “Yeah, that will buff out over time.”oh yeah, you will never ever match the color exactly again if you mix it yourself