Gray Gelcoat

[Raider Ronnie]

Most guys buy the color or tint white with the black tube of tint ?

 

[pugsley]

I tint mine, and be careful when you do it, it doesn't take very much black to make it very very dark.

 

[F/V First Team]

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.

 

[pugsley]

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.

oh yeah, you will never ever match the color exactly again if you mix it yourself

 

[Raider Ronnie]

I mixed up 1 gallon, tinted (used up 1 tube and still not dark enough) to roll on a heavy base on my transom.
Rolled on a heavy coat for a few reasons.
Though I did do some polyfare skim work to my repair areas on my transom (glassed in old scuppers & livewell overflows ect...) I'm using the coat of heavy gelcoat to fare & fill small scratches & pin holes.
I'll buzz it down with a da sander down to 320 grit before spraying final 2 coats, the last being cut 50/50 with Duretec clear, then minimal sanding & buffing.
I also wanted to instal new stainless thru hulls for livewell overflows & fish box mascerator as installing & connecting to hoses would be a bitch once the deck is down. Would prefer not to have to mask those but I'm spraying final 2 coats.
Mixing the 1 gallon and one full (small tube black tint color is a good amount too light. (way more than I need but will use up rest on deck)
Problem with buying the correct color.
Not sure the paint/gelcoat code, & most likely have to buy a 5 gallon pail when I probably only need 2 quarts .

 

[F/V First Team]

What brand of gelcoat are you using? Cook?

 

[Raider Ronnie]

What brand of gelcoat are you using? Cook?

Honest. Not sure.
All my materials through a friend (your dad built his BHM years ago :mrgreen
He deals with Composite 1 in RI.
Pretty sure the gelcoat came from them when the boat was built.

 

[lobstercatcher]

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.

Where can I find light grey mixed and.. white that will match what I have. Nothing in my area matches and they claim, light grey isn't made anymore?????????????????????? Comin up on 5 years so I should do a little touchin up I suppose.. Them lobsters won't crawl into the traps with a scratch on the boat:mrgreen:

 

[MikesMarine22]

Seahawk makes pre tinted gelcoat.

 

[F/V First Team]

We run two brushable gelcoats as our in-stock colors. White and light gray. We use the digits on the end of the serial run to identify them. White is WE39 and the Gray is AE31. We sometimes get in a darker gray called Cutty Gray with the designation AE32.

AE32 is the same color as exterior gelcoat 505 which is a very interesting color. Depending on the amount and angle of the light hitting it, the color can be anywhere from a dark gray to a purple.

The dark red color of the dash in my boat is a mixture of 10 parts of 10+ year old gelcoat from $upplement and 2 parts Super Jet Black. Note: it isn't 5:1 it is 10:2 - oddly enough they are different colors.

 

[F/V First Team]

We only use CCP (Cook) gelcoats, I had a bad experience with some other brands...

I like being able to rely on something.

 

[lobstercatcher]

We only use CCP (Cook) gelcoats, I had a bad experience with some other brands...

I like being able to rely on something.

thanks.

Is there a local outlet?

 

[F/V First Team]

I get my stuff from Composites One. Any builder should be able to get you a supply.

 

[lobstercatcher]

I get my stuff from Composites One. Any builder should be able to get you a supply.

Thanks, I have bought from them but they didn't have light grey last summer when I bought my supplies. NEMI use to have it too.

 

[El Mar]

Travis, is that dash rolled or sprayed?? Looks great, got a bigger pic?

 

[F/V First Team]

Neither I'll keep that one a trade secret :twisted:

I might have more photos of it somewhere

 

[El Mar]

Neither I'll keep that one a trade secret :twisted:

I might have more photos of it somewhere

Of course.

 

[jsakovits]

can anyone recommend a CCP gray gel coat that is darker than Cutty Gray ?

 

[Kailua Kid]

oh yeah, you will never ever match the color exactly again if you mix it yourself

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.”