nikobrogna
New Member
I know that this has been posted before, but I need a little more info. I will be regelcoating my deck soon. (Gelcoat! I'm not using awlgrip, Imron, two part polyurethane etc. no matter how good it looks or how easy it is or how much more durable or shiny or easier to maintain than gelcoat it is! I apologize for the hostility, but I already bought the gelcoat, before even thinking about awlgrip, and I am frustrated with myself for doing so.)
I have done all of the structural glass repairs that needed to be done, and faired them smooth. I've sanded the deck down with 60, 100, and 120. I have only used polyster based products in the fairing and glassing, as I have read that epoxy sticks to polyester, but not the other way around. Anyway, I think that I'm ready to slap the gelcoat on. Has anyone rolled it on? I dont want to risk ruining my spray gun. I dont mind doing a bit of wetsanding. How much will the gelcoat level out after apllication? Should I tip it off with a brush? Will I need more than one coat? Also, after all of this sanding, the wax is gone, right? I think that it is, because water doesn't bead up on it at all. Or is it still there and I have to wipe it off with something? Also, do I wipe it down after it cures, before wetsanding? Finally, The nonskid on either side of the cockpit was pretty worn down, and I am sure that gelcoating over it wouldn't have helped much, so I sanded it smooth. Masking ff the nonskid wasn't an option either, as one of the fiberglass repairs ran into this area. After I gelcoat the deck, what kind of nonskid should I put on these areas? I don't want to use anything too coarse, as this could get uncomfortable, but I also want something more durable than an adhesive backed material.
Thanks, I'd appreciate any thoughts or ideas
-Nick
I have done all of the structural glass repairs that needed to be done, and faired them smooth. I've sanded the deck down with 60, 100, and 120. I have only used polyster based products in the fairing and glassing, as I have read that epoxy sticks to polyester, but not the other way around. Anyway, I think that I'm ready to slap the gelcoat on. Has anyone rolled it on? I dont want to risk ruining my spray gun. I dont mind doing a bit of wetsanding. How much will the gelcoat level out after apllication? Should I tip it off with a brush? Will I need more than one coat? Also, after all of this sanding, the wax is gone, right? I think that it is, because water doesn't bead up on it at all. Or is it still there and I have to wipe it off with something? Also, do I wipe it down after it cures, before wetsanding? Finally, The nonskid on either side of the cockpit was pretty worn down, and I am sure that gelcoating over it wouldn't have helped much, so I sanded it smooth. Masking ff the nonskid wasn't an option either, as one of the fiberglass repairs ran into this area. After I gelcoat the deck, what kind of nonskid should I put on these areas? I don't want to use anything too coarse, as this could get uncomfortable, but I also want something more durable than an adhesive backed material.
Thanks, I'd appreciate any thoughts or ideas
-Nick