I'm talking about my '76 fish. The hull is solic but has two 1/4" holes one on each side. I've sanded out the holes and will be doing some epoxy and glass work to fill those in and fair them.
My real question has to do with paint and hull prep. I have spider cracks in the gelcoat pretty much everywhere on the bottom. I sanded one down to the glass and it looks structurally solid. I don't think there are any integrity issues, just spidercracked gelcoat.
Do I sand all the gelcoat off the bottom, then prime/paint? Should I use some sort of West systems potion that will fill/fair the spidercracks?
I think the whole bottom will need to be painted or potioned to fair the spidercracks. Do I just rough up the gelcoat then paint over all of it or do I have to sand all the gelcoat off and prime bare fiberglass is my question.
I did some searching in the forums and saw that this guy shows he can restore rough/oxidized finishes with just some good glaze/wax etc. He linked this for products:
Also, I'm ready to order all the stuff (paint/sandpaper/etc). Is there a kit or something I can order to make sure I'm getting all the right stuff? I'd rather not spend a month waiting on every thing I realize I forgot to order show up.
Thanks very much! - Shane
My real question has to do with paint and hull prep. I have spider cracks in the gelcoat pretty much everywhere on the bottom. I sanded one down to the glass and it looks structurally solid. I don't think there are any integrity issues, just spidercracked gelcoat.
Do I sand all the gelcoat off the bottom, then prime/paint? Should I use some sort of West systems potion that will fill/fair the spidercracks?
I think the whole bottom will need to be painted or potioned to fair the spidercracks. Do I just rough up the gelcoat then paint over all of it or do I have to sand all the gelcoat off and prime bare fiberglass is my question.
I did some searching in the forums and saw that this guy shows he can restore rough/oxidized finishes with just some good glaze/wax etc. He linked this for products:
Also, I'm ready to order all the stuff (paint/sandpaper/etc). Is there a kit or something I can order to make sure I'm getting all the right stuff? I'd rather not spend a month waiting on every thing I realize I forgot to order show up.
Thanks very much! - Shane