Gelcoat material ?'s
07-14-2009, 01:33 PM
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Gelcoat material ?'s
I am going to be picking up some gel coat from my boat mfgr on Friday. I will be converting it into paste to do some of the repairs on the outer hull. I have worked with paste before and had great results.
Here are my questions:
1.) Should i have them add wax to the gelcoat?
2.) IIRC, you add cabosil to gelcoat to thicken it into paste correct?
Thanks for the help!!
Here are my questions:
1.) Should i have them add wax to the gelcoat?
2.) IIRC, you add cabosil to gelcoat to thicken it into paste correct?
Thanks for the help!!
07-14-2009, 01:57 PM
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I am going to be picking up some gel coat from my boat mfgr on Friday. I will be converting it into paste to do some of the repairs on the outer hull. I have worked with paste before and had great results.
Here are my questions:
1.) Should i have them add wax to the gelcoat?
2.) IIRC, you add cabosil to gelcoat to thicken it into paste correct?
Thanks for the help!!
Here are my questions:
1.) Should i have them add wax to the gelcoat?
2.) IIRC, you add cabosil to gelcoat to thicken it into paste correct?
Thanks for the help!!
( I had to google IIRC had no idea what you were talking about
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07-14-2009, 10:43 PM
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Hey Dave, I have always used Aerosil to make my gel coat paste. I have never heard of or used Cabosil, is one better than the other or just the same exact thing with a different name?
07-15-2009, 06:55 AM
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Brandon I think they are a very close product, also similiar to the West systmems 40X product. The west I like because you can get different strengths and so on. I use the fairing filler as my "bondo". I LOVE cabosil for going around corners. You can put some in there and it will hold the glass into the corner very well.
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