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    Changing colour of gelcoat question

    I can re-use my old seats for the rear anchored seats. I have new vinyl skins made for them.
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    I just priced some 5/8 Meranti marine ply,156 a sheet. For the peace of mind, I think before I do the other side, I will get a few sheets of it. Edit: Would 1/2 inch be ok if it is glassed?
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    My youngest son came up with an idea for seating. I was just going to put a big sun pad at the back. Now I made a frame for glassing. I used exterior plywood. I will have to seal every square inch with resin. I still have to price the pvc sheets tomorrow. The front Port box seat will have a...
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    I forgot I made gel coat laminates for the top of my sides many years past. Never thought of PVC sheets. They may be good for the bottom of my sides.
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    Not really, I was just thinking of a clean interior. Maybe I will laminate 2 of my panels together. That would be close to 3/8 thick. Then skip the fibreglass and use my foam and vinyl. Just thinking of different ways to finish the interior.
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    The old picture of my interior.
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    An old picture of the interior of my boat. I want to make side panels of fibreglass. I picked up some 5/32 thick Meranti plywood. Would 2 layers of 1.5oz chop strand mat with 17oz 0-90 glass in the middle be strong, light enough. I will make arm rests made of vinyl and foam for comfort. This is...
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    I am also customizing the dash and passenger side dash. The new gauges will not fit the old layout. I will also change the seating from bench seating to buckets and a bench with a large sun pad. The sun pad will have a lift actuator to raise it for maintenance on the engine, and storage on the...
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    Thanks, Scott. Very nice and meticulous work you performed on your boat. What did you use to sand your floor? I still have old glue from the carpet, but it is dry now. Perhaps I will try the thickened gel, as you and Mike have suggested.
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    Thanks, Mike, I think sand would best suit the area. Has any used SoftSand Rubber Particles SR-101 Non-Skid Coatings?
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    What do others use for anti slip on gel coats? I have my back platform that needs to be sanded and a few holes repaired. I need some sort of grip for wet feet.
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    To answer my own question....Duratec 904-001 has a shelf life of 6 months. I will be ordering a new gallon......
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    Well..... I washed the other side down with wax and grease remover. Same fish eye. Would too old of Duratec do this? My sealed can was 2.5 years old. I ordered a new air line just to be on the safe side.....never used this line for painting before.
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    I have my air dryer on. It has water, oil and particulate filters, then after the regulator I have more filters. I think I should have used my Proform wax and grease remover. Or I very likely missed some spots.
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    Shot a test side. I wiped the sides down with acetone, yet I still got fish eye. Will sand and re wipe with wax and grease remover.
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    Ok, Thanks Scott. I am jumping the gun a bit, but I will shoot the Cobalt blue gel I have on hand today. I will gelcoat the sides for a test to see if I like it.
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    To catalyze the Duratec and gelcoat, do I add MEKP for the volume of the gel only or the entire volume? I just went to the Duratec site. I downloaded the instructions. Google is my friend.....lol
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    Thanks for the steps. Sides are sanded, just have to fair the bottom and the cap.
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    That would work. Thanks, Scott. Much more affordable.
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    Ok, thanks. That would be 1k for 904 alone. Time to decide whether to do top cap and bottom of boat with gel/904 and sides with single stage.
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