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Superdave
07-15-2003, 09:39 AM
Anybody tried spraying clear gelcoat over urethane paint? I mean like if you painted your boat with a wild paint scheme and then coated it with clear gel to preserve it and have a harder finish.
Dave

Reese
07-15-2003, 11:09 AM
in my opinion pretty much sucks...it's great when you building a new boat and pulling out of a mold but urethane and epoxy paints are much better products all the way around.

Gel coat is probably a harder finish but that hardness works against itself by making the product brittle...paints are much more elastic while still being durable...I don't see any advantage to spraying clear gel compared to a clear paint.

vector mike
07-15-2003, 02:49 PM
I use polyester resin for the structure and polyurethane clear over all the paint. It is very flexible and is quite durable too.