Today I will show you how to do a Gelcoat repair to the keel of a world cat boat. #boat #gelcoat #boating #howto #how #boatrepairs
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@brianmcnulty9669 ай бұрын
Seriously beautiful repair. I need to do similar repair on my boat where keel hit when being placed on dry rack. Previous repairs have fallen off down to the fiberglass.
@ChettyH2O9 ай бұрын
@brianmcnulty966 thank you! I hope this video helps.
@reefslayer219 ай бұрын
That’s a quality repair
@ChettyH2O9 ай бұрын
@reefslayer21 thank you
@greensdreams9 ай бұрын
Great process thanks for sharing
@ChettyH2O9 ай бұрын
@randygreenberg6656 thank you for watching, I appreciate it
@worldcatlemon12 күн бұрын
Worldcat boats are notoriously famous for poor sponson glass. My old boat would Crack and chip down that line even hitting small sticks at idle. Nice repair though
@FRZNTYM19 ай бұрын
Nice!
@ChettyH2O9 ай бұрын
@frzntym1 thank you!
@alanwarren665Ай бұрын
Fantanstic job. What do you recommend for a sanding block.
@ChettyH2OАй бұрын
We like to use Dura Block sanding blocks. They sell them in a kit with different sizes which makes it nice for different angles/areas of the boat. You can buy them on Amazon or auto body stores.
@JunkinTreasures7 ай бұрын
I been in collision repair 20 years. I'm now getting into gel coat repair. My biggest struggle is getting color matched gelcoat. Where do you get it?
@lfinesseauto_boatdetails8907 ай бұрын
if the boat it old u need to cut out 1x1 pop the gel out send it to fiberglass florida they will color match it for u or go spectrum gelcoat for new boat with hull ID
@ChettyH2O7 ай бұрын
@junkintreasures We use many different sources of Gelcoat. Sometimes we color match it by eye. If it’s a newer boat, then we typically purchase factory Gelcoat with the hull ID. Spectrum Gelcoat and Mini craft are a couple companies that manufactures have outsourced older models of their factory Gelcoat. We also have used Merritt supply and Fiberlay to have them color match the Gelcoat with a small quarter size sample. Good luck!
@ukizaru521610 ай бұрын
Like new, nice job 🎉
@ChettyH2O10 ай бұрын
Thank you @ukizaru5216
@bubbabigbucks110 ай бұрын
Once you started buffing how many different pads did you use
@ChettyH2O9 ай бұрын
@@bubbabigbucks1 Just one, but I lightly clean it in between compounds
@SgtRudySmithbRet9 ай бұрын
@ChettyH2O will this work on a bathtub?
@ChettyH2O9 ай бұрын
@@SgtRudySmithbRet I have heard of others doing this with bathtubs but I have not tried it.
@jafiberglass5 ай бұрын
Hey where you get those little screw on bottles for your preval
@ChettyH2O4 ай бұрын
We get the plastic jars for the Prevals at Marine Trader or Amazon but they’ve been hard to get lately.
@bubbabigbucks19 ай бұрын
I use your recipe for spraying gel coat with a preval sprayer and small cup, eg. 2oz gel coat (no wax); 1oz patch booster; 2% MEKP. Im getting a lot of orange peel? Any suggestions?
@ChettyH2O9 ай бұрын
@bubbabigbucks1 You will always have orange peel after spraying Gelcoat, you should apply guide coat and sand them out with 400 then 800 then 1200 and after that process you can compound and polish. Even when spraying with a gun you will still need to sand out, unlike paint unfortunately. The guide coat will really help to see the orange peel and stay within your repair area.
@bubbabigbucks19 ай бұрын
@@ChettyH2O thanks for your reply. You make this process look too easy. I think I need to load the gel coat on more than I have. I’m burning through the repair more often than not.
@fabinhocostajr4 ай бұрын
I love catamaran
@kirkjohnston89294 ай бұрын
Great video…Do you still do this?
@ChettyH2O4 ай бұрын
Yes, we have been busy lately and working on some large projects but hope to continue the videos soon
@mauroagustines92743 ай бұрын
What is in the spray after sanding guide coat? Just water in the bottle?
@ChettyH2O2 ай бұрын
Yes, just water
@chunkyfather292 ай бұрын
Great work, please tell me where you located. What state? I will bring my boat to you.
@ChettyH2O2 ай бұрын
Thank you @chunkyfather29 We are located in Southwest Florida.
@chunkyfather292 ай бұрын
@@ChettyH2O how can I get in contact ?
@RodF-xz6rf6 ай бұрын
Sunglasses on?
@GabrielHernandez-lg5xk4 ай бұрын
Greetings Where can I get the original color, it is a light gray Robalo year 2021
@ChettyH2O4 ай бұрын
If you want factory Gelcoat you can purchase it through your local Robalo dealer with your hull ID they can get the color code.
@AVMAR8 ай бұрын
Didn't change to a polishing pad for the polishing step.
@greensdreams9 ай бұрын
What is the brand of sand paper?
@ChettyH2O9 ай бұрын
@randygreenberg6656 we used a variety: 3M Cubitron, Festool & Mirka
@Brad-id7ge9 ай бұрын
About how much in materials?
@ChettyH2O9 ай бұрын
Materials will vary. We purchase in bulk so it is a lot less expensive and many of these items you can use for several repairs.