SoCal Jet Boats

Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: lupo1904 on February 21, 2011, 08:47:43 PM

Title: gel coat
Post by: lupo1904 on February 21, 2011, 08:47:43 PM

does anyone know if you can buy tubes or buckets or whatever of gel coat?

Title: Re: gel coat
Post by: GT Jets on February 21, 2011, 09:21:26 PM

Gelcoat is typically sold in cans not unlike paint.

What are you trying to do?

http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=39&PHPSESSID=20110221212014228695110 (http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=39&PHPSESSID=20110221212014228695110)

Pigments are sold separate and are a bitch to match (the color changes as it cures....).

GT

Title: Re: gel coat
Post by: Wayne Zighter on February 21, 2011, 09:30:03 PM

Did you try tri city on bradley, if not there's a place on center street in la mesa right off the 8 that deals with only fiberglass shit

Title: Re: gel coat
Post by: SuperJet on February 21, 2011, 09:55:27 PM

Also try SherFab,  they carry a ton of product.

http://sherfab.com/ (http://sherfab.com/)

Title: Re: gel coat
Post by: 82daytona on February 22, 2011, 11:00:01 AM

Quote from: SuperJet on February 21, 2011, 09:55:27 PM

Also try SherFab,  they carry a ton of product.

http://sherfab.com/ (http://sherfab.com/)

this is where I got my stuff they were very helpful

Title: Re: gel coat
Post by: lupo1904 on February 22, 2011, 06:54:30 PM

the new boat i bought has some pretty good size chunks taken out of the gel,looks like somebody dropped something on the boat.the boat is getting shipped to me and i just wanted to get a jump start on it. Thanks