Sounds like a good place to start, Skip. thanks. Tom B On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:13 PM, <wcampion@aol.com> wrote:
Thomas,
Ask for help from Stan.......aka "Paint Boy". I believe he works for Interlux? He'll have all the answers.
Are you out there Stan?
Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tue, Feb 26, 2013 2:09 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: worn through deck gelcoat
Sounds like deck painting is the way to go. Any thoughts about fixing up elcoat spider cracking before the painting? Would filling the cracks with two part poly putty work? On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:08 AM, W David Scobie <wdscobie@yahoo.com> wrote:
for worn through gelcoat you can consider one of the topside polyurethane paints made by Interlux and Pettit (there are also other manufactures). if the worn area is non-skid you need to add a 'gripping' agent such as Interlux's 'no skid compound' or Pettit's '9900 skidless compound'.
you may be able to 'spot fix' if you can find a good color match ... this is an esthetic issue.
redoing the entire deck and non-skid is a big task as you need to remove all the deck hardware. this will look better than a 'spot fix'.
i can't remember, as i don't have the mags at the shop, but i believe last month there was an article in PRACTICAL SAILOR or GOOD OLD BOAT about refinishing a boat's deck ... i'll need to look when i get home.
if the location is very very very small, like less then a square inch, you can consider just applying gelcoat. color match can be difficult do to the age of the boat. after lots of wet sanding with progressively finer sandpaper you can get close to the gloss match of the current deck.
get the worn area covered soon as UV will eat up the glass/resin that is not protected by gelcoat.
:: Dave Scobie
--- On Tue, 2/26/13, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Anybody got any ideas about replacing gelcoat on the deck that has worn down to the glass beneath?