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Re: Material: Gelcoat repair on kevlar hull
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 6/26/2008, 8:31 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Gelcoat repair on kevlar hull (John Van Buren)

: I have used the same gel coat on fiberglass and kevlar boats without a
: problem. The real trick is getting the two part gel coat mix right. I
: finally settled on a single drop of catalyst (MEK Peroxide) in a 1/2
: teaspoon of gel coat for small batches.

: John Van Buren

Geez, never gave that a thought, never mixed less than a quart of polyester before, usually much more. Get spoiled with the difference in the price :)

Used to have all sorts of coffee cup coasters from mixing polyester in cut down milk bottles from waste that hardened :)

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Gelcoat repair on kevlar hull
Doug Manfred -- 6/25/2008, 9:55 am
Re: Material: Gelcoat repair on kevlar hull
Bill Hamm -- 6/26/2008, 12:44 am
Re: Material: Gelcoat repair on kevlar hull
Brian Nystrom -- 6/26/2008, 8:30 am
Re: Material: Gelcoat repair on kevlar hull
Bill Hamm -- 6/26/2008, 8:33 pm
Re: Material: Gelcoat repair on kevlar hull
John Van Buren -- 6/25/2008, 10:28 am
Re: Material: Gelcoat repair on kevlar hull
Bill Hamm -- 6/26/2008, 8:31 pm
Re: Material: Gelcoat repair on kevlar hull
Doug Manfred -- 6/25/2008, 6:01 pm