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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-05-2015, 12:14
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Posted By Boatyarddog
Re: Repairing deck gellcoat stress cracks

These are common problems, easily fixed most of the time.
And pictures posted of the job always help.
Usually if it's more than that it's explained as such.


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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-05-2015, 12:11
Replies: 61
Views: 20,824
Posted By Boatyarddog
Repairing deck gellcoat stress cracks

Have you considered MasterTread or something similar, master tread is tough, but also a bit tough to clean, or on your skin.
Factory nonskid, is often molded gelcoat resin.



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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-05-2015, 12:05
Replies: 61
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Posted By Boatyarddog
Re: Repairing deck gellcoat stress cracks

Any coating, just not bare.


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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-05-2015, 10:25
Replies: 61
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Posted By Boatyarddog
Re: Repairing deck gellcoat stress cracks

Referring to repainting the deck.
Sounds like the gelcoat has been removed then coated with epoxy and colloidal silica, pigmented I would imagine.
In hot sun without a covering of some kind epoxy...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-05-2015, 22:26
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Posted By Boatyarddog
Re: Repairing deck gellcoat stress cracks

West systems 205 is a hardener, I believe, resin is 105, 206 is the slow hardener.


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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-05-2015, 22:18
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Posted By Boatyarddog
Repairing deck gellcoat stress cracks

As with any paint sanding and primers are required, dewaxing, is needed on new layup, as well amine blush removal.
Certainly not extensive, but scuffing up the old gelcoat is nessessary, as well,...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-05-2015, 21:56
Replies: 61
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Posted By Boatyarddog
Repairing deck gellcoat stress cracks

Without any glass it's brittle as hard candy, shatters when hit with a hammer.
Where is the flexible in that?

From the tensile data collected through this research, it can be concluded that the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 12-05-2015, 20:32
Replies: 61
Views: 20,824
Posted By Boatyarddog
Repairing deck gellcoat stress cracks

Use alkyd enamel paint, it's great for filling in those cracks checks, and impurrefections.
It's softer, but gets harder as time passes.
Epoxy is very brittle. And will crack again.
Interlux has...
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