Gelcoat will stick on its own. You have to add MEKP (methyl ethyl ketone peroxide) to get the gelcoat to harden.
Also, gelcoat isn't fond of sticking to epoxy. It prefers to stick to polyester or vinylester resin. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I never applied any gelcoat, so I have a very basic question. I understand > that if you apply gelcoat you have to add something to make it stick (or if > it is already in the gelcoat, the stuff would deteriorate in the can on its > own). So the question is, what do you add and how much? > > Marek > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joseph > Bognar via CnC-List > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 1:52 PM > To: Sébastien Lemieux; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List How to paint small surfaces on deck? > > Try brushing on some gel cost , that's what I did for small repairs > > Sent from Joe Bognar > > > > On Aug 17, 2014, at 12:30 PM, Sébastien Lemieux via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I made a few repairs on my deck (changed rope clutches and filled some > holes left by a previous dodger) and I'm now left with several small > patches of sanded epoxy (I used thickened West epoxy and faired with 240 > grit). What would be your recommendation for the cosmetic finish? > > > > I can't seem to find any information on painting small surfaces, is it > just a matter of buying a small quantity of paint and attempting as best as > possible to feather in with the surrounding? Is there a type of paint that > works better than other for this type of work? I am not too concerned > about color matching as the current paint on my deck is quite faded and > already show a few shades depending on sun exposure. > > > > Thanks in advance for you help, > > > > -- > > Sébastien Lemieux > > Merlot X, C&C 30-2 1988 > > Lake Champlain > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > > > Email address: > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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