Re gelcoat

[lee560]

Just wondering if anyone has had a hull re gelcoated and how it came up

[scrotty]

Hey Lee560, I just had the bottom of my hull re-gelcoated after removal of antifoul. It came up great! Well worth it. Made the boat look new again. Cheers

[Tinspo]

Hey Scrotty looks great, can I ask where and how much?

[scrotty]

Hey Tinspo, No probs! It cost me $3000 cash at Ashbys at the marina at Kawana. Cheers

[cormorant]

How did they do it? Did they grind or just sand back the old gelcoat and just spray new on?

I know blokes doing epoxy jobs and referring to it as re-gelcoating but didn't realise anyone was actually still doing it.

Have seen yachts with osmosis cut back with a special plane and then sealed, epoxy faired and then re-gelcoated but that is a massive job with a lot of time drying out the glass substrate.

[scrotty]

After i had the antifoul sodablasted off there was nothing to sand. The photo above of the boat being lifted is how and when the antifoul was sodablasted off. The hull had a few minor gelcoat repairs ( small chips) and was then resprayed. The finish is not perfectly smooth as it is when new but if you want to be that fussy a light sand and polish would bring that result. I tried a small test patch and it would come up just the same as new, however i wont be doing that because the finish is that good now i realy cant see the point for the work envolved. Cheers

[rodlox]

How much did the soda blasting cost if you dont mind me asking?

[scrotty]

How much did the soda blasting cost if you dont mind me asking?

Hey Rodlox, the sodablasting cost me $1200. I was looking at doing it myself but i am glad i did not as the machine would be no where near as good as the guys machine that did it, as well as the mess and noise involved. Cheers

[lee560]

Over here I've been told roughly $6000 to rub back gelcoat and then rub back smooth for an 18 ft sharkcat hull which I think is ok and better than just painting