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Gel coat repair

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By Munkee - 12/26/2013 5:38:47 PM

Evening all, and a Merry Christmas too!

Not sure where this topic belongs, so just put it in the general discussion bit.

Last time I put my westfild away, I didn't get it quite far enough back in the garage and the lock mechanism on the garage door has taken a little chip out of the gel coat on the nose cone Sad

As there's a few more chips around the car, I'd like to do something to fill and repair if possible - does anyone have my tips?

Cheers

Steve
By dbcrx - 1/11/2014 2:55:18 PM

colour matching is the hardest part of gel repairs. even if you knew the exact colour code the surface may have faded a bit or different batches of that colour could differ slightly. if you want it perfect youll probably have to mix your own colour by using different colour gel coats or use clear gel with a few different pigments. polish a section first to match to sothe colour will match after youve polished the repair.