Hi all, i’m facing the process of repainting my old gelcoated kevlar infused boat deck. I was wondering about the general attentions i should have and also the most exact procedure i should follow. In my mind i was figuring these basic steps: remove a large amount of the gelcoat, little bit of a resin patches where kevlar has exposed, fairing low spots and finally painting, polishing...

Are you suggesting any other kind of process i should follow to get the best result? Consider that the objective is to keep everything as light as possible. I also thought it would be possible to get out of the way basically the whole gelcoat and after fairing low spots use a clear coat before the paint but i’m not sure about the big amount of fairing i should make to obtain a very smooth surface. What kind of powder i should use to thick the resin for fairing? Have you got any high gloss boat paint to suggest me? 

Thank you very much!