After fairing and a layer of glass cloth set in epoxy, all that was needed was a sanding to prepare it for a top coat.
We could of just used paint. In the past I have rolled on Interlux Perfection. It looks great but paint is incredibly thin and for this project we wanted the body gel coat provides. In the photos below, you can see the dimpled finish we were after. It looks great and provides just enough non slip.
The weather has warmed up enough to spray the gel coat on the Laser's deck.
We can heat the space, but when you get this amount or resin air born, big ventilation is a must. Of course we are using new organic respirators but you just don't want to hang out to long when the concentration is this high.
We ended up spraying about 2 quarts of pure white gel coat.
There are a couple of areas we will address tomorrow. There are a couple of stray drips from the gun and possibly a couple of thin spots. We will do any necessary sanding an give a light overspray to touch these areas up.
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| 80 grit sanding gives the gelcoat a good bite. |
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| Blown off and ready for masking. |
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| The deck is now back to a nice uniform white. |
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| Super nice! |
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| Ugly before shot. |
