How to- Gelcoat Repair- Keel- From Trailer or Sandbar Damage 

@brianmcnulty966 thank you! I hope this video helps.

@randygreenberg6656 thank you for watching, I appreciate it

Thank you @chunkyfather29 We are located in Southwest Florida.

@@ChettyH2O how can I get in contact ?

if the boat it old u need to cut out 1x1 pop the gel out send it to fiberglass florida they will color match it for u or go spectrum gelcoat for new boat with hull ID

@junkintreasures We use many different sources of Gelcoat. Sometimes we color match it by eye. If it’s a newer boat, then we typically purchase factory Gelcoat with the hull ID. Spectrum Gelcoat and Mini craft are a couple companies that manufactures have outsourced older models of their factory Gelcoat. We also have used Merritt supply and Fiberlay to have them color match the Gelcoat with a small quarter size sample. Good luck!

Thank you!

Thank you, we appreciate it! This is very common and we see this all the time.

Thank you

@bubbabigbucks1 You will always have orange peel after spraying Gelcoat, you should apply guide coat and sand them out with 400 then 800 then 1200 and after that process you can compound and polish. Even when spraying with a gun you will still need to sand out, unlike paint unfortunately. The guide coat will really help to see the orange peel and stay within your repair area.

@@ChettyH2O thanks for your reply. You make this process look too easy. I think I need to load the gel coat on more than I have. I’m burning through the repair more often than not.

If you want factory Gelcoat you can purchase it through your local Robalo dealer with your hull ID they can get the color code.

Yes, just water

We get the plastic jars for the Prevals at Marine Trader or Amazon but they’ve been hard to get lately.

Yes, we have been busy lately and working on some large projects but hope to continue the videos soon

Thank you

We like to use Dura Block sanding blocks. They sell them in a kit with different sizes which makes it nice for different angles/areas of the boat. You can buy them on Amazon or auto body stores.

@reefslayer21 thank you

@randygreenberg6656 we used a variety: 3M Cubitron, Festool & Mirka

Materials will vary. We purchase in bulk so it is a lot less expensive and many of these items you can use for several repairs.

@@ChettyH2Ohey I don’t know how to email or message people on RU-vid but is there any way you can contact me so I can inquire about you patching the keel of my boat

@frzntym1 thank you!

Thank you @ukizaru5216

Once you started buffing how many different pads did you use

@@bubbabigbucks1 Just one, but I lightly clean it in between compounds

​@ChettyH2O will this work on a bathtub?

@@SgtRudySmith31bRet I have heard of others doing this with bathtubs but I have not tried it.