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Need help gelcoating a few scratches on a 1973 28 bert original gelcoat. Can someone direct me as to where I can get gelcoat of the same color or as close as possible to the color I have. The scracthes are down to just about down to the glass, not real big but they are scratches, one scratch is tomany.
Thanks for any help
Michael

Mike,

Try Butler Marine... The make swim platforms, pulpits, and other items specifically designed for B31s and so have gelcoats to match. Not sure how receptive they will be, but worth a try. I know they've sold gelcoat to folks that have bought one of their other items.

http://butlermarine.com/

Br,

Patrick

A couple of years ago I was able to get some from Richard Kidd at Bertram for my old B28. You might want to try them as well.

Jon

Our B31 was regelcoated with Cook's armour all gelcoat, and after 10 years still looks like new.

I was able to buy a quart of pre-mixed gel-coat from Butler. They are really not set up to do this kind of thing and here is the kicker, Bertram used 4 different colors in the 70's. Butler sent me a set of paint chips to match the color on when I got my swim platform. After I bought the platform I also asked them to send me a quart of gel-coat. They charged me (can't remember what the cost was) but the match was great.

-Chiles

Try http://www.minicraft.com/aboutus.htm. These folks are the real deal and have a very helpful staff able and willing to answer questions. I used Cooks Composites gel coat with Dura Tec in it I bought from Composites One in RI, but there are lots of ways to use gel coat to fill dings and scratches. In fact, that is why I put new gelcoat on my 25 hull topsides rather than Awl Grip paint. I used paint on the deck and the cockpit because I needed non-skid and had lots of corners - hard to do in a gel coat rehab job. But over time, you can do spot repairs with gel ocat - no problem and polish out minor belmishes.

Thanks for all your help. I was able to get some from minicraft.
Thanks

I mix my own but it may take 3-4 times to get the right tint. So the best method is to buy it premixed if you can as refered here. Dave K

Thanks Capt. dave. By the way how did everything work out for you? The filter and all.
Mike