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Post by johnnyc on Dec 18, 2023 18:18:26 GMT
I have been working on various fiberglass gel coat repairs of chips and spider cracks, as well as, general cleaning and polishing of the gel coat in the cockpit of a 2018 SO 419. I have noticed a slight color difference between the lazarette gel coat and the other cockpit gel coat. I’ve tried testing a light application of rubbing compound but still noticeable to my liking. Any thoughts on restoring the proper WHITE color to all the lazarette gel coat?  |
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Post by Don Reaves on Dec 18, 2023 22:11:58 GMT
Are you sure the color of the covers originally matched the surrounding area? On my 2004 SO35, one of the covers has always been a bit different. I’ve assumed that this happened during manufacture, probably because the original cover was damaged and replaced with one that didn’t quite match.
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Post by jdl01 on Dec 25, 2023 19:44:27 GMT
All the hatch covers in the cockpit and anchor locker of my SO 379 [2012] are a slightly different shade of white from the deck. This shows up most clearly when the surfaces are wet; the hatches have a yellowish cast, darker than the deck. The dealer said that the hatches were separately manufactured with their own batch of gelcoat. Replacements had an equal chance of poor colour matching. I had more serious new warranty deficiencies to sort out, so I let the colour variation stay as accepted.
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