Gelcoat repair in antiskid

[abgreenbank]

A few pictures of how to repair voids in gelcoat antiskid.

Circle is a void which is more visble in strong sun when the trapped air expands.



apply mold release wax



remove gelcoat



ready to fill with resin and mat



filled with resin and mat



remove excess laminate



cut antiskid mold to size, jeanneau sells A4 sheets.



make sure mold is aligned and interlocked correctly




make a hinge so the mold folds back but maintains alignment.



apply gelcoat paste, lots of it after cleaning the laminate with acetone, dont touch the mold realease!



firmly interlock the mold and apply lots of masking tape






remove when set, the mold release stops the gelcoat sticking to the surrounding antiskid.




light sanding to finish




regards
ab

[MalcolmP]

Excellent AB - I would like to add to Hints and Tips as a permanent article?  M

[abgreenbank]

Hi Malcom I have no problems with that, I also have a short video of the mold being removed but haven't quite worked out how to upload.
i will also do a part 2 which is the replacement of a whole anti skid panel, the finished job is the bright white panel with pencil marks next to the repair site in the photos above, but give me time.

regards

alistair

[MalcolmP]

Excellent. If the video is already on Youtube there is a simple link on the forum - click the clapperboard 

Look forward to seeing remained of project in due course. M