Dull Gel Coat, Can it be Polished back to a high standard? - Page 2

Gav · 05-05-2005, 08:58 PM

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Originally posted by Burty
hope i'm booked in before MrRob

Yeah we'll get you sorted soon! Make a weekend of it eh? how about you come on saturday mornin, do yr jobs, out on the town sat night, then take yr boat up our lake on sun lunch, have a play then you can feck orf back to Weston supersize mud

Quality weekend me thinks!!

MrRob · 05-05-2005, 09:02 PM

what lake would that be Gav???????

Burty · 05-05-2005, 09:09 PM

Sounds good to me dude.

will be a few weeks yet though my diary is pretty full

this weekend working saturday got my son on sunday
w/e 14th away in newquay
w/e 21st racing in cardiff
w/e 28th racing in weston you coming down for that???? take boat out on saturday its a european so loads of cool boats there
w/e 4th june Dublin for stag weekend
w/e 11th Got my son
w/e 18th I'M FREE now booked at Gav's

Gav · 05-05-2005, 09:21 PM

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Originally posted by Burty
Sounds good to me dude.

will be a few weeks yet though my diary is pretty full

this weekend working saturday got my son on sunday
w/e 14th away in newquay
w/e 21st racing in cardiff
w/e 28th racing in weston you coming down for that???? take boat out on saturday its a european so loads of cool boats there
w/e 4th june Dublin for stag weekend
w/e 11th Got my son
w/e 18th I'M FREE now booked at Gav's

18th june booked for the Burtmeister then.......

MrRob,

Betton Abbots, nr shrewsbury

Burty · 05-05-2005, 09:26 PM

dude u comin down for the weston race its bank holiday weekend dude

MrRob · 05-05-2005, 09:38 PM

Whats the crack with Betton Abbots? I've been looking for somewhere I little more local than Weymouth! All the local lake are unsutable but I have never heard of Betton Abbots. So let me know!

Gav · 05-05-2005, 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by Burty
dude u comin down for the weston race its bank holiday weekend dude

Possibly! cant say for sure yet though, if i cant make the weekend, may just come for the daytime

but then if theres going to be lots of

then i may stay the nite!

Gav · 05-05-2005, 09:43 PM

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Originally posted by MrRob
Whats the crack with Betton Abbots? I've been looking for somewhere I little more local than Weymouth! All the local lake are unsutable but I have never heard of Betton Abbots. So let me know!

£12 per hour, 2 boat limit, log cabin, barbque, kitchen, shower, changing room, 2 x jetty's, great place for skiing etc....

MrRob · 05-05-2005, 09:45 PM

what about speed limits? Do you have to be a member? If yes how much would that cost?

Gav · 05-05-2005, 09:52 PM

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Originally posted by MrRob
what about speed limits? Do you have to be a member? If yes how much would that cost?

i shouldnt really be broadcasting this! its difficult enough to book a session as it is!!!! NO speedlimit........but if you go too fast yr liable to "go Farming"

No membership...........its like a "pay as you go " lake

Burty · 05-05-2005, 10:02 PM

dude u sure they will let my noisy beast on????
is it not big enough to do 80mph?

MrRob · 05-05-2005, 10:05 PM

sounds like a good crack!

Gav · 05-05-2005, 10:09 PM

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Originally posted by Burty
dude u sure they will let my noisy beast on????
is it not big enough to do 80mph?

yeah be ok! i know the owners, used to do some testing there.
not really big enough for 80 dude!!!

Burty · 05-05-2005, 10:16 PM

75?

Gav · 05-05-2005, 10:22 PM

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Originally posted by Burty
75?

JamesM · 05-05-2005, 10:27 PM

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Originally posted by Gav
Flat the gel back with some 1500grit wetordry paper, polish with Farecla G7 compound, then a lighter compound.....G3, then 2 coats of Simoniz wax.... jobs a good un'

or

Bring it to me an i'll do it!(kidderminster)

I'm no expert but on Burty's P20 is the red gel on top of the white and therefore very thin? Thus if you flat it back you might go through to the white?

Gav · 05-05-2005, 10:39 PM

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Originally posted by Johnny Boat Dude
I'm no expert but on Burty's P20 is the red gel on top of the white and therefore very thin? Thus if you flat it back you might go through to the white?

No, the red will be the same thickness as the white, you would have to be rubbing for about 2 hrs in the same spot with 1500 w&d to go through! i'm just talking about taking a very very fine layer off the gel to take away any chalking.....

Where split gels are used the darker colour goes down first, then the second colour is applied upto and just over the split gel-line.......ensuring the gel line is done LAST to avoid colour bleed.

Foolish · 15-05-2005, 05:46 PM

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you would have to be rubbing for about 2 hrs in the same spot with 1500 w&d to go through!

Not so sure on my "Binliner" ........Perhaps i had better check it wasn't "150" !

Just kidding

You would have to spend a long time on the "Flat"surfaces to go through with 1500 but ..... you still need to be careful on the "Edges" where the paper will cut harder, on a probably already thinned edge from previous polishing / wear it won't take long to go through

Better still.... Give it to "GAV" for a £A Oner thats cheap !

TheOrs · 15-05-2005, 05:54 PM

I used Red 'Colour Magic' polish on my previous (Red) boat. It came up a treat!

Don't know how long it lasted though, as I did it just before I sold it.

Foolish · 15-05-2005, 05:55 PM

~Second thoughts you could probably fit me in on the same day as "Burty" wiv me mates boat what needs a quick "Oner" polish..