Gelcoat scratches

[josemolino]

Does anybody know how to get repair patch kits for METAL FLAKE gelcoat colours? I have not found in the net yet

[core-rider]

Contact Spectrum Color to see if they even offer it here... (800) 754-5516 http://www.spectrumcolor.com/Index.aspx

I did not see a metallic flake color in a quick look of their stock though. Patching flake will not yield great results though. Most likely you will only be able to color match and not have flake in the color. Even if it does have flake the patch will still be noticeable. That is one of the down sides of flake gelcoats... patching will never be perfect.

[jonsquatch]

Haven't ever seen a patch kit for metal flake, but the metal flake colors aren't a single step process. Think of it this way, the gel is applied in reverse order on the mold, clear gel coat goes down first with the flake buried in that then the color coat and finally the base before the fiberglass goes on. If you have damage that goes all the way through the color coat you will have to find or mix something that matches. If its a big enough area you can apply flake and then bury it in clear gel coat. That requires far more skill than I have to get right.

On small scratches or gouges where the color is still there you can just use clear gelcoat to patch it and it almost disappears. I had a small gouge on the gun metal flake on my 210 where most of the flake was still present and I used the cheap Evercoat scratch patch clear tube and its hardly noticable (required 2 applications though).

[josemolino]

Thanks guys,
I already checked spectrum website and they do not have it. I should probably contact them by email. The question came because I am considering a flake accent in my new boat. I think I will order plain colors until we all get more experience with flake ones.