Gelcoat- How do you alter the colour?

[emmitdb]

Greetings,

I ask this question because, immediately prior to selling the last van I had a tiny scrape on the back panel. The damage didn't go through the entire skin and I effected a repair with white Gelcoat.

Although I couldn't tell where the repair had been by touch I could discern a difference in colour between the white of the Gelcoat and the white of the body.

Is there something that I could have added to the Gelcoat when mixing or has each manufacturer got its own colour of white.

 

[Damian]

Each maker has its own white.

Swift use Fiat White on a lot of their vans.

 

[Mikey1]

You dont say how old your is or was as gelcoat fades,in time the new gelcoat will fade as well

 

[Dave_374330759]

Gelcoat fades and discolours over time however you can get colour matching pigments to mix in with the gelcoat to change its colour. Most decent boat chandlers sell them. A gelcoat specialist will carry a selection of pigments and mix up a blend to suit but it takes a fair amount of skill to effect a totally invisible repair and over time the repair will probably fade at a different rate to the main panel.

 

[emmitdb]

Greetings Again,

Thanks for the replies.

Hopefully the dealer won't notice it .

Start praying for a poor weather day on changeover!!!