Gelcoat and duratec clear high gloss additive thanks for the post yd. Oct 31, 2016 another video from our grp quicktips series how to brush apply gelcoat. Meets american national standard for plastic bath tubs, show receptors, and shower stalls. Sort by manufacturer, year, and basic color using the drop down filters. Seahawk patch aid gel coat additive quart 8185qt boaters plus. Evercoat, permanently repairs nicks, gouges, and scratches in fiberglass hulls and decks. Patch booster is an additive that will thin out your gelcoat while preventing running. There is an additive called speedpatch or patchaid that helps take the tack out and helps harden gel coat perfectly. Thinning gelcoat for preval sprayer sailing anarchy.
Laminating gelcoat is hard in 16 hrs boat design net. Seahawk patch aidgallon 8185glpatch aid is designed to improve the working properties of traditional gel coat spray patches. When looking at gelcoat, there is a wealth of options to choose from. The product will not affect colors like styrene or acetone and is added up to 25 percent by volume to your gelcoat one quart per gallon. The patch booster gave a very good finish for gelcoat, not a 2 pac finish but.
Gelcoat products has supplied gelcoat and other fiberglass support materials to the marine, shower, and rv industry for over 25 years, and have over 8,000 standards in house, our goal is. Patch aid is an additive that significantly improves the application, appearance and longevity of sea hawk gel coat patches. Gelcoat not always the rule, especially with appropriate sanding methods. Patch aid is designed to improve the working properties of traditional gel coat spray patches. If you are fabricating with fiberglass and gel coat, or applying your first coat you should not add thewax additive to the gel coat. I do not use premade paste kits i usually make them myself. Gelcote international 6 neal drive peterborough, on k9j 6x7 canada t. Patch aid is an additive that significantly improves the. Blend coloring agents to achieve a match to almost any color. Wax white gelcoat top coat base fiberglass marine boat gel repair 10gallon kit. The recommended ratio mix 25%33% patch aid to gel coat. Making sure that your gelcoat is applied evenly on the paintbrush, go over the base of the boat, beginning on one side and working your way over.
Gelcoat with wax for finishing contains wax so additional patch aid additives are not required. This is achieved by thinning the gel coat at a ratio of 25%33% patch aid. To this mix, add correct amount of mekp hardenercatalyst. Longer working time, advantageous for repairing large defects and for mold resurfacing. The selfleveling technology added doesnt require any additional products or additives. Seahawk gel coat features excellent weather resistance, resistance to water blistering, prolonged hulllife expectancy, and a great look. Mar 09, 2017 dont add patch booster or sanding aid. Never put any more patch aid in the gelcoat than you would wax. Patch aid gel coat additive seahawk seagear marine supply. Seahawk patch aid gel coat additive gal 8185gl boaters plus. Seahawk patch aid gel coat additive gal 8185gl for sale online. Gelcoat can also be rolled or applied by foam brush in patch areas, but spraying tends to yield best results with the least amount of followup sanding.
Gel coat can be sprayed through many different types of equipment and when done correctly they can all produce good results. According to the duratec lit their hi gloss additive has an air dry high gloss enamal like finish. Patch aid gel coat additive seahawk seagear marine. Since 1968, west marine has grown to over 250 local stores, with knowledgeable associates.
Patch aidqt patch aid is designed to improve the working properties of traditional gel coat spray patches. Sea hawk patch aid 8185 add 2533% sea hawk patch aid 8185 when applying gelcoat for small repairs, to improve the working properties of traditional gel coat spray patches. Gelcoat and duratec clear high gloss additive page. This is achieved by thinning the gel coat at a ratio of 25%33% patch aid to gel coat, minimizing orange peel, speeding the cure, and reducing surface tackiness. Seahawk patch aid gel coat additive quart 8185qt boaters. It promotes the cure of a sprayed gel coat patch to minimize halo effects and color change and improve the final patch. Determine the gelcoat batch size for the size of the repairapproximately 80 square feet per gallon of gelcoat 20 sq. Patch aid is an additive that significantly improves the application, appearance and longevity of sea hawk gel coat patches, and also gives a faster cure, harder patch. Boat gelcoats repair kits, waxes, polishes, cleaners. Sea hawk patch aid mixed with gel coat will provide these properties.
I have to color match some white and offwhites not brand new boats so if the color changes or is just plain wrong when it kicks, i would like to be able to speed up the process and get it right. The product will not affect colors like styrene or acetone and. This includes prior to production spray this includes prior to production spray application and when obtaining material for patching or any material that has been set aside for patching. This is achieved by thinning the gel coat, minimizing orange peel, speeding. This color patch aid comes in different types to meet different patch repair requirements. The gel coat will not harden and allow for the fiberglass and gel coat to bond while being in a mold, or allow the next coat of gel coat to bond to the first coat. The highest quality iso npg marine finish gel coat to permanently repair or replace original, highglass finish. Patch aid also eliminates the need to thin, sidepromote or add wax to gelcoats prior to patching. Contact sea hawk 14805 49th street north clearwater, fl 33762 727 5238053 800 5280997 727 5237325 send us an email. The idea is to get the gelcoat to react faster for a thorough cure to the.
Seahawk 8185gl patch aid gel coat additive seahawk. Feb 06, 2009 i am looking for the best product to speed up small gelcoat repairs. If you could recommend a brand name and supplier of a patch aid. Most common gelcoats are based on epoxy or polyester resin chemistry. Sea hawk paints marine paints, gel coats, epoxies, coatings. This is achieved by thinning the gel coat, minimizing orange peel, speeding the cure, and reducing surface tackiness. Cures properly without pva, wax paper, or special tools. Seahawk gel coat sea hawk gel coat is a premium quality isophthalic npg gel coat formulated to meet rigid requirements in the boating, transportation, and sanitary applications. Patchaid vitamin patches and patch supplements are the result of research to develop a hightech, matrixstyle transdermal patch that suspends the active ingredients in the adhesive. Sea hawk patch aid is designed to improve the working properties of traditional gel coat spray patches.
Patch booster should be used with professional grade exterior gel coat. Seahawk patch aid gel coat additive gal 8185gl patch aid is designed to improve the working properties of traditional gel coat spray patches. Gelcoat refers to the material used to provide a highquality gloss finish on the visible surface of a fiberreinforced composite material, such as fiberglass. Michigan fiberglass gelcoat repair with john gabriel. Evercoat match n patch gelcoat repair kit west marine.
Patch aid is an additive that significantly improves the application, appearance and longevity of sea hawk gelcoat patches, and also gives a faster cure, harder patch. They can be colored and will retain a durable high gloss surface. Patch aid is an additive that significantly improves the application, appearance and longevity of sea hawk gel coat patches, and also gives a faster cure, harder patch, superior gloss, consistent cold weather performance, superior color match, and less halo. Gel coats specialty products interplastic corporation. Tint the batch of gelcoat to match the color of the boat. Sea hawk patch aid 8185 merritt supply wholesale marine. These resin mixtures make the gelcoat chemistry more reactive by adding up to 15% to the gelcoat in place of thinning. You will want to catalyze the gelcoat at 2% when you add this additive. Webbing solution additive merritt supply wholesale. Wax additive is added to the final layer of gelcoat without wax or to the polyester laminating resin without wax on the final layer of a wet layup to produce a tackfree surface. This is achieved by thinning the gel coat at a ratio of 25%33% patch aid to gel coat.
Use to fill gouges, chips, scrapes and deep scratches in the fiberglass gel coat. This is achieved by thinning the gel coat, minimizing. Low viscosity, for easier spray and less orange peel. Patch aid is an additive that significantly improves the application, appearance and longevity of gel coat patches. New patch aid gel coat additive seahawk 8185qt quart. To speed up the cure process when gelcoat is applied as a topcoat in a thinl ayer use patch aid. All materials seen are available for purchase at uk please let us know if there are any videos. Discussion in fiberglass and composite boat building started by pescaloco, feb 6, 2009. You heard that right, you dont need to add sanding aid to brushable gelcoat to have it dry tack free. Way more information than you ever wanted on how to fell a tree. Chemical resistant isophthalic npg gel coat meets the rigid requirements of a variety of applications including boating, transportation, and sanitation. Kit includes colors, polyester gel paste, hardener, release paper, mixing sticks, blending chart, and instructions. If not using sea hawk 8185 patch aid, then you may add up to 4oz of sea hawk 8140 wax additive per gallon for tack free surface on final coat. Gel coat sea hawk pdf catalogs documentation boating.
Sea hawk snow white premium gelcoat bottom paint store. Add any additives such as sea hawk 7125 mek gelcoat thinner, sea hawk patch aid 8185, or colorants tints prior to catalyzing with mekp catalyzer. Deeper scratches require a filler such as totalboat silica thickener added to the gelcoat. Low color, which results in excellent spray patches. When measuring gel coat and patch aid by volume use a 3. So if the gelcoat in the tray is still not rubbery at 4 hrs, im thinking the solvent flashed off and the product on the form leaving a hardish surface but not cured enough for a 2nd coat. Personally i like to use additives such as the duratec or patch aid. This is achieved by thinning the gel coat at a ratio of 25%33% patch aid to gel coat, minimizing orange peel, speeding the. Part 2 shows you how to prep the boat, mix the gelcoat and. This is achieved by thinning the gel coat at a ratio of 25%. Seahawk patch aid gel coat additive quart 8185qt ebay. Patchaid 970x900 is a prepromoted, resin and monomer solution that when mixed with gel coat improve the working properties for spray patches. Oem factory repair products bathtub, sink, shower, spa, hot tub, structuralbottom rebuild systemscoatingspaintscolorstools and accessories.
If you have used a gelcoat coating in the past, you will need to remove it completely with an acetone solution. Seahawk patch aid gel coat additive quart 8185qt patch aid is designed to improve the working properties of traditional gel coat spray patches. Ea patch aid is designed to improve the working properties of traditional gel coat spray patches. Webbing solution gelcoat additive webbing solution is an additive to gel coat or paint that is used to create a surface with a spider web or spattered effect to it. I did not add solvent, the seahawk gelcoat was thinner than expected. Proper gelcoat application requires you apply your coats about 1520 mils thick, mil gauge. Patch aid is an additive that significantly improves the application, appearance and longevity of gel coat patches, and also gives a faster cure, harder patch. Patch aid or duratech also known as thinning resin or patch boosters. Tech blog 5 tips on thinning gelcoat fiberglass coatings. Sea hawk patch aid 8185 merritt supply wholesale marine industry.
Instead apply hairspray over the patch to seal of the gelcoat from oxygen. If the boat is fairly new and the manufacturer is still in business, you may be able to get gelcoat that will be. White gel coat, premium marine grade by sea hawk gl ebay. Add 2533% sea hawk patch aid 8185 when applying gelcoat for small repairs, to improve the working properties of traditional gel coat spray patches. Sea hawk gel coat features excellent weather resistance, resistance to water blistering, prolonged hulllife expectancy, and a great look. Shop patchaid for a wide variety of vitamin patches and online patch. Armorcote 991 gel coats must be mixed prior to use. Add 2533% sea hawk patch aid 8185 when applying gelcoat for small repairs, to improve the working properties of traditional gelcoat spray patches. Wax white gelcoat top coat base fiberglass, premium marine boat repair with mekp. This is achieved by thinning the gel coat at a ratio of 25%33% patch aid to gel coat minimizing orange peel. Use of these additives does change the way that the overall mix needs to be catalyzed. West marines chuck hawley shows you how to do minor gelcoat repairs to your small boat in this series of videos. Since 1968, west marine has grown to over 250 local stores, with knowledgeable associates happy to assist.
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