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    Default Gel coat refurb

    Anybody know a good gel coat guy around the midlands or Charleston thanks
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    If there’s no good suggestions try a car detailed, they may give a good price not knowing what they are getting into.

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    Check with Michael Johnson at White Dog Marine Services. He’s on James Island. Does awesome work as far as detailing and wet sanding. Not sure how extensive your job is.

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    Kenny Chaplin in Hollywood
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    Fuentes in chapin does good work. He’s kind of high though. Monetary wise lol
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    its easy as crap, order the correct color and wet sand and buff

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    Need someone myself.....I got the number for a guy in chapin yesterday

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    Quote Originally Posted by ecu1984 View Post
    its easy as crap, order the correct color and wet sand and buff
    This.
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    I'd think a man with your skillset would take on this job yourself. Unless it's for someone else, and you don't feel like messing with it of course.

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    Hydrocraf 843-553-5898 in Goose Creek. Not sure if they'll want to do a small job. The do a lot of work for the local dealerships. They cut out the deck of my flats boat to replace a gas tank and you can't tell, even where it was pebbled.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ecu1984 View Post
    its easy as crap, order the correct color and wet sand and buff
    Have you wet sanded and buffed oxidized gelcoat back? It’s not complicated but a HUGE time commitment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by willyworm View Post
    I'd think a man with your skillset would take on this job yourself. Unless it's for someone else, and you don't feel like messing with it of course.

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    I have to much work on my hands now to learn how to re gel coat I don’t want to bite off more than I can chew, this guy is bringing me 3 boats to paint so I don’t want shit up a gel coat trying to learn another trade,
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    Quote Originally Posted by beanhunter View Post
    Fuentes in chapin does good work. He’s kind of high though. Monetary wise lol
    You got a numbers
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    Quote Originally Posted by SouthernWake View Post
    Have you wet sanded and buffed oxidized gelcoat back? It’s not complicated but a HUGE time commitment.
    Yes, entire boats, more times that you would believe, it's not brain surgery
    knowing the steps and in the right order is half the battle, along with blending
    Proper equipment is the other half, I had gotten pretty good at it
    I like doing gel coat work and then asking someone to find the spot I repaired
    Its rewarding when they can't find it. I have done my own stuff including jetskis for years,
    I have sprayed it also. Not my profession but I will do it on my own stuff and a few close friends.
    I use to hang out at my friend Tim and Steve's shop near my house (Marine Pro) and picked up a few tips watching them.
    Last edited by ecu1984; 12-21-2020 at 09:50 PM.

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