@boatworkstoday It's almost time to pull the boat out of the water. These types of videos keep me focused on the things that I should do. BTW Get Well FAST!
Thank you for this show! It was perfect for those of us who haven’t been doing this for the 53 years. Question: what sort of respirator do you recommend for sanding this stuff in my shop/boat?
We use Totalbuff at our boat yard because it really does work. It's out performed 3m, some fancy French shit we had- everything. And it's way more affordable than the lesser performing options
Great videos! I want to paint a 5" dark blue stripe on my runabout but first I need to fix some dock rash on the hull. Nothing deep, just cosmetic, so if I use fairing compound can I paint directly on it or should I apply gelcoat with wax, then several coats of primer and paint after scouring the hull section? Thank you
If painting I'd go with an epoxy fairing. After that's sanded smooth then use primer followed by the paint :-) If gelcoat for the finish then you'll stick with a poly fairing. I know totalboat poly fairing already has wax mixed in so all you'll need to do is solvent clean to remove the wax then sand and apply the gelcoat
Always enjoy learning from your knowledge. Have you tried gluten free beer? Certainly you can get it in the UK so I’d guess there are some breweries over there doing it.
I have a 30 ‘ tuna boat and was wondering if I could gel coat the fiberglass woven that is exposed below decks. The woven was just painted but after watching your videos I thought gel coat 2 or3 coats would make a nice finish instead of painted fiberglass mat.
I work for a petroleum company. Part of our job is fiberglassing the tanks we set are fiberglass underground fuel tanks. Problem is I don’t exactly what kind of fiberglass we use can’t find much info on it. Most I can find is that it’s FRP. I was wondering if i could use it to seal divinycell and fiberglass glass it to my gheenoe?
@@boatworkstoday Perfect. If you can cover the various thin belt sanders that would be great. I just bought the 1/2" WEN because of the price and it's 120V, but will likely buy the Milwaukee 12V 3/8" and 1/2" units as they are nice and compact and rotate 360 degrees. Plus I have other tools from them in that series.
This is what I use for compounding Alexseal and most other buffable paints. Have not tried it with metal. In regards to paints, just need to be sure that the paint itself is able to be buffed (Awlgrip for example is not a buffable paint)
Andy I hope all is well! I have a question, I am trying to get a last minute project done and I need to make drab or OD green gel coat. Shipping time frames are too long now. I’ve heard of using some types automotive paint tints are compatible. Any insight? Trying to source something in the next 48 hours or so. My local shop has neutral gel coat for tinting and white. I’m sure I’ll need to use the neutral though.
Quick question about the TotalBuff. I'm pulling my boat out in November to have a bottom job done and I am wanting to buff the topsides while it is on the hard. How many bottles would you recommend for a 42 foot monohull sailboat? Thanks for the education you provide.
Question!!! I have a 44' sailboat with faux teak deck. The boat is 40 years old and originally had a teak deck. The faux teak is failing and I plan on removing it, sanding the glue off of the deck down to the gelcoat, putting a layer of fiberglass down, fairing it and then painting it (with softsand for a non-skid). Can I just sand down to a clean gelcoat surface or do I need to sand past the gelcoat down to the fiberglass? The deck is solid glass, no core. I was planning on putting a 6oz layer of fiberglass down for the fairing. Should I use something heavier? Thank you for any replies.
As long as the gelcoat is well bonded to the fiberglass beneath it and not all cracked and chipped, you're fine to thoroughly sand with 60 or 80 as prep for another layer of glass. Depending on the resin used for that glass (poly or epoxy) you may need to again sand as prep for the fairing. The fairing can be sanded with 120 as prep for the primer. If you follow my application for the nonskid there's no more sanding after the prime coat goes down ;-). For the new glass I'd probably go with something like 17oz biaxial. Something to look at is what the new deck height would be without the current decking in relation to the height needed for water to drain out the scuppers :-) Hope this helps
@@boatworkstoday (Looks like my first reply didn't get saved.) Thank you VERY MUCH for your comments. I plan on using epoxy as I have experience fiberglassing with it. The gelcoat seems to be in good shape, but I'll know more when I remove the faux teak. The deck is stiff and doesn't need any additional fiberglass for stiffness, but if you'd suggest 17oz biaxial, that's what I go with. The threads in that stuff is a PITA to fair, but I have enough money to use peel-ply these days... hopefully that'll save a lot of work. The faux teak is 5.1mm thick. I don't think I need to build that height back up, except on some steps. Do you think it would be better to put the softsand down on a layer of uncured epoxy instead of the primer? It sure would make the softsand stick more, but it would be a nighmare to remove it for a repair. And I suppose it would reduce the texturing.
I did a hull repair on a jet ski some dummy ran up on the rocks. I ground out the full depth crack. Since i couldn't access the top, i used a piece of 1/4" coosa that would fit behind it, and drilled a tiny hole in it so i could run a piece of fishing line in it so I could pass the coosa into the hole sideways and then I had something I could pull against to hold it in place while the thickened resin i used to adhere it cured. Once cured, I cut the line, glassed and faired, then used a Preval sprayer to spray black gelcoat. Since it was already pretty smooth i hit it with 600-2000 grit then buffed it out. Looked brand new. Too bad the rest of the hull was scratched to hell 🫤
I have some stress cracks in a no slip surface. I there a "cheat" that can be done that avoids grinding, glassing and faring a surface that would be very difficult to match?
How much would it cost to purchase the smallest quantity of the recommended materials? Seems that would add up very quickly for small repairs on a small boat. Hope you feel better.
You can see what materials make sense for what you have coming up and check out their website for pricing. I do believe they have free shipping on orders :-)
Sorry you must live with a member of the FOOD POLICE! 😂 I'm 72 and I eat what I want, (with in reason) but my oldest daughter is a member. I'm NOT SAYING FOLLOW ME! But life is to short to run my life eating KALE!
Been subscribed for years although you are very good at what you do. I do not choose to listen to you use G..D... in your videos If it continues I will unsubscribe
Welcome back. Glad you are getting along with healing. Thx for the great video info as always.
I really like these types of videos. You get right to the meat of a project.
Thanks Paul :-)
@boatworkstoday It's almost time to pull the boat out of the water. These types of videos keep me focused on the things that I should do.
BTW Get Well FAST!
Great overall repair summary. Thanks Andy.
Love the Island Packet reference. I have a a lot of small gelcoat repairs to do once we finish our circumnavigation. Great video!
Nice video Andy. Looking forward to your next one about spraying gelcoat 👍
Andy would love a tutorial on using a gel coat match n patch type kit with thickened gel coat paste to fix a small ding.
Yes, livestreaming would be great!!
Great informative video, Andy!
Oh thank goodness! You included happy hour! And a happy hour live stream would be on point.🍻
I tend to skip live streams in favor of more polished recordings. Just my opinion, to each their own.
Add one Knob Creek old Fashioned and I feel like I can do all my fiberglass repairs np! nice video!
Livestream would be awesome
Hey Andy you should check out Blackbeard Boatworks. They are doing a B25 currently rebuilding their transom. 👍🏼
Thank you for this show! It was perfect for those of us who haven’t been doing this for the 53 years. Question: what sort of respirator do you recommend for sanding this stuff in my shop/boat?
so hoping next week comes really soon for the spray-on gelcoat video.
We use Totalbuff at our boat yard because it really does work. It's out performed 3m, some fancy French shit we had- everything. And it's way more affordable than the lesser performing options
Really looking forward for the gelcoat spraying video!🤩
Also for some reason in EU it’s hard to find PVA 🤨
Great videos! I want to paint a 5" dark blue stripe on my runabout but first I need to fix some dock rash on the hull. Nothing deep, just cosmetic, so if I use fairing compound can I paint directly on it or should I apply gelcoat with wax, then several coats of primer and paint after scouring the hull section? Thank you
If painting I'd go with an epoxy fairing. After that's sanded smooth then use primer followed by the paint :-) If gelcoat for the finish then you'll stick with a poly fairing. I know totalboat poly fairing already has wax mixed in so all you'll need to do is solvent clean to remove the wax then sand and apply the gelcoat
I missed you, bud. Hope you're feeling 100%. I put my boat up for sale
Always enjoy learning from your knowledge.
Have you tried gluten free beer? Certainly you can get it in the UK so I’d guess there are some breweries over there doing it.
Yes live stream on the weekends
Livestreaming would be great!
I have a 30 ‘ tuna boat and was wondering if I could gel coat the fiberglass woven that is exposed below decks. The woven was just painted but after watching your videos I thought gel coat 2 or3 coats would make a nice finish instead of painted fiberglass mat.
I work for a petroleum company. Part of our job is fiberglassing the tanks we set are fiberglass underground fuel tanks. Problem is I don’t exactly what kind of fiberglass we use can’t find much info on it. Most I can find is that it’s FRP. I was wondering if i could use it to seal divinycell and fiberglass glass it to my gheenoe?
Andy, can you add the PVA to the list above? Also, would be great seeing a list of gel coat repair tools. Tx
Done! Thanks for letting me know :-)
I'll be going over the various tools when I finish the gas cover
@@boatworkstoday Perfect. If you can cover the various thin belt sanders that would be great. I just bought the 1/2" WEN because of the price and it's 120V, but will likely buy the Milwaukee 12V 3/8" and 1/2" units as they are nice and compact and rotate 360 degrees. Plus I have other tools from them in that series.
Awesome video, I've got a question? Can the buffing compound be used on painted or metal surfaces
This is what I use for compounding Alexseal and most other buffable paints. Have not tried it with metal. In regards to paints, just need to be sure that the paint itself is able to be buffed (Awlgrip for example is not a buffable paint)
Thanks Larry
Andy I hope all is well! I have a question, I am trying to get a last minute project done and I need to make drab or OD green gel coat. Shipping time frames are too long now. I’ve heard of using some types automotive paint tints are compatible. Any insight? Trying to source something in the next 48 hours or so. My local shop has neutral gel coat for tinting and white. I’m sure I’ll need to use the neutral though.
Quick question about the TotalBuff. I'm pulling my boat out in November to have a bottom job done and I am wanting to buff the topsides while it is on the hard. How many bottles would you recommend for a 42 foot monohull sailboat?
Thanks for the education you provide.
two should be plenty :-) Use a wool compounding pad on a rotary buffer with medium speed and pressure
@@boatworkstoday Thank you!
Informative video. But, Could not locate the list of the products that was used on today’s video.
they're in the description of this video :-) Click the See More below
Question!!!
I have a 44' sailboat with faux teak deck. The boat is 40 years old and originally had a teak deck. The faux teak is failing and I plan on removing it, sanding the glue off of the deck down to the gelcoat, putting a layer of fiberglass down, fairing it and then painting it (with softsand for a non-skid).
Can I just sand down to a clean gelcoat surface or do I need to sand past the gelcoat down to the fiberglass? The deck is solid glass, no core.
I was planning on putting a 6oz layer of fiberglass down for the fairing. Should I use something heavier?
Thank you for any replies.
As long as the gelcoat is well bonded to the fiberglass beneath it and not all cracked and chipped, you're fine to thoroughly sand with 60 or 80 as prep for another layer of glass. Depending on the resin used for that glass (poly or epoxy) you may need to again sand as prep for the fairing. The fairing can be sanded with 120 as prep for the primer. If you follow my application for the nonskid there's no more sanding after the prime coat goes down ;-). For the new glass I'd probably go with something like 17oz biaxial. Something to look at is what the new deck height would be without the current decking in relation to the height needed for water to drain out the scuppers :-) Hope this helps
@@boatworkstoday (Looks like my first reply didn't get saved.)
Thank you VERY MUCH for your comments. I plan on using epoxy as I have experience fiberglassing with it. The gelcoat seems to be in good shape, but I'll know more when I remove the faux teak. The deck is stiff and doesn't need any additional fiberglass for stiffness, but if you'd suggest 17oz biaxial, that's what I go with. The threads in that stuff is a PITA to fair, but I have enough money to use peel-ply these days... hopefully that'll save a lot of work.
The faux teak is 5.1mm thick. I don't think I need to build that height back up, except on some steps.
Do you think it would be better to put the softsand down on a layer of uncured epoxy instead of the primer? It sure would make the softsand stick more, but it would be a nighmare to remove it for a repair. And I suppose it would reduce the texturing.
I did a hull repair on a jet ski some dummy ran up on the rocks. I ground out the full depth crack. Since i couldn't access the top, i used a piece of 1/4" coosa that would fit behind it, and drilled a tiny hole in it so i could run a piece of fishing line in it so I could pass the coosa into the hole sideways and then I had something I could pull against to hold it in place while the thickened resin i used to adhere it cured. Once cured, I cut the line, glassed and faired, then used a Preval sprayer to spray black gelcoat. Since it was already pretty smooth i hit it with 600-2000 grit then buffed it out. Looked brand new. Too bad the rest of the hull was scratched to hell 🫤
I have some stress cracks in a no slip surface. I there a "cheat" that can be done that avoids grinding, glassing and faring a surface that would be very difficult to match?
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Can you use thickened colored gel coat instead of fairing compounds to prevent any error when sanding through finish gel coat layer
You could but the sanding would require more effort :-)
I've always used epoxy. I've never used polyester or vinylester. If I already have epoxy resin and hardener on hand, would I also want polyester?
only if you'll be finishing with gelcoat :-) Gelcoat overtop epoxy works sometimes but usually fails
How much would it cost to purchase the smallest quantity of the recommended materials? Seems that would add up very quickly for small repairs on a small boat. Hope you feel better.
You can see what materials make sense for what you have coming up and check out their website for pricing. I do believe they have free shipping on orders :-)
What about bringing in a fan, give them some on camera instructions?
Live stream please. :-) Sorry I missed you in Newport this time.
they make gluten free beer
Yea, but the stuff tastes like ass lol :-) At least all the ones I've tried
@@boatworkstodayhey Andy, Corona is gluten free and Budweiser has Redbridge.
Sorry you must live with a member of the FOOD POLICE! 😂 I'm 72 and I eat what I want, (with in reason) but my oldest daughter is a member. I'm NOT SAYING FOLLOW ME! But life is to short to run my life eating KALE!
Mostly Carnivore personally ;-)
Been subscribed for years although you are very good at what you do. I do not choose to listen to you use G..D... in your videos If it continues I will unsubscribe