Boat Gelcoat Repair Using a Preval Sprayer [MATERIALS LIST👇] | BoatUS

Have a large area of fiberglass boat gelcoat that needs to be repaired? Using a disposable Preval sprayer to repair boat gelcoat may be the best method for applying it. BoatUS Magazine's Mark Corke shows you how to prepare the area on your boat that you want to repair, how to mix up the gelcoat, apply gelcoat with a disposable sprayer, and finish it for a seamless repair. View our other gelcoat videos for more useful tips and techniques: 🎦Repairs on flat surfaces: https://youtu.be/TJHk81_nKRI 🎦Repairs on vertical surfaces: https://youtu.be/5EapSjzjAyQ 🎦Repairing spider cracks and crazing: https://youtu.be/i2w85yvrbHk Visit BoatUS Magazine to learn more about repairing gelcoat: https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2017/december/easy-gelcoat-repairs 🚩MATERIALS LIST ⚓ Reusable respirator: https://www.westmarine.com/search?Ntt=respirator ⚓ Acetone: I used an Evercoat product, but any acetone is fine: http://www.evercoat.com/product-detai...​ ⚓ Pretaped Masking Plastic: 3M brand, readily available at Home Depot. You can also find it in Sherwin Williams stores and some West Marine stores have it. https://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-Scotch... ⚓ Blue painters tape: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-u...​ ⚓ Gelcoat for almost any premixed boat color: https://www.iboats.com/shop/paint-and...​ (Comes with catalyst) ⚓ Styrene: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/evercoat--styrene-resin-thinner-quart--13386750?recordNum=1 ⚓ Syringes: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Monoject-C...​ ⚓ Sprayer: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/precision-valve--paint-sprayer--P004_123_001_512?recordNum=1 ⚓ Plastic mixing sticks: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-s...​ ⚓ Wet/Dry Sandpaper (also available at any home improvement store): https://www.westmarine.com/buy/3m--we...​ ⚓ Polishing compound: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/3m--pe...​ ⚓ Buffing machine. The one I have is no longer available, but this is the equivalent: https://www.dewalt.com/products/power...​ ⚓ Compounding pad: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/3m--pe...​ ⚓ Polishing pad: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/3m--pe...​ ⚓ Polish / Glaze: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-u...​ ⚓ Collinite Wax (bottle looks different now): https://www.westmarine.com/buy/collin...​ 🚩Enjoy this video? Become a BoatUS Member today to get 25+ valuable benefits including a subscription to award-winning BoatUS Magazine! https://boat.us/e/sy-join 🚩Visit the BoatUS Magazine website: https://www.boatus.com/Expert-Advice. BoatUS is the nation’s largest association of recreational boaters with more than half a million Members. We provide a diverse offering of services including marine insurance, on-the-water towing provided by TowBoatUS, the nation’s largest fleet, plus boat financing, graphics and lettering, representation for boaters on Capitol Hill, the award-winning BoatUS Magazine and much more. For more than 50 years, BoatUS has made boating safer, more affordable and more accessible. 🚩Download the FREE BoatUS App today to access NOAA marine weather, tides, exclusive Member discounts, and your BoatUS account. Assistance on the water has never been easier with TowBoatUS CONNECT in the BoatUS App — the fastest way to get a tow! https://boat.us/sy-app 🚩Connect with us: https://Facebook.com/BoatUS https://Twitter.com/BoatUS https://Instagram.com/BoatUS https://Pinterest.com/BoatUS https://linkedin.com/company/boatus Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ #gelcoat​ #boatus #boat #fiberglass CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:37 Cleaning and prepping the area to be repaired 2:08 Quick tip: Storing masking tape 2:27 Getting the surface ready for gelcoat 3:00 Waxed vs. unwaxed gelcoat 3:30 Getting the correct color gelcoat 3:47 The sprayer 4:15 Mixing the gelcoat for spraying 6:07 Spraying the gelcoat 6:30 Removing the masking 6:50 Sanding and feathering the repair 7:38 Compounding 8:06 Buffing 8:37 Applying the glaze 9:00 Buffing 9:30 Applying wax and final polish 10:05 Wrap Up