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02-08-2011, 10:40 AM
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Where to get gelcoat "touchup"?
I noticed a couple of scratches on our 26BRS & would like to get some gelcoat "touch-up" to fix; can anyone point me at a source please?
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02-08-2011, 01:36 PM
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Location: New Mexico
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You might try some of the larger RV dealership parts/supplies in your area, or automotive & marine supplies. Meguiar's (brand) has a whole line of repair/restoration products... maybe check into those too.
A quick Google search found these:
http://www.boatersland.com/repairkits.html
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?...6686&id=755339
Hopefully someone here will have 'first-hand' suggestions for you.
Terri, the Chevy co-pilot 
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02-08-2011, 06:01 PM
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Junior Member
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Touch-up Gelcoat
Thanx for the suggestions, I'll check 'em out. The manufacturer refers me back to the dealer, & the dealer wants to rape me for the touch-up; "we have to re-do the entire side, it'll cost $$$$$$$$$$" . . .
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02-08-2011, 07:00 PM
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Site Team
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Another good source of gelcoat repair products is the West Marine Catalogue. They put out their own repair compounds and kits . Evercoat is another product West Coast Marine sells at their nationwide stores.
(see their website:::: www.westcoastmarine.com)
For fiberglass and gelcoat supplies, your best bet is a marine store.
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02-10-2011, 04:31 PM
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EarlJr, This may sound silly but, do you have gell-coat or Filon sides. You may find the repair product is different. If you repair Filon with gell-coat it will be noticeably smoother. JM2˘, Hank
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03-06-2011, 06:40 AM
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Junior Member
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gelcoat or filon?
huh, good question; how does one tell if it's gelcoat or filon? how does one touch-up filon?
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03-06-2011, 09:55 AM
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Site Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EarlJr
huh, good question; how does one tell if it's gelcoat or filon? how does one touch-up filon?
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Filon® is made by Crane Co. http://www.craneco.com/Profile/73/Filon.html
Every link I have found for the repair of their product seems to bad.  Perhaps contacting their customer service will help. Because of how thin the actual product is, I would be concerned (and some are textured) that the repair would be noticeable if the right repair procedure was not followed.
JM2˘, Hank
If the damage was small enough, I might consider it a good location for another Good Sam decal.
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