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Tomas Kruska
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Initially Posted - 08/29/2012 :  02:24:15  Show Profile  Visit Tomas Kruska's Homepage
Does anyone knows the RAL color number of the interior gelcoat for '78 ?
It's not really white, but something like ivory/cream - RAL9001?
I want to patch some holes but I'm able to get only white gelcoat here so I have to mix it somehow and never worked with gelcoat before.
Also what is the best practice to apply the gelcoat if I don't have spray gun?
I have polishing compounds and buffer for final look.
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Response Posted - 08/29/2012 :  06:26:20  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Tomas Kruska</i>
<br />...Also what is the best practice to apply the gelcoat if I don't have spray gun?...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Using gelcoat patch in a tube, I just built it up above the surface enough so I could sand it down (very fine grit) and then compound it. The patches disappeared. (Luckily, this was on a white hull.)
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treeder65
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Response Posted - 08/30/2012 :  08:14:23  Show Profile  Visit treeder65's Homepage
Thomas,
Check out Minicraft of Florida. They have all of the formulas for any boat pre-mixed. Either they or Catalina should be able to give you the color name/code from the hull #. I think it's by the qt for $135.
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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 08/31/2012 :  11:14:35  Show Profile  Visit Tomas Kruska's Homepage
Received reply from Kent Nelson from Catalina Yachts:

Tomas,
I do not have any RAL color codes for our gel coats unfortunately.
People have been able to use a base white and add some black to it to get close to the original color. Another option might be to have a quart shipped from www.spectrumcolor.com , but I understand the added costs and complications of having it shipped overseas. I have included their description and part number below for your reference just in case.

years: 1972 to 1979
description: OFF WHITE
Spectrum Pt #: 3507
Edited by - Tomas Kruska on 08/31/2012 11:15:58
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