Color match gelcoat

[mmiela]

I have a quart of off white factory gelcoat and I need to match it to the deck which is white and faded.

Any tips or tricks. I tried to take some white to it but it just doesn’t quite match. Maybe it will never match perfectly.

 

[1st grady]

Did you try compounding the deck to bring back the original color?

 

[mmiela]

I have some holes and chips in the gelcoat that need to be ground out and filled. Couple on the deck and a few on gunwales. So need to try to match the white.

 

[1st grady]

I used Spectrum white and added a very small amount of brown pigment, matched really well.

 

[Heyspike]

What are you guys using for the gelcoat repair? I have a few spots I could do also.

 

[UCPA111]

What are you guys using for the gelcoat repair? I have a few spots I could do also.

I purchased spectrum color match. My boat is a 1984. I had to buff out the existing and the color match is very close.

 

[Fishtales]

I must be getting old. I'd experiment adding pigment until close and go with it.

 

[mmiela]

That is what I did. I took the Grady off white and added white till it was close. I put some gelcoat on the boat without hardner and it matched pretty close.

 

[Heyspike]

So let me get this straight, I could use Marine Tex to fill in the gouge/scratch, then color match the gel coat to blend it in nice? I am a novice when it comes to fiberglass. You would use the color tint kit from Spectrum to do this?
Anyone have a photo of a patch they did on their boat?