![edge blending coat buffing edge blending coat buffing](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/19541e65-85fc-469f-ad56-a1ecf2b79815_1.055ac6bb4be1d62ff34698131184e9bd.jpeg)
Thanks also to Hayling Yacht Company for the loan of their shed. Our thanks to Aaron Logan of Small Boat Services,
![edge blending coat buffing edge blending coat buffing](https://www.topautomotivetools.com/images/14397/Clear-Coat-Poly-Wool-Buffing-Pad-Double-Sided-Blue-25.jpg)
To bulk out a clear coat, a colloidal silica would be used instead of the filler powder we used for this job. The only major difference in that case is that you would use a clear gel coat to carry the deep colours required, rather than a white one. This repair has been to a ‘white’ hull, but exactly the same principles apply to pigmented hulls. Of the gel coat with the surrounding hull when it has been sanded back. Use the brush to stipple around the edges of the topcoat.Bubbles trapped during application will leave pinprick voids in the finish. This allows any air bubbles to make their Once the wax and catalyst have been thoroughly mixed, tap the container a few times on the worktop and let it stand for a few seconds.If you don’t want this to happen, hold the mixing pot by the rim. The catalysed gel coat will set in about 30 minutes, but the cure could be accelerated by heat from the hand.A layer of UV protective wax can now be applied to protect the hull – and its invisible repair – from UV fading. If it had been an untreated hull we’d have needed to prepare a small area first.Ħ. Chalking and superficial scratches had already been polished out of our example boat’s hull, so we have a true colour to work to. Ideally, then, you need to polish the hull back to as close to its original colour as possible. As it is, in this case we can simply give the damage and the surrounding area a good wipe over with acetone to remove any wax or dirt.īefore any repair is made you need to know the true colour of the hull – there’s no point matching a repair to a faded pigment which will change when it’s polished. If the edges hadn’t been sharp we’d have first had to remove any loose material with a Skarsten scraper. In this example damage to the hull at the stem is fairly typical of a modest dockside shunt, and proved to be cosmetic rather than structural. Sometimes a hard knock can cause delamination within the hull, in which case a more serious repair will need to be carried out first. The first job in any gelcoat repair is to check the damage closely, both inside and out. Usually a second coat is not necessary but you will know within 2-3 minutes.Step 1: Preparation and matching the colour Do not put a very wet coat on, as you will be further ahead to do a second application of Blending Solvent instead of one wet one. If it matches perfectly without the clear then great you hit a home run, but if its a little darker or more saturated thats OK as long as you blended the edge halfway decent it probably will look perfect after clearing. After you spray your clear use the Blending Agent within 3 minutes, preferably right away but most important, spray a medium light to medium coat of the blending agent. Try to get by with just a couple of coats.Your last coat of clear should go just past your sanded area and into the hand buffed area, so there is no chance of rolling back the clear from buffing too hard.Clean the area with wax and grease remover.Do not use a buffer or a fine compound/polish, use the cutting compound you would use on your first cut when buffing. At the end of the sanded area, while using a shop towel with course rubbing compound, Hand Buff a couple of feet out from the repair.Prep your spots to paint as normal no changes in prep are needed.Spray all of your coats of clear and once finished, spray a medium coat of Blending Solvent over the final edge.Option Three: A large area of clear or single stage blending up a sail panel Let it flash, then repeat coats of clear each followed with Blending Solvent as needed.Spray the first coat of clear and immediately spray a medium coat of Blending Solvent over the edge of clear.Option Two: A large area of clear or single stage blending up a sail panel Heavy application on the outer edges of a spray fan and little or no paint in the. Let it flash and repeat coats of clear followed with Blending Solvent as needed. ADHESION FAILURE BETWEEN COAT (FAILURE IN APPLICATION PROCEDURES).Apply clear and immediately spray a medium coat of Blending Solvent over the whole area.Let it flash and re-spray the base until covered using this blending procedure on every coat.Spray your base and using a 2nd gun with the Blending Solvent in it, immediately spray one medium coat of Blending Solvent over the entire area.Prep the spot as you usually do to paint.Option One: A small area to burn in approximately 2-6 inches in size Three suggested uses of this product (you may find more yourself): Spray Blending Solvent between 15 psi and 25 psi.Ĭlear will mix with Blending Solvent but you are on your own as far as advice if you do this. Blending Solvent can be used with any 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4 gun and the leftover solvent can be poured back in the original can and no gun cleanup is needed after use. We do not recommend any products be added to this product. The product is pure solvent so you can carry the solvent past your edge.
![edge blending coat buffing edge blending coat buffing](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/writtenquestionsnc72020-200117010728/95/written-questions-nc72020-5-638.jpg)
Southern Polyurethanes Blending Solvent is very easy to use for burning in single stage edges or clear coat edges.