Can you make your own Gelcoat? *SHOCKING RESULTS*
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- You need to repair your boat, you don't have any gelcoat but you do have some poly resin. In this video you'll find out if its even possible.
You're watching this video in order as I did it, there was no before hand testing. Trust me I screw up majorly, and you'll see it!! But did it work? Watch to find out!!
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Really appreciate the time and effort you dedicate to these videos. It's the intangibles and small details that connect the dots over time. Thanks for doing what you do - keep going! :)
Thanks homie.
Just came across your channel and i really appreciate the effort you put into these videos man. Thanks
Thanks buddy!!! I appreciate great viewers like you!!
If you attempt this don't forget one critical part he glossed over. Didn't catch where he did the PVA top coat so it will cure non tacky. Just caught the mention that he washed it off. If you skip the PVA or wax additive, the results will not be good.
Sitting here starting to think I'm watching an episode of "Breaking Bow" lol
Dude... this was the first of your videos I've seen...This was perfect...you had me rolling at 11:02... ive been there..
Hope to learn from your other vids!
Thanks!!! This one was a doozie!!
I make my own gel coat colors everyday. I have developed a great technique over the decades. And stillI learned stuff from you.
Thank you!
How to make my epoxy resin for gol coat
If you dont mind sharing, how do you make your gelcoat?
How do you make your gelcoat if you dont mind sharing?
@@infinite540 I don't actually cook it. I don't have a chemical reactor. But I could if I did. I buy neutral gel coat and pigments. I can match anything. I know "anything" is a bold claim but I haven't missed it yet. But you can also. It's all made by another human.
Mono styrene is what is used to thin resin.
While it's true styrene is a solvent used as a thinner for gel coat it is also a solvent used as a carrier for wax or modifiers C
Very nice
Thanks
Very interestaining, thanks. Hope your subs go from strength to strength. Been watching your content for a few years and keep checking in, hoping to find a new one. Leave them wanting more is a good thing! Finally, to some of the earlier commenters, jeeze! If yah can't say somethin' nice ......
Thanks for the kind words! People complain all the time 😂. But they don’t take the time to make videos themselves. It takes a lot to put yourself out, most of the naysayers just don’t have the courage to do it. Again thank you!
What about flow coat? Id be interested in that
I liked your video with all mistakes and the all the bitter feeling the you realised your mistake right until the end where you succeeded your mission. I learn by watching you. Thx.
Thank you bud!!
I found it interesting
Thank you
This is a very late observation to this wonderful video. To avoid clumps of silica in your resin Strain the dry silica before mixing it into the resin. Force it through a strainer with a table spoon
What a great comment!! Truthfully I just learned this method a week ago. What a difference!! Thank you!
I'm a novice wanting to make my own gelcoat. You mentioned you washed off the PVA??? What is that used for? And when did you apply it?
I mean if your making it to try it, just look up pva and follow the instructions. But like I say in the video just buy it if you need a lot of it; more than a few ounces.
That is VERY cool! You always hear about this mystic product 'gel coat', never truly paid attention what it is, but maybe the name gives it away, that it is 'gellin' and polyester is also 'gellin' One thought that I had was, why is that color of gelcoat right out of the can that greenish-blue color, is that a colorant they put in so you can't color it properly (but you did), I was thinking with that greenish-blue color and your red tint that maybe it would've turned black LOL. So just wondering why gelcoat out of the tin isn't clear, if that is colored on purpose. If you would put white tint, can it actually become white? Cheers for the experiment!
The bluish color isn’t gelcoat. It’s polyester resin. And yes if you add white it will be white. You can buy clear gelcoat. You can buy gelcoat in any color. Again the bluish liquid you saw wasn’t gelcoat it was polyester resin.
@@HoldFastMarine yes sorry, I meant the blue-ish colour polyester resin. So you basically DID IT! You kinda unraveled that mystique! Now after mixing it, in the beginning you said you read to put about a teaspoon of the silica, but you added more later, what would you say you ended up doing in percentage and what about the colour, I would imagine you don’t need a lot of pigment? Is that measurable ?
Yes I added more later. And the pigment is measurable. As well as the silica. I hope you understand that for me youtube is a business and I can’t give everything away for free as much as I’d like to. The total formula so you can either scale the mixture up or down is on my Patreon.
what do you mean when you said that you forgot the catalyst? what was the catalyst?
The catalyst is what causes the chemical reaction to harden the gelcoat, or any polyester based compound. And the catalyst is called MEKP or methyl ethyl ketone peroxide
@@HoldFastMarine say that fast ten times....
Need to put it out in the sun for a few months and see if it deteriorates.
It’s been outside since filming!! I’ll do a year later video!!
@@HoldFastMarine Awesome thank you.
Hello How to make my epoxy resin for gol coating
Epoxy resin cannot be used for gelcoat.
I wonder if anyone can help.
Is this polyester fibreglass safe to use in a rv/ campervan? Or a bedroom.
I'm mostly concerned about the 'off gassing'. Is it safe? Can i paint over it to seal it in? Thanks 🙏
Would you worry about off gassing in the cabin of a boat? Because gelcoat is throughout a boat. Inside and out. So your all set. Also you realize paint off gasses right?
@@HoldFastMarine I had thought as much, but read an article about the VOCs that it gives off, and i figured you guys would have a much better idea of how it is in the real world.
Thanks a bunch 🙏
8 months later I watched it
Thank you!
Big Fan! In a nutshell, I have a fiberglass canoe, light blue color. Unsure what the surface is, gel, paint?? Can I apply (olive drab) gel coat directly to the surface. It sanded with 1000 grit…but to the touch it feels too smooth to allow adhesion. Should I get it rough er? I am cleaning it off with acetone.
Will it be a mistake to simply roll it on and get it as smooth as I can….with a canoe, can I live with not sanding.
Dan.
USMC
1978
Ooh rah homie. 1k grit isn’t remotely close. You want to sand with a minimum 100 grit. Most likely your canoe is paint. Most canoes are made with epoxy resin. My idea for you is to sand with 180 grit and rattle can that old canoe. Use an epoxy paint and make sure you prime it first.
@@HoldFastMarine You are gonna laugh at this question: raddle can- You mean spray can spray it? I can’t find Epoxy in a spray can. I am clear on the other ways you demonstrated how to apply. I’ll prob just get the sprayer like you used and apply it that way. Epoxy, with color would be very convenient in a spray can. Thanksss👍 (O by the way, I did the Marine marathon in DC 3 times after I was 50 - dumb Marine😂🤣😃)
Yup. It doesn’t need to be epoxy paint. Enamel will work just as good for a canoe. Polyurethane is the best choice. But you can buy 2 part polyurethane paint on Amazon. Eastwood also makes a topcoat in a can. There’s lots of options out there. Including epoxy spray paint! Just takes some looking on the internet.
One love homie where the vids go?
They are coming! This years been VERY busy!! Thanks for hanging in there.
Arthur Jacob
Peter Griffin
I wonder why I even watch videos like this. 15 min. out of my life Ill never get back!
And yet you took time out of your day to write this asinine comment…….
Sorry, but i cant hear the sound😮
What sound?
After some seconds it is mute. i cant hear you
Želim hrvatski prevod
Let TH-cam know.
Let him cook
What?
Should you be wearing a mask
Are you asking a question? If so the answer is; I’ll do what I do. You can wear one, and sometimes I’ll wear one. But thanks for watching the video!
100% acrylic paint works better
No. Not really. Polyurethane is the best by far. Acrylic paint is not for boats.
@@HoldFastMarineyou are correct sir. Acrylic???Must be a hot tub guy.
I wish presentors would stop trying to be entertaining and only be informative. This should be a 3 minute video max. I'm here to learn, not be entertained.
While I appreciate you watching the video and commenting, I don’t know how to make an informative video without a personal touch. How can the public trust any information without learning who the presenter is? Taking hours of footage and then spending days editing videos is not a trivial process. If you’d be willing to I can send you all my footage and you can edit it for me! Let me know.
@@HoldFastMarine Being retired but involved in many projects and having many academic interests, I watch 30 to 50 TH-cam videos each day of the week. I don't need to know anything about the Presentor, I just want to know the information they're presenting. Any amount of "folksyness" on their part wastes my time. Get to the point, present the information, visit at the end...that's a better formula for you. That way the viewers who want to visit can visit and us information vampires can give you a "thumbs up" and move on. I applaud the effort and time you put in. No way would I do it. And, keep in mind, all this is just my personal opinion.
Well it’s a shame for you. I get that most people have the attention span of a goldfish but that’s not me, or how I do things. Sorry I wasted your time. But this definitely isn’t the channel for you. I want my viewers to have an experience and it shows that they do enjoy it. I make videos for them! Again thanks for watching. We appreciate the feedback.
@@HoldFastMarine So, you made 2 replies and gently insulted me both times. Yeah...you're on the fast-track to success. Oh well, at least you made me laugh.
Your first comment was not even remotely insulting to all the hard work I do for FREE giving my decades of knowledge to people like you. Knowledge that I charge my customers a lot of money for. Again it’s FREE for you. Trust me I’m used to my fair share of keyboard warriors. Someone like you won’t deter me from continuing doing what I do, and how I want it done. The vague “insults” were purposeful.. toodles!!
I liked it up until you used the lords name in vain. Goodby.
😂😂 for Christ sakes relax.