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Re: Material: wet sanding/buffing gelcoat
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/25/2012, 1:44 am
In Response To: Re: Material: wet sanding/buffing gelcoat (John Abercrombie)

: +1
: I recently bought a new NDK boat and even though it has a yellow
: deck (which usually would call for a thick gelcoat) the gelcoat
: seems quite thin.

: My strategy for my used boats is to clean them with fine compound
: and shine 'em up. The cosmetic scratches can just be left alone,
: soon to be joined by the ones I'll add.

: To use an analogy: 'No facelift for me; I've earned these
: wrinkles!"

Unless NDK has made a huge change in the way they build boats, the gelcoat is seriously thick. My Greenlander most certainly is, adds a ton of weight too.

Bill H.

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Material: wet sanding/buffing gelcoat
Mike Bielski -- 3/23/2012, 8:50 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/23/2012, 9:21 am
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dave g -- 3/23/2012, 7:12 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/23/2012, 10:45 pm
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dave g -- 3/23/2012, 11:00 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/24/2012, 9:32 am
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John Abercrombie -- 3/24/2012, 12:19 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2012, 1:44 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2012, 2:30 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/26/2012, 4:25 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/24/2012, 6:14 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2012, 2:39 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/26/2012, 8:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/27/2012, 1:47 am