Quote Originally Posted by Eli View Post
That's interesting. Would you mind explaining why the color will return to the existing state?

How much would a re-gel cost and how much value would it add?


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Eli,
Gelcoat is petroleum based and once it dries out from the sun and chemical damage it becomes pours. Wet sanding and polishing helps close up the pours and seals the gelcoat giving it a nice new shine, but only for a short period of time. You can repeat the process but eventually you will sand through the color. An interesting fact is apply peanut butter to dry faded out gelcoat, wipe away and it will look new again from the oils.

As far as cost goes it all depends on how much work is involved. Use RR's boat as an example it could be from $5k to $10k to have it done properly. can it be done for cheaper? sure but you pay for what you get.

Value is determined by the end user, re gelcoating your boat will not add value to NADA. However if said end user is purchasing a boat they would gladly spend more on a boat that has already been restored.