Quote Originally Posted by H20GZM View Post
Why not Imron or something comparable? Gel coat is Gel coat.. Imron is harder.. I'm no expert but arent there alternatives?
it seems to me in my dealings when you say boat, and painted... people seem to frown... which is better?..who knows...but I have owned boats that were painted...not much difference..other than an all original gel out of the mold will last longer if done right...when you paint a boat...things happen... one of which is you have a then layer over the gel..foreign products that don't mate... to paint a boat it is a mechanical bond which means you have to rely on the sand scratches to have the bond to the hull...... prone to the elements of how well it's prepped .... back in the day that was the only way to get a real custom job... now the evo painters can do some pretty amazing gel design.... I might be wrong here.. but I think cigarette boats are painted after they come out of the mold...