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In another thread Uncle Dave posted
awesome.
How many guys in the world actually do this anymore?
UD
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A good question,it got me to thinking.
I can rattle off a list of guys that have retired from it and are doing other things now.
I can't think of any "newer guys" or,should I say guys I haven't heard of before.
There are a couple who dabbled in it for a while when things were humping,before the bubble burst.Then they moved on to other things.
AZMIDLYF said
Seems to be mostly west coast oriented as well.
Mostly,yes.
The gel mfg's in the past have told me clears don't work well and some colors act weird in the humidity of the mid west or east coast.
There are a few exceptions.RDP member Cooperider posted some stuff he'd done for Checkmate.I wish he would post here more.:grumble:He has some molds and the will,I wish he could drum something up.
Someone in Texas is responsible for those Skeeter Bass boats.
Some might say that looks fairly simple.Im here to tell everyone,that isn't easy.That black to silver? Or gray blend down the side is about the most difficult blend there is in the Gelcoat world.As one of the few guys who knows what it takes to lay down that fade,I say :bowdown: to that guy.
The stuff he's doing in metal flake...again,no way to explain how impressive that is.
awesome.
How many guys in the world actually do this anymore?
UD
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A good question,it got me to thinking.
I can rattle off a list of guys that have retired from it and are doing other things now.
I can't think of any "newer guys" or,should I say guys I haven't heard of before.
There are a couple who dabbled in it for a while when things were humping,before the bubble burst.Then they moved on to other things.
AZMIDLYF said
Seems to be mostly west coast oriented as well.
Mostly,yes.
The gel mfg's in the past have told me clears don't work well and some colors act weird in the humidity of the mid west or east coast.
There are a few exceptions.RDP member Cooperider posted some stuff he'd done for Checkmate.I wish he would post here more.:grumble:He has some molds and the will,I wish he could drum something up.
Someone in Texas is responsible for those Skeeter Bass boats.
Some might say that looks fairly simple.Im here to tell everyone,that isn't easy.That black to silver? Or gray blend down the side is about the most difficult blend there is in the Gelcoat world.As one of the few guys who knows what it takes to lay down that fade,I say :bowdown: to that guy.
The stuff he's doing in metal flake...again,no way to explain how impressive that is.