Gel Coat color Fades repair ?

[farmo83]

I had stopped into my local fiberglass shop to get a crack repaired in my swim deck. In conversation with the owner I brought up that my boat has a lot of fades in it(a dark color to a light color), the shop owner advised me never to scratch the boat as fades like that can't be repaired outside of a mold? Is this true ?

 

[DWC]

I had stopped into my local fiberglass shop to get a crack repaired in my swim deck. In conversation with the owner I brought up that my boat has a lot of fades in it(a dark color to a light color), the shop owner advised me never to scratch the boat as fades like that can't be repaired outside of a mold? Is this true ?

Nordic repaired an area that had a ton of fade on ours. I couldn’t tell where it was when it was done.

 

[old rigger]

I had stopped into my local fiberglass shop to get a crack repaired in my swim deck. In conversation with the owner I brought up that my boat has a lot of fades in it(a dark color to a light color), the shop owner advised me never to scratch the boat as fades like that can't be repaired outside of a mold? Is this true ?

You need to find a better 'glass shop to do business with.

 

[farmo83]

Noted

 

[norcalLmo]

Not sure where you're located - you need to call Smooth As Glass in Patterson, CA - they do AMAZING work

 

[Singleton]

yes It can be fixed.
I have a ton of fades in my design and have had a few repairs done over the 15 boating seasons I have owned my current boat

 

[lenmann]

Every DCB and EB that has fades and a half or full cap gets the fades blended to match out of the mold when they re-spray the capped areas.

Pretty sure the same approach applies to repairs.