Prepping Hull

[nutz]

Starting my new project this weekend. Basically i have a 1997 round nose hull thats a bit beaten up (purely cosmetic). I want to the hull complete ready for spraying up. Basically i want the hull looking brand spanking new including the underside. I was thinking of rubbing down the underside and filling with Gel coat filler then rubbing down smooth. Would anyone do it differently to this? If so how?

Thanks

 

[Cannibal]

I'm not familiar with gel coat filler, but I use epoxy resin mixed with silica to form a peanut butter like concistancy, then fill scratches and gouges with that. Sand smooth and you are ready to prime and paint.

 

[crashnburn86]

Yea i use epoxy resin with a microlight filler and it fills great and sands easy

 

[nutz]

Cheers i will have a look into that. The stuff i normally use is gel coat filler made by plastic padding i think they are uk based so you probably dont get that in the states.

Thanks