Gel Coat

i just puechased a cmc w/ a gel coat finish. color is ivory. can i match this color for small repairs? material source? Boat supply?
Any tips? recommendations?
thanks

Alan,

Is this to get matching paint or matching gel coat material?

Take the car to a body shop supply house, they can set a special camera on the gel coat and snap a pic, this calculates a formula for a near perfect match.
In the past I've mixed my own touch up paint when I didn't know what the paint code was. For example I had a off yellow kinda cream MGTD. I bought cans of Dupli-Color touch up, light yellow, off white, cream and a tan. Bought a Prevail self contained aerosol bottle and mixed in a bit of each color until I had a near match. ~Alan

Interesting question, this is for matching paint but somewhere the same process could make up gelcoat maybe a boat builder of pickup truck cap maker. I do know that when matching black gelcoat with this process, the black paint will leave a visible "lap" as the paint looks deeper.

I put a nice size chip in gel coat on my hood (don't ask) this past weekend. I'm going to try this kit from Evercoat. Bass Pro and West Marine have it ($30 on Amazon).

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_11151_10001_111724_-1?cid=chanintel_google&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=111724

http://tinyurl.com/2ajc8sz

I need the black - trade ya the other colors!

I might try this place since they have a quart for about the same price - need a pint only probably.

http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/Product_Catalog/Gel_Coats/gel_coats.html?gclid=CJ2h_NHQsKQCFZhL5QoduhZl0Q

Not that I plan to spray gel coat on but good article -

http://www.ehow.com/how_5556940_do-fiberglass-gel-coat-repairs.html

Edward-surf the tube, YouTube that is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWEE6SFUdpg&feature=related