I was thinking about painting my windshield frame white. Cant wait to see it done.

The only problem is its aluminum... Be sure you buy the right paint. I'll be using a hammered or textured finish. White is a cool idea too. I was even thinking about an anodized color... But with the whole boat still white, I have alot of choices to make before I start.

When i did mine i used gelcoat. I bought a half gallon waxed and a half gallon of unwaxed. I lightly sanded the deck then wiped it down with acetone, 1st Using a flat resin roller i applied tthe unwaxed gelcoat because it stays tacky and will accept the 2nd (waxed ) coat ,within an hour i applied the the 2nd coat(waxed) with the same roller . I immediatly then i used a stippled roller that i use for applying contact cement to plastic laminate . i load this up with more gelcoat and roll staying 3/4 of an inch away from the edge of everything, this keeps the edges lookin flat like a factory job . it looks perfect and no cleaning issues ( trapped dirt ) what so ever! This method is so easy and you have a gelcoated deck, Most of this i got help from member Nymack who by the way i have not seen on the board in a very very long time ??????

I have also been looking at the gel coat application. I'm thinking of give mine the work boat look. And like you said it very easy to do. Can you gel coat over existing gel coat as long as you scuff it up first?

kracker jack , yes its very easy to do, just set aside half a day, i also mixed in a bit of cabosile . I remember letting the gelcoat start to kick a bit, then sort of pulled it up with the stippled roller .

Well KJ are you going with the U-Pol? Better than Durabac. Destroyer liked it & seems to be holding up. Or you going with the Gel Coat?

Anyone have extended longevity on the U-Pol? Is it better than Durabac?

Truthfully I don't know exactly how long it lasts/holds up.... But I asked a friend of mine who owns a marina in south Jersey who repairs and sells boats what he uses and U-Pol was the product he recommended. I figured that if it was good enough for professional use it was good enough for me. As I've said before, I love the results, and so far when cleaning it seems to hold up nicely to my pressure washer. Of course this is only season one, and there's (hopefully) a long way to go before I can give an informed opinion. :zip:

Well I am getting a couple gallons of Epoxy Primer today we will see if I am close for the weekend, as long as it holds up to pressure washer & kids. It has to stay flexible so it feels good in bare feet.

Good enuff for a pro good enuff for us chickens:head: