Gel Coat or Paint on fiberglass

[Curapa]

If I were finishing a commercial boat and did not care what it looked like then gelcoat would be the way to go. They usually don't even fair the glass, just roll it on and forget about it, if you want an even somewhat nice look out of it then get prepared for some serious work. Sanding out all of the orange peel then buffing the s&^t out of it.

Billy, US Composites is excellent quality resin. It's cheaper because they do not pay tons of money in marketing like West System.

You can easily get 10 years out of Imron or Awlgrip. It is a tough and very durable paint. Many custom built boats use either regularly.