Re: 1974 sidewinder seat gelcoat
Duratec clear is typically mixed with gel coat to make it spray better and cure tack free, and it will do those things. Its just one more thing that you can use in gel coat that "may" help you apply it (like styrene), but also has negative affects. There is no miracle concoction that takes all the work out using gel coat when using it to recoat surfaces, they all create other issues. Most decrease the weather and water resistance, plus make it more brittle, or softer. These problems may not show up right away, but over time the performance of the gel coat is reduced.
Spraying metal flake is a several step process, you need a background color, a layer with flake mixed with clear and then at least one layer of just clear (possibly more) to sand on.
