From what I understand about gelcoat is that it is used because it is also a fiberglass release agent so it saves time in the building process. There are many new marine paints that are enamel and I have seen some imron paints for boats. I talked to a guy that built custom boats in the late 50's and 60's and he said he used lacquer. I see that Duplicolor has a system that includes the primer, paint, and clearcoat with no mixing or thinning. It is a lacquer system and can be resprayed anytime. I checked with Duplicolor and the system is compatible with fiberglass. Does anybody know if lacquer would hold up on a boat that is used maybe 30 hours per year?
What about the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of coating, gelcoat, enamel, imron, lacquer, etc?
What about the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of coating, gelcoat, enamel, imron, lacquer, etc?