gelcoat repair

Jcris

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Hello everyone,
I've got a 1996 Glastron fish and ski that has a bunch of screws holes in the gelcoat that I'd like to repair.
What products would you recommend? How can I get a finish that looks like the older gelcoat? None these repairs are structural.
Here are some pic's:
Thanks,
Jcris
Most of the holes are from screws, some are from equipment removal and some are damage to the gelcoat as in the first photo
 

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Scott Danforth

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Mix up some pb and fill the holes. Then get a gel repair kit to finish
 

Scott Danforth

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thickened poly resin. (do a search for peanut butter on iboats)

gel doesnt stick to epoxy
 

ezmobee

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I recently removed a VHF antenna from my boat which left a bunch of holes similar to what you're dealing with. I filled the holes with MarineTex and carefully sanded it down. Looks pretty darn good considering I didn't mess with gel coat/color matching/etc. You have to be looking for it to see where they were.
 

Woodonglass

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Ace Hardware sells a product called PC-11. Basically the same as Marine Tex. Easy to use and would be my choice. It's white also so no gelcoat would be needed.
 
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