Gelcoating and tape line's

[Tail_Gunner]

Recently i patched the the old tub no more nicks and spayed on the gel. Very easy fix so much so i may spray a entire 22' boat back to life but realized just how the heck does one tape lines off. The gel thickness will be thicker than the tape so what would one use to tape off line's.....Not going to paint this one to much wave in the hull and prep work would be crazy...

 

[GWPSR]

Re: Gelcoating and tape line's

Essentially you mask all but the stripe, lay it down, then remove the tape when it starts to tack. Come back later and spray the whole thing with the main color going flush with and over the stripe. Then when you block sand the gelcoat, you sand the body color off the top of the stripe, and both colors will be the same thickness.

I believe Frisco Jay has a video on that technique in his Carlson thread.