Spraying Gliter Gel

[18scrstumper]

I'm new to this forum and reading some of the responses to questions I see a lot of knowledge and experiance from the members. i have a 89 champion and the blue arrow on one side has turned silver. I have a couple questions about glitter,
Minicraft has a glitter that is foil based and I see some Champion colors but they are more geared for the professional. I have found another site that has polyester glitter that they say is solvent resistant and used in boat repairs. Does anyone have opinions on what glitter to use? The stripe also has two 1/4" black pin stripes that I was planning on taping off. spraying the blue glitter and pulling the tape. When do you pull the tape?
Are there any good books or sites with step by step instructions on spraying gel coat? What grit to sand the repair area with before spraying the first coat, does the glitter lay flat on its own? I see some info on a small repair where they cover the glitter with wax paper or saran wrap to smooth and flatten the glitter,
I'm sorry if this is to long of a post if someone advises me on length of posts or how to ask questions I will be sure to do that in future questions.
Thanks Wayne

 

[Scott Danforth]

take it to a professional.

solid colors are difficult enough for the novice. metal flake is difficult for professionals

 

[Buckischloo]

What Scott said. What you are trying to do is complicated and will won't look right for a first timer. I am all about doing things myself but some skills like spraying flake takes experience to learn. For what you spend on the materials and equipment to do this right, you can pay a professional and have more time to enjoy the boat with the time you save.

 

[18scrstumper]

Thanks for your reply, but heres the deal the boat looks really good for its age but it has several stress cracks in the top cap
and the stripe on one side is silvered so I can't really make it worse. I have painted many cars but never sprayed gel or glitter. I wouldn't invest the dollars to have it professionally repaired so i'm left with doing this myself for less than $200.
1 quart of 180 clear and a quart of duratac, just need info on what glitter to purchase. Again any reply is welcome but would really appreciate if some one could answer the questions in the original post.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Paying for professional metal flake work is only 25percent more than doing it yourself.

I have done it myself many many times, and i got tired of redoing it. It is definitely cheaper to buy the pro job if you have to redo it.

 

[briangcc]

If you do a search on YouTube for the user Friscoboater there is a video in his series on his Glastron where he resprays some glitter to match that of a repair on his boat. It might list the products he used. He might answer there if you pose a question. Be warned the boating stuff is good educational material, the other videos are difficult to watch and I'll leave it there.