This video helped me more than any of the other ones that had the dude adding a ton of different additives and stuff. I like the simple method, maybe a little more sanding involved but it’s simpler that way.

My experience is that there is a great loss of gel coat in the high ridges that is sanded down. Try getting a long piece of cellophane that's as wide and long as the area that you're working on, and [using a friend], stretch it out the length of the freshly applied gel coat and allow it to bond with the gel coat at the center and slowly lay it into the gel coat until it reaches the ends so air is not trapped inside. You can not shift the cellophane after contact or a mess will happen. After running a straight edge over the cellophane lightly the gel coat will be absolutely flat so sanding off the cellophane is a snap, with almost no gel coat loss.

Very helpful videos; many thanks for doing these.  I have done a number of sailing dinghy restorations but have always used paint (Brightside or two part epoxy) as boat were being dry sailed.  Now doing one that will be wet sailed so gelcoat is the primary choice.  Really had no clue the difference vs paint and this answered a lot of questions.  Thanks again.

for me this looks better than paint

Great advice on keeping the DA level, I see so many people hacking away on the edge of the sanding disc then leaving an unfair finish. Top job. Great explanation. Cheers Rossco

Thanks for the video. I’ve also watched the one on applying gelcoat…. Both have really helped.
Cheers mate 👏👏👍

Hey Ricky. Your "How to's" are brilliant. No nonsense straightforward.  Making a really daunting task simple. I got my first 14 foot boat 5 months ago. I knew it was going to need a little work. However turned into a can worms! I'm OK with glassing. It's the rest I'm unsure about. Couldn't of been better timing as I'm now moving onto gelcoat and then paint it in the winter.  Thanks you for the videos. I look forward to seeing more of restoration and up keep of boats.💪🤙😎

Nice work

Looks great I'm sold on re gelcoating over paint

Brilliant demo! Looks amazing!

You make it look easy.

Nice job !!! Thanks for the advices...

Good video

Looks awesome!!

Excellent video Rick.

Thanks a lot ! Great job

You are making this up as you go right? This is really the first time you do this. Good job!

YOU ARE ONE GREAT INSTRUCTOR MY FRIEND

Awsome!

that is pretty impressive from dry 600 to buffing/polish,
but becarefull dont go to fast and get to hot. and keep your sand paper clean.
i like to do this with a bit of spray water and then more water and do 1000 sanding.
but this guy know what he is doing and doing it fast.