How to Color Match Gelcoat (made EASY): Expert Tips & Tricks Revealed!

In this comprehensive tutorial, join Andy Miller from Boatworks Today as he shares his expertise on color-matching TotalBoat Gelcoat for flawless boat repairs. Whether you're a seasoned professional or a DIY enthusiast, Andy breaks down the process step-by-step, revealing insider tips and techniques to achieve seamless results. From selecting the right TotalBoat Pigment Dispersions to blending and application, this video covers everything you need to know to master gelcoat color matching. Don't miss out on this invaluable resource for enhancing your boat's appearance with Andy's expert guidance! Subscribe to TotalBoat and Boatworks Today for more invaluable boat repair insights and tutorials.

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Andy Miller of Boatworks Today

00:00 Introduction
00:34 White Base vs. Neutral Base
01:56 Non-Waxed (Laminating) vs. Waxed (Finishing) Gelcoat
02:39 Mixing Gelcoat for Color-Matching
03:42 Adding Pigments for Color-Matching a White Boat
04:39 How to Color-Match Gelcoat
06:48 How to Accurately Add Pigments to Gelcoat

[YenniBunny]

Picked the right man for the job, Andy's the man!

[johnnylightning]

Good stuff Andy, and thanks Total Boat!

[evangelospapagiannis]

Andy Thanks a lot for all the information and THE inspiration...You Rock 🙌🔥💯

[blackbeardboatworks]

Great refresher Andy, your original gelcoat tinting video is how I found you years ago! I've been hooked ever since. Love your tutorials.😁

[SY-JUNIOR.]

Thank you. You are the best, make more videos mixed different colors red or blue. This it's great, sorry my English it's no so good.

[yesdear]

Thanks Andy! I've been waiting for a tutorial on this very subject. Very helpful.

[dwayneroberts]

I am absolutely struggling to match the easiest color to match. I have a 1996 Bayliner trophy with a white hull. I have total boat white gelcoat with a bright yellow dye a buck skin brown dye and black dye. I came pretty close but ended up to yellow on one batch and to dark on another when I tried brown. I am using the mixing stick method you showed. Boy you're not kidding about a little dye goes a long way. I'm going to try using a toothpick to add the dye a tiny bit at a time on the mixing stick.

[jeffreysantore]

I think yellow OXIDE is also an important color to have on hand when mixing colors.

[javacup]

Great superb video. Something I need to experiment with . Just one question, wha about the shade of the color matched gelcoat while still on the container, to the final dried shade? That repaired area looks great, but one thing is a video, and another is the real thing. Thanks.

[dwayneroberts]

I'm working on such a tight budget everytime I mess up a batch trying to match the color I'm sweating bullets 😂. Also I have a 19' v hull boat with a 8' beam and I don't know how much paint I need to paint the bottom. Right now I have a quart of white non waxed white gelcoat and a quart of waxed. I'm thinking I need at least one more quart of each to put two full coats on using a roller and brush. 1 coat non waxed one coat waxed. Is that even enough coverage? Or do I need two coats minimum non waxed and one coat waxed?

[fredturk]

Thanks for the content. Questions: How do you tell which and how much of the black, brown, and yellow to add? Should I err on the white side of color matching? Is there an issue that the repair tinted gel coat will oxidise over time and become “darker” than the original gel coat?

[reygarza]

When trying to achieve color match, where do you do that, in doors, outside full sun? Lighting?

[mchristofas]

Does Total boat offer any factory colors pre-mixed? Classic 13’ Boston whaler blue inside for example?

[StemtoSternSailing]

Why du you jump around with different camera angles... it sucks... but thanks for a great video Andy the content is top notch as usual. Best regards from Jarle

[chhindz]

My deck gelcoat looks like a pale green.

[jdiez]

I used that product, It only works under specific conditions of location and temperature like your warehouse, other ways you are wasting your money.