Polyester gel over marine tex
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I have a number of scrapes or screw holes that have been repaired/filled with marine epoxy, marine tex. Although the marine tex is white, it looks crappy. I would like to finish these areas off with either gel coat or something that will give a similar like new result. However, I remember reading somewhere that one should not go over epoxy with polyester gel/resin. Is that true? If so, what might I use to repair these epoxy filled areas to like new condition? Some of these areas are under the water line, like on the keel from trailer debacles. Any ideas?
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I've never used gel over epoxy. I'd expect that it would work fine as long as the epoxy was fully cured and wiped with a solvent that was friendly with gel.
If there is still any sort of chemical activity going on with the epoxy, I would not attempt it.
If there is still any sort of chemical activity going on with the epoxy, I would not attempt it.
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