: Does anyone have experience spraying gelcoat when repairing large areas of
: fiberglass kayaks? We've been having problems with orange peel finishes
: and have tried thinning the gelcoat, which seems to help the problem, but
: it takes a lot of thinning to the point that we are having problems with
: runs.

Mike,

When I worked in a boat yard (years ago) we always wet sanded and buffed gelcoat repairs. I never saw our best paint guy spray on a gelcoat repair that could match a molded surface.

Sam