What happens if gel coat is keyed

[Cotty]

If you have bodywork that is coloured gel coat, what happens if some chav keys it. I assume the colour goes all the way through but what do you do about the gouge?

Hyperthetical question.

[Nightmare]

do you mean like a 'one colour' plastic body part like on a smart car? or like they often use on boats?

[Cotty]

Thats the idea.
Ginetta is producing their new G40 with a gel coat bodywork like this


If someone keyed it how would you repair the damage?

[Nightmare]

hmm...good question.....i would imagine you could fill it with more of the same stuff but that sounds like a bugger to do from a practical standpoint...

will ask my chap and see what he reckons

[tr7v8]

Repairing damaged gel-coat is easy. Just get some mixed up gel-coat of the right colour with some hardner & catalyst& then knife into the damage. Then rub back & polish.
The difficult bit is getting the colour right, best to get a small pot of gel-coat when you buy the car.

[Cotty]

tr7v8 said:

The difficult bit is getting the colour right, best to get a small pot of gel-coat when you buy the car.

Good tip