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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I'm with Jim on the gel coat!!! Had a Merc body in 'glass that was the "1 out of 10"... Did some gelcoat on the bare glass areas, no more problems....

Or, the common sense rationale; If 'glass doesn't need gel coat, why do all the companies making 'glass bodies go to the extra time and expense of using it?

a fast way to put color in the finish part . when parts in the mold. ... first spayed in and top finsih many times ... NO need for filler to hide mat marks for cloth marks not need. when parts out of mold no time waiting to sand and block finish with any fillers after out of mold. not alot of skilled worker to block parts need or painters ... very fast way to make a part if using a chopper gun . BUT.. i fixed alot of gell that pop off a part when you started going after in looking for voids . if i was going to re coat the part if it was not of a good product .l would be striped of all old gell and would go epoxy West System s .OH i think mild year s like black or white glass vetts were not all glass some parts were SMC that did not have any gell on it from GM 69 and up all were SMC i worked on them to