Geico & Mystic Epoxy Hatches

[tunnelvision]

Ouch, how did that happen?

He lost a signal on his first run and hit a wall if I remember correctly.

[tiqueman]

He lost a signal on his first run and hit a wall if I remember correctly.

That sux.

[lectriglide]

Scott, I also received my canopy yesterday and like all the others, all I can say is it is FANTASTIC!!
Very sturdy and fits like a glove, makes the hull seems flimsy now. Thanks again for your time and effort making this an even better boat than it already is!

[tiqueman]

Awesome!!! youre welcome and thank you.

[lectriglide]

He lost a signal on his first run and hit a wall if I remember correctly.

Sorta, he actually turned off the transmitter and it launched wide open into a concrete piling. Bummer of a lesson.

[JPriami]

I'll take one of the epoxy hatches. Might not be till next Friday at the latest (maybe sooner) till I can send payment but I can guarantee I'll be buying it. Cause I'll for sure need one. I ordered the boat and should come tomorrow. I've got a new castle 1520 I might put in it or I just bought a new 1518 today that might be what I decide to use. So ill need the extra room of the Tupperware lid taken out & a good hatch/canopy.
Btw what paint works best? Or should I just take the boat to my ppg paint supplier and have them scan it to match up a color?

[tiqueman]

Ive got a few in front of you to do so its not a problem.

Unfirtunately, three PPG dealers, Sherwin Williams, CarQuest and two gelcoat shops could not match the color. Ive spent over $100. tryingto do it and gave up. there are a few threads on the forum discussing it in length. Your welcome to try your PPG dealer. Theres another gentlman on the forum whos also tried w/ out success. He gave up as well after countless dollars. So far the 6 or 7 shops that have tried to scan it, the scanner always kicks back that its white.

Your best bet if your dead set on keeping a factory look would be to get another Geico decal sheet, go to PPG and have them mix a color as cloase as they can for you and keep it on file, that way if need be you can do touch up work.

[JPriami]

Ok thanks. I plan on making the new deck logo to remove the gecko. Going to a print shop later this week. But I will need the other decals if I have to spray the whole boat to match. If I do that much work I might square the edges on the hull bottom too. Unless they are already in good shape from factory.

[tiqueman]

Oh yes, Im waiting for the option to get one of those deck decals..... hint hint.

[JPriami]

I might be able to hook you up. Let me see what they cost to make and see if they look good actually on the boat.

[tiqueman]

Sounds good, let em know and we will work something out.

[TheShaughnessy]

just out of curiosity can any one of these paint distributors sell florescent green and florescent yellow? All i need is paint of these colors that isn't water based? I can mix up my own and get it close enough for me.


I custom mixed green and yellow for my truck body and they are close enough for me. Only problem is i'm pretty sure this paint will come off since it is water based. So can i get a whatever base would be the best paint in these two colors?

This would be a solution for me.


also did you get your new topcoat? Any updates on how mine is coming along? $$ is waiting to be sent.

[JPriami]

That looks pretty cool.
Most auto body supply shops I deal with will mix up some paint for you. They might charge you for a whole pint of it. That could be close to $30 might be less. Ask them for single stage paint so that you can paint the outside of something and have it shiny too. Its easy to work with for this kind of stuff.
Unless your okay with doing basecoat and a clear coat then get two stage. But you might need other chemicals like harder and reducers for the multi stage paints so that might be too much for a first timer to mess with. I guess it depends on what you want to do with it all.

[tiqueman]

just out of curiosity can any one of these paint distributors sell florescent green and florescent yellow? All i need is paint of these colors that isn't water based? I can mix up my own and get it close enough for me.


I custom mixed green and yellow for my truck body and they are close enough for me. Only problem is i'm pretty sure this paint will come off since it is water based. So can i get a whatever base would be the best paint in these two colors?

This would be a solution for me.


also did you get your new topcoat? Any updates on how mine is coming along? $$ is waiting to be sent.

Hatches are coming out as fast as I can make them. Two more to lay up, then Im at yours. Id say early/ mid next week.

That looks pretty cool.
Most auto body supply shops I deal with will mix up some paint for you. They might charge you for a whole pint of it. That could be close to $30 might be less. Ask them for single stage paint so that you can paint the outside of something and have it shiny too. Its easy to work with for this kind of stuff.
Unless your okay with doing basecoat and a clear coat then get two stage. But you might need other chemicals like harder and reducers for the multi stage paints so that might be too much for a first timer to mess with. I guess it depends on what you want to do with it all.

7 auto body suppliers around here couldnt match it. Hopefully you have more success. Theres plenty of discussion of this on the hatch thread in the Proboat section. Custom colors are typically a bit more as they charge for example $25.00 off the top for custom mixing, then usually 15 to 25 for the smallest amount, because its custom, then hardener, reducer, typically becomes quite expensive for a little project. OR, if somehow they do match it, have them put it in a spray ready can. Its worth the $

[JPriami]

I'll see what I can do on the paint. It might be a custom mix. The scanner might not give a code that will work so it wont be something I can share a code with to help you guys .
Best part for me is if it's a little custom pint they give it to me free normally. We deal with the local shops often. I'm in auto restoration of old cars and hot rods. I used to mix paint from codes on microfish film when I was younger too.