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I am going to try to dry the area out, but I may be making much too do about nothing.

I give it a go, seal the crack and only focus on it only with a glass of wine in my hand... it will always look much better!

Thanks for taking the time to respond

Mark ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Izablue2) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/498 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:51:41 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/497/t/Drying-it-out.html#reply-497
If there is only a single crack it will take forever and a day to dry out the stained area. The gelcoat is close to impervious, so moderate heat will not drive the water straight out. Migration of the water to the crack location would be very slow, if it occurred at all. On the other hand, applying too much heat could form a blister from the steam, in which case you can strip off more gelcoat, dry the area, recoat, etc.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (yorkrose) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/497 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:53:24 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/496/t/Drying-it-out.html#reply-496
thanks

Mark ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Izablue2) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/496 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:57:01 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/495/t/Drying-it-out.html#reply-495
With a light bulb, it's very easy to regulate the heat (distance), relatively safe (slow heat), and allows you to bake for a long time without standing there holding a heat gun.

I suggest... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (kenfischer) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/495 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:48:22 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/topic/427/t/Drying-it-out.html
Before I repair the gelcoat, what is the best, and fastest, way to dry out the affected,wet area?

Mark
Izablue, #835 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Izablue2) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/topic/427 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:39:47 GMT