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Hello all,

I'm new to posting but not new to the forum. I also posted this on THT but I think those just get lost in the mass threads on there...

I have a 1989 Boston Whaler 27FC that I'm restoring and am now starting on the interior cabin. I stripped all the old upholstery from the cabin walls and ceiling and am now wanting to either paint the ceilings with Awlgrip or possibly gelcoat the ceilings. I'm wanting to do this rather than upholstery because the upholstery will eventually fall down like a headliner in a car.

One note is that I worked in an auto body collision center and know how to bondo and paint but have little experience with fiberglass.

I will begin sanding the ceilings to remove all the upholstery backing and hopefully get out small imperfections.

The questions I have are:
1) When I have the fiberglass sanded down and there are still imperfections, is there some type of fiberglass 'bondo' material that I can use to fill in any imperfections and to get the area completely smooth?
2) After I smooth out all the imperfections would you recommend me using awlgrip or gelcoat for the areas? I can spray paint as I have all the tools for that. But just don't know if Awlgrip or gelcoat is best when applying to raw fiberglass?

I'm trying to attach couple interior shots of the cabin.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

http://s1119.photobucket.com/user/cbf...p.jpg.html