Patent ID: 9403189
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B05D,B44D

Claim Text:
1. A method of repairing a fiberglass gel coat surface, the method comprising steps of: providing a multi chamber container having replaceable reservoirs, wherein the replaceable reservoirs include a base material reservoir containing a gel coat solution, and at least one tint material reservoir each containing a tint material having a respective color and viscosity, and wherein the multi chamber container includes at least one pump and an adjustable head in communication with the at least one pump, wherein the adjustable head is operable to set a predetermined stroke distance of each at least one pump, the at least one pump in communication with each of the base material reservoir and the at least one tint material reservoir; selecting a desired portion of the fiberglass gel coat surface to be repaired; cleaning the desired portion of the fiberglass gel coat surface to define a prepared surface, wherein the prepared surface is adapted to receive the gel coat solution from the base material reservoir and at least one tint material from the at least one tint material reservoir; selecting a preferred color match swatch of a plurality of color match swatches defined on a color match card, wherein the preferred color match swatch substantially matches a gel coat color of a portion of the fiberglass gel coat surface adjacent the prepared surface, and wherein each color match swatch of the plurality of color match swatches corresponds to an identifier number; rotating the adjustable head to define a rotational position of the adjustable head that corresponds to the identifier number of the preferred color match swatch and to the predetermined stroke distance of the at least one pump, wherein the predetermined stroke distance defines a predetermined ratio of the gel coat solution and the tint material; operating the at least one pump the predetermined stroke distance to dispense the predetermined ratio of the gel coat solution and the tint material from the first base material reservoir and the at least one tint material reservoir, respectively; and applying the predetermined ratio of the gel coat solution and the tint material onto the prepared surface, wherein after a curing time, the predetermined ratio of the gel coat solution and the tint material within the prepared surface defines a repaired portion.