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I am missing something in these processes and can't quite put my finger on the problems. I have watched and helped a friend while he was painting his classic Porche with some extremely expensive auto paint. The project was rather tedious and done in a very high tech paint booth. It came out gorgeous and there was a considerable amount of sanding and buffing to get the finish to perfection. In total I would say he spent 2 full days prepping, taping, spraying, sanding, buffing and finishing.

My experience with GC is minimal to date and has been a real PITA!

Where I and I think others here are missing something is in the process. I have never watched a boat builder such as BW in the process of spraying GC on a new hull. Something tells me they do not and can not spend the hours of time we seem to in getting a new hull sprayed and ready for the show room floor. Does anyone here believe BW has a hull in the paint booth and on the finishing line for the hours upon hours we tend to spend? Can we honestly believe BW goes through all these steps of sanding with various grit papers and then buffing with all the different preparations and finally waxing after waiting around for GC to set up and dry?

I honestly don't believe it has to be this difficult a process and that a boat manufacturer could not possibly spend as much time and effort as we seem to have to. I know we have member who previously worked for BW or other manufacturers and someone with this knowledge could possibly step up and explain the process. I would love to hear from someone such as Chuck Bennett as to how much time it takes the factory to get a bare hull fully sprayed and finished. I certainly understand they are set up with all the gear and equipment to do this process in streamlined fashion but I am having a very hard time believing they go through all the trials and tribulations we have when doing it.

As far as the poll question goes, I don't know which way to vote as I believe the time and effort is equal either way but I would always opt to go with the factory finish if at all possible.