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I made an aluminum backing plate for my transom. To make it a little more rigid I had an aluminum "I" beam welded on the plate. My transom has a slight bow (wood is in good shape) so we clamped/bolted the pieces together so the reinforcement plate fit snug and tight . We covered the area with leather but the spray of the MIG welder when tacking in place, managed to find areas of gel coat with tiny little burn pockets from the welding spray. Not all the way through and looks like "acne". Suggestions for repair appreciated. I have never sprayed gel coat but I have some left over from other work done on the hull earlier this summer. I also repaired/filled some holes in the transom from electronic wires. I was planning on brushing on the gel coat in those area but the "pimpling" would be a month of Sundays this method. Not an area of the boat that I care about the aesthetics. Thanks.

Garris