Poly Flake Repair, Gel-Coat Repair and Color Tinting, Mold Making, General & Heavy-Duty Fiberglass Repair, and Non-Skid Flex Mold Repair Training in Wildwood FL
Established in 1989 and located at Wildwood Florida, Mini-Craft of Florida Inc is a Gel-Coat refinishing manufacturer in the United States. Gel-Coat is used for boat repair or building production parts. The company makes the Patch Putty pint repair kit for the chip, ding, and scratched areas. They also offer a good selection of Liquid Gel-Coat spray repair kits.
Some of the minor repairs on a boat can be made using Gel-Coat as the boat owner and if you not want to make these repair yourself, you should look for a Marina or Company that specializes in Gel-Coat repairs using the Mini-Craft McKote Gel-Coat product line to do your boat repairs.
Mini-Craft offers certification and workshop programs and they take maximum students are two per workshop.
These workshops offer you skills you need to fix your own boat or work in the industry. All the training programs are hands-on.
Training Programs
Workshop & Certification Programs
- Workshop I - Poly Flake Repair (2 days): Repair stress cracks and scrapes; application of flakes; and clear gelcoat application techniques.
- Workshop II - Gel-Coat Repair and Color Tinting (2 days): Learn the newest techniques in color matching; Each student will work on a fiberglass boat section to repair air voids, stress cracks and scrapes/nicks, etc.; and Learn the latest products for rejuvenating dull, faded Gel-Coat.
- Workshop III - Mold Making (2 days): Build a wood plug and prepare a plug for the molding process; and Build mold from the plug and prepare for production.
- Workshop IV - General Fiberglass Fabrication (2 days): Learn how to develop a layup schedule for your production needs; and Learn the most efficient and cost-effective method to fabricate a fiberglass mold or part.
- Workshop V General Fiberglass Repair (2 days): Learn the latest in coring materials to strengthen damaged areas; and Learn the “lay-up” schedule to ensure stiffness and longevity.
- Workshop VI Heavy-Duty Fiberglass Repair (2 days): Replace wet and rotten core with new materials; and Learn to replace transoms and stringers with the latest compounds and fiberglass.
- Workshop VII Non-Skid Flex Mold Repair (2 days): Learn to install Flex-Mold on a plug before making the mold; Learn how to prepare Flex-Mold Non-Skid surfaces before starting the repair; and Learn to repair Flex-Mold Non-Skid patterns on any fiberglass surface.
Last Updated: June 25, 2021