From my experience....If you deide to repaint / gelcoat, I would do all the prep work my self and take it to a pro for color coat. I am fairly handy but I got what I paid for. It aint that bad but I am aware of the flaws. In light of all the time involved with disassembly and reassembly(hindsight) I would have taken it out for the color coat. Not to mention you need the correct environment and personal protective equipment(this stuff is dangerous) My $.02 Flame on?