Fiberglass ?
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Fiberglass ?
I have a question. On the bottom of my boat hull their is a small crack abviously on the surface level of the fiberglass that I found when I removed the old paint that was down their from the previous owner. What is a good item to use to cover that crack just to make sure it does not become a problem later?
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The bond that stuff makes is incredible. That with a fiberglass cloth and another layer of the bonding material overtop smoothed out with a spatula should work.
I'd recommend sanding down to the fiberglass before patching though.
The bond that stuff makes is incredible. That with a fiberglass cloth and another layer of the bonding material overtop smoothed out with a spatula should work.
I'd recommend sanding down to the fiberglass before patching though.
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Wow what timing, I cracked the hull in my boat last weekend at Alamo Lake. Perfect timing for repair threads. I just gotta remember to slow down when beaching, oh well what do you expect for a boat named PROP STRIKE. But that is a whole other story
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Originally Posted by jake00
is the fiberglass cracked, or just the gel coat?
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Originally Posted by jake00
is the fiberglass cracked, or just the gel coat?
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Here's a good short article on fiberglass repair.
He (Fred Jiran) is a master fiberglass repair specialist from Germany.
He had a sailplane repair business in the Mojave Desert.
You may have to copy and paste it into the address bar.
http://members.shaw.ca/HomeDoc/Documents/Symposia/71/Fiberglass_repair.pdf#search='fiberglass%20repair% 20by%20fred%20jiran'
He (Fred Jiran) is a master fiberglass repair specialist from Germany.
He had a sailplane repair business in the Mojave Desert.
You may have to copy and paste it into the address bar.
http://members.shaw.ca/HomeDoc/Documents/Symposia/71/Fiberglass_repair.pdf#search='fiberglass%20repair% 20by%20fred%20jiran'
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