 Fiberglass fixes. What do you about the Gel coat?, Need to fix some cracks in my front valance |
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| JRust |
 Sep 13 2015, 08:39 PM
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How do you fix them? Can you give me a step by step? I've done a little fiberglass fix but it's been years. What about the gel coat. Does the resin setup enough that it can be sanded smooth? What do you do to get the gel coat looking good?
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| PanelBilly |
Sep 13 2015, 09:03 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,811 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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How big are these cracks?
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| JRust |
Sep 13 2015, 09:11 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,307 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Sep 13 2015, 08:03 PM)  How big are these cracks? I have a corner missing a good 1" right at the bottom by the tire. I planned to repaint it. Just wasn't sure if the resin would be enough to sand it smooth? |
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| stownsen914 |
Sep 13 2015, 09:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 913 Joined: 3-October 06 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 6,985 Region Association: None |
Resin doesn't tend to sand as easily as gelcoat in my experience. For the fg work I've done, I try to minimize the sanding of resin for this reason. When you do your repair, put some tape on the shiny/outside of your work to keep excess resin from leaky through and running all over the place - it will save you work later. You can also remove excess with acetone or similar before it sets completely. To fix the cracks and crevices on the shiny side of the fg, just use your favorite autobody filler. It will sand a lot easier than resin.
Actually, I just reread your post, and I'm not quite following what you want to fix. Can you share a pic of what you're trying to repair? Scott |
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