Fiberglass crack repair

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Greg A

Hi Gocamp,
I do hear he is in Phoenix this morning but we are currently up in the White Mountains.
I requested for a resolution that they ship me a quart of the gel coat and a support pole that they are putting in the new 19's since that is the area directly under my spider cracking.
Just heard from Tammy, that they are putting both in the mail today and I should have them shortly. Awesome service, eh?
Spider cracking is not a difficult repair and will get worse if not taken care of. The biggest issue with gel coat repairs is the match on the gel coat. So now getting a quart of Escape gel coat to work with, it should be no problem to get this cleaned up.
Tammy said I'll have to get creative on putting in the stripper pole, but Pat did an excellent job putting one in recently and I'll rely heavily on Pat's advice. Ron in BC is a great resource for fiberglass repairs and I'll lean on his advice on the gel coat repair.
Fortunately, none of the spider cracking is in a visible area and I've kept it well-waxed so there has been no spread for over 6 months so far.
Thanks for checking in on this.

Greg Thankyou for the kind words . Also Ron is the go to guy to fix your cracking , he guided me all the way . I am so happy your going to get a resolution finally . Pat

[gocamp]

Very Good, I'd like to learn how too some day. Sounds interesting if you ever get a chance to post the process here. Hopefully the flat roof would be a lot easier for you than applying on the sides. Best of luck on the project. I'm sure that heat will help curing gelcoat.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by gocamp

Very Good, I'd like to learn how too some day. Sounds interesting if you ever get a chance to post the process here. Hopefully the flat roof would be a lot easier for you than applying on the sides. Best of luck on the project. I'm sure that heat will help curing gelcoat.

Hi Ron helped me , one important item is you don't want the gel gloss to cure too quickly . 80 degrees is good . Pat

[skiman]

While working on a mod, I was replacing a screw holding down the bed deck and it got off target. I now have a screw hole through the fiberglass, vertically coming out below the style line in the lower section of the side of the trailer. It is facing down so it is not visible without getting down on your hands and knees. I have tempted just to calk it over with some white RV caulk and leave it at that. Any better suggestions, without making it a major project?

I know, duh!

[cpaharley2008]

Why not make it a little bigger and install a 12v outlet or some other modification....beer tap would be my choice....

[skiman]

Originally Posted by cpaharley2008

why not make it a little bigger and install a 12v outlet or some other modification....beer tap would be my choice....

[escape artist]

Originally Posted by skiman

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