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Fiberglass restoration

Posted By: poormanfishing

Fiberglass restoration - 10/13/17 08:59 PM

Looking for some how to videos on how to repair and restore your clear coat. My clear coat is cracking and peeling all over the boat and I've got some deep cracks down into the sparkled paint that need to be touched up. Having a hard time finding a how to video showing how to repair it.
Posted By: SC-001

Re: Fiberglass restoration - 10/14/17 01:02 AM

Gel coat oxidizes it does not peel off, does it look like this? http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/11557451/Re:_Boat_finish#Post11557451
Posted By: scruboak

Re: Fiberglass restoration - 10/14/17 01:25 AM

He said clear coat and some people do try to clear coat boats and all of them I have seen have been major fails.
Posted By: Pat Goff

Re: Fiberglass restoration - 10/14/17 01:57 AM

Yeah if some knothead shot it with auto clear you’re just screwed.
Sorry.
If you just have to keep it then the only true fix is to sand all that clear junk off and have it done with gel coat. Not easy fun or cheap.

This is for the hundred lurkers who might be thinking about restoring their old tub with auto paint.
Posted By: T-racer @ Mallard Marine

Re: Fiberglass restoration - 10/14/17 05:59 AM

We've never met pat but I'd love to cause I love your presence on forums LOL
Posted By: SC-001

Re: Fiberglass restoration - 10/16/17 01:08 AM

Originally Posted By: T-racer
We've never met pat but I'd love to cause I love your presence on forums LOL
And I think there are a fair share that would like to give him a knuckle sandwich LOL
Posted By: scruboak

Re: Fiberglass restoration - 10/16/17 03:38 AM

Never met him but from pic looks like he could dole out a knuckle sandwich.
Posted By: Pat Goff

Re: Fiberglass restoration - 10/16/17 12:55 PM

Anyone who ever has issue with anything, here I are be.
Life is too short to not be direct.
Posted By: Bob Landry

Re: Fiberglass restoration - 10/16/17 01:28 PM

Personally, I would love to spend a couple of days fishing with him, just in hopes that some of his knowledge would rub off on me..
Posted By: Bruce's

Re: Fiberglass restoration - 10/16/17 02:03 PM

Pat has forgotten more about boats than most think they know.
Posted By: scruboak

Re: Fiberglass restoration - 10/17/17 08:10 AM

but to answer your ? 600 grit sand till your dead then 1000 then 2000 wet sand then to the buffer I prefer 105 Meguiars
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