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Fiberglass restoration #12464605 10/13/17 08:59 PM
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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.


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Re: Fiberglass restoration [Re: poormanfishing] #12464802 10/14/17 01:02 AM
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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

Re: Fiberglass restoration [Re: poormanfishing] #12464830 10/14/17 01:25 AM
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He said clear coat and some people do try to clear coat boats and all of them I have seen have been major fails.

Re: Fiberglass restoration [Re: poormanfishing] #12464881 10/14/17 01:57 AM
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Yeah if some knothead shot it with auto clear youre 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.


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Re: Fiberglass restoration [Re: poormanfishing] #12465115 10/14/17 05:59 AM
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We've never met pat but I'd love to cause I love your presence on forums LOL


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Re: Fiberglass restoration [Re: T-racer @ Mallard Marine] #12466963 10/16/17 01:08 AM
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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

Re: Fiberglass restoration [Re: poormanfishing] #12467115 10/16/17 03:38 AM
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Never met him but from pic looks like he could dole out a knuckle sandwich.

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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..


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Re: Fiberglass restoration [Re: poormanfishing] #12467311 10/16/17 02:03 PM
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Re: Fiberglass restoration [Re: poormanfishing] #12468393 10/17/17 08:10 AM
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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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