Sand the hole lightly to remove any accumulated dirt, clean with  
pressurized air and fill the hole with the gel coat repair material. Let dry,  sand 
smooth and repeat if necessary until the hole is filled. When finished you  
will be hard pressed to find the repair. Do not use acetone to clean the area 
as  it eats gel coat.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 2/22/2012 7:33:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
peterklappert at comcast.net writes:


Many  thanks to you both! Rummy's 2nd message got cut off.

Yes, this is a  small but deep chip. It's a bit ragged at the surface edge. 
Will it be enough  to sand it into a smoother edge, so that the new 
fiberglass and the original  gelcoat abut each other? Then sand the glass smooth 
and recoat it using a  gelcoat repair kit? Or should I sand off a larger 
circle of gelcoat around the  hole?

P 

----- Original Message -----
From:  R22RumRunner at aol.com
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Sent: Wednesday,  February 22, 2012 7:19:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fiber Glass  Repair

Keep in mind that in order to use fiberglass and resin you would  have to  
remove the gel coat down to the


In a message  dated 2/22/2012 4:03:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,   
spreadgoodnews at gmail.com writes:

Thanks  Rummy!
Yes, now  that i look back at the size of this i agree.  My plan  would be  
for a larger defect.
Paint however is a key part of upgrading and   refurbishing.  Two part 
LPU's 
are used by stan on old R22's and are  just  the ticket for sprucing up 
faded dull scratched  gel-coat.



On  Feb 22, 2012, at 2:48 PM,  R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

> WRONG. This  is a small chip and  I certainly wouldn't use paint.  
Sanding 
>  once the gel coat  repair has hardened will help it to blend in. Use a   
gel  
> coat repair kit from a marine supplier. One that is UV   stabilized.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> 
> In a  message  dated 2/22/2012 2:26:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,   
>  spreadgoodnews at gmail.com writes:
> 
> Fiberglass  repair resin with  glass filler already added (available  at  
home 
> depot) (it has a  picture of a boat on it) mix some and  practice on a  
piece 
> of  wood with a chunk knocked out  of it. Use a plastic bondo spreader to 
 

> apply after mixing  in hardner in a small pladic cup.  Sand ( buy  80 100 
 
150  
> and 200  , maybe a 400 grit sheets) start with  the 80 and  use each  
grit. 
> Sand smooth, may have to apply   fiberglass a few times.
> may have to  get regular fibergladd  resin  to fill cracks. Sand, sand, 
sand. 
> Paint  over  repair with one of  the following: white solvent based 
enamel,  
> one part  rexthane,  two part epoxy paint, or two part  enamel.
> Even A bad job wont   look too bad.  A good job  will not even be 
noticed. 
> 
>  
> 
> On   Feb 22, 2012, at 11:43 AM, peter klappert   
<peterklappert at comcast.net>  
> wrote:
>  
>>  
>> I've got a chip in a cockpit seat. About  3/8th  inch  diameter; goes 
all 
> the way down to a gray  layer. I'm pretty sure it  was  done at a marina 
when I 
>  had the outboard serviced, but I  didn't see it until a  coupla days  
after I 
> got Aeolia back to my  dock. They probably took  the  outboard off the 
lift & 
> set it  down too  heavily.
>> 
>> The  repair will have to wait   until May when I'm back in Apollo Beach, 
> but the boat  will  be  covered.
>> 
>> I'll be grateful for advice on how  best  to  repair this--a good 
durable 
> repair that doesn't  look like  one. 
>> 
>> Thanx
>> 
>>  P
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