Fiberglass Repair
Crap,Just went to the storage pole barn at our local golf course & the care taker of the golf course told me that a worker backed into my fifth wheel & damage the bottom of the front cap near the corn...
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Bumpyroad wrote:Terryallan wrote:Bumpyroad wrote:
yep boat repair services do it all the time but one concern is that in a boat you are usually talking about solid thick fiberglass. will they be working on that or on filon etc. on a backing?
bumpy
You do know the hull on most normal size fiberglass boats is only about 1/4" thick. the Gel coat is around 1/16"
I am very familiar with boats. and unless you get a RV like a molded egg type, you are talking about an entirely different material, for 95% of them out there. have you ever seen a boat delaminate?
bumpy
In truth yes I have. More than you think. In my younger days I built boats, and was the "boat Doctor" for a top of the line manufacturer. Our boats were hand rolled not pressed. It was my job to repair "New boats" before they were shipped. Many things can happen to a boat before it leaves the shop.
Fiberglass delamination on boats is caused by air in the fiberglass. Those air pockets puff /bell out, and will crack like an egg and the glass just turns loose, and the outside cracks.
In fact. We covered every inch, especially the sharp edged with various wooden tools to find the air pockets. When you hit one you knew it instantly. And The Doc was called to fix it.
I also had to repair holes drilled in the wrong place, scratches, and lots of other stuff.
