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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I am actually quite proud of my learned fiberglassing expertise. With the help of a friend who has more experience than me we built a top for my boat from scratch.
First, we had to build a frame for the mold.
Next it was lining the frame with gloss counter topping.
After that came the glassing part using a couple layers of resin then cloth, then foam, then more cloth.
Things look rough popped out of the mold but from there all the pinholes had to be sanded & filler used in the imperfections.
Multiple coats of primer, wet sanding, more primer before finaly painting
Finally mounting onto the frame & hoisting back on the boat.
Job complete. When you look at it the thing is really not much different than a trailer front cap except that it has far more material in it.
First, we had to build a frame for the mold.
Next it was lining the frame with gloss counter topping.
After that came the glassing part using a couple layers of resin then cloth, then foam, then more cloth.
Things look rough popped out of the mold but from there all the pinholes had to be sanded & filler used in the imperfections.
Multiple coats of primer, wet sanding, more primer before finaly painting
Finally mounting onto the frame & hoisting back on the boat.
Job complete. When you look at it the thing is really not much different than a trailer front cap except that it has far more material in it.
