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tinner12002
Explorer
Jul 31, 2014

front cap stress cracks

What can a person use on a front cap to fill or cover stress cracks...no holes but have cracks in the finish from cap caving in while driving. Have since went through closet wall and put supports across the cap on the inside to keep it from caving in again.
I'm was surprised to see that there were no supports of any kind on the backside!

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  • valhalla360's avatar
    valhalla360
    Navigator
    Jul 31, 2014
    Is it just in the gelcoat or does it go thru the fiberglass?

    If it's just in the gelcoat, you can route them out with a dremel, fill with gelcoat and sand smooth (google: spiderweb cracks).

    If it goes thru the fiberglass it needs sturcture behind it and there's a good chance you will create a stress point on the edge of your reinforcement.

    They make the end caps thin to keep weight down and because they are generally non-sturctural. This makes it harder to repair than a heavy thick fiberglass surface.
  • CANAMKID's avatar
    CANAMKID
    Explorer
    Jul 31, 2014
    We had the same thing happen on our rear cap also. Took it to the
    dealer and they sanded them out and added some fiber glass to keep
    the right thickness. Then re gel coat. A bout 1800.00:B

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