Repairing a hole in the front cap
After a thunderstorm about 2 weeks ago, I discovered a hole in my front cap caused by a falling limb. My insurance has a high deductible, and I didn't want to have the coach in the shop for an extend...
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fcooper wrote:deandec wrote:
Great educational post. Thank you.
How did you get the gel coat color matched in a 2 part paint?
I have tried the Automotive Paint shop computer measurements, but they did not get an exact match so I could not do a good spot repair.
After I cut out the damaged area, I took the cut out with me to the auto paint shop. It matched well, but I also had the advantage that I could shoot the entire top of the cap back to the beginning of the aluminum roof, and had good break lines on the side where you can not actually compare the new paint to existing faded gelcoat.
Fred
Thanks for the info. That is what I have had to do to get the mismatch to be not noticeable. I keep hoping not to have to do a whole panel on some of my repairs.
