Fiberglass Repair

[Gonecamping444]

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 corner.Not a hole but there a 2'' x 2'' of fiberglass missing,They said they would pay for it & have someone come out there to repair it,I do know I want to have input of you they get,Any ideas what else I should do?I want a good job but don't know who you to contact.Afraid they will do just a quick fix,I think it happened in November some time & they just tell me now.It's a 2010 CrossRoads Cruiser,Thanks

[Veebyes]

The description of the damage got me thinking of how I would repair it. I'd start with a resin soaked patch on the inside to use as a foundation to build back to the original level. It would take at least a few times with first a thicker cloth then thin, finally the fillers.

Nice thing about working with fiberglass is that you can grind & sand away your mistakes & go again.

[Terryallan]

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"

[Veebyes]

Fiberglass is not difficult to work with but it is time consuming. RV panels are very thin compared to boat hulls & cabins making a foundation to build the repair on that much more difficult.

Fiberglass resin, fillers & cloth is not cheap either so be prepared.

[Bumpyroad]

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

[Gonecamping444]

Thanks we do have a few in the area

[Devocamper]

Not sure if there are any near you but many people have used Boat repair services for fiberglass repairs.

[diazr2]

Make sure that the seam is not compromised. The glass is no big deal. Anyone can fix that stuff but the seam is most important. If you need a repair guy to fix the glass look up your nearest boat shop. They should have folks that are very good with that stuff.