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Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: beerjet on December 07, 2013, 08:26:58 AM

Title: covering a cracked deck.
Post by: beerjet on December 07, 2013, 08:26:58 AM
The deck is covered in cracks.
Wanted to put a layer or two of fiberglass on it to keep it from back.
Cloth or mat or both and how many layers.
I don't plan on putting a ton of work into it.
I would just hate to put a shitty paint job on it and still have the cracks come through.

-beerjet-

Title: Re: covering a cracked deck.
Post by: svssr95 on December 07, 2013, 11:40:41 AM
The cracks are there for a reason, either chemical (doubtful) environment (probably?) or movement (possibly), either way if you just cover them up they will eventually come back.


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Title: Re: covering a cracked deck.
Post by: ka0tyk on December 07, 2013, 11:52:15 AM
Grind it all off back to glass put a layer of cloth on it and regel or paint.

If you cover up they will come through again.
Title: Re: covering a cracked deck.
Post by: jyeager on December 07, 2013, 12:07:17 PM
The deck is covered in cracks.
Wanted to put a layer or two of fiberglass on it to keep it from back.
Cloth or mat or both and how many layers.
I don't plan on putting a ton of work into it.
I would just hate to put a shitty paint job on it and still have the cracks come through.

-beerjet-

When i did my SWTD the deck was covered in small cracks. i sanded the whole deck down to bare glass , ground out the big cracks. Then I put 3 layers of 1 oz CSM. kinda over kill but its solid.
Title: Re: covering a cracked deck.
Post by: beerjet on December 07, 2013, 12:10:21 PM
Fock it.....boats not worth it.
Gonna just put a layer or two on it and call it good.
I've already sanded it about half ways through.

-beerjet-

Title: Re: covering a cracked deck.
Post by: propless on December 08, 2013, 12:18:23 AM
Fock it.....boats not worth it.
Gonna just put a layer or two on it and call it good.
I've already sanded it about half ways through.

-beerjet-



 Are you FINALLY working on the mystery hull you "found" about 7 yrs ago ?
Title: Re: covering a cracked deck.
Post by: beerjet on December 08, 2013, 12:19:42 AM
Are you FINALLY working on the mystery hull you "found" about 7 yrs ago ?
Hell, I'm still collecting parts.

-beerjet-

Title: Re: covering a cracked deck.
Post by: soto626 on May 26, 2014, 09:38:30 PM
my deck is all cracked to just started sanding it looks like there is at least 5 paint jobs on my boat so if i take it all the way down do i have to put a layer of glass down or just a good primer
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