SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: tator321 on March 12, 2011, 06:33:30 AM
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Can I use heavy duty sea going epoxy on the outside of the hull to fill in some small holes and low areas,Kind of like if you where using it as a body filler before priming and paint.
Dave
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I have used that and marglass....marglass was fast as the epoxy had to sit before sanding and paint.
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If you are going to paint it, be careful with using too many different products...I assume you want to use the Sea Going because you have some and the holes and whatnot are on the bottom?
This stuff is strong and an absolute bitch to sand with any precision..
Depending on what you are working on, I would use standard resins (either epoxy or polyester) and mix in some Cab-O-Sil (finely ground glass) and make your own filler. Much easier to sand and easier to feather out the parting line.
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=44 (http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=44)
Good luck...Keep in mind, any repairs made to fiberglass that will be painted over need to be primed and blocked several times and allow time for shrinkage to stop...(a couple weeks normally works) I have used Feather Fill poly primer before, works good and has a lot of fillers in it, so it blocks out baby butt smooth without a lot of fuss.
http://www.evercoat.com/productDetail.aspx?pID=70 (http://www.evercoat.com/productDetail.aspx?pID=70)
If in California, you need the Feather Fill G2.....California sucks ass... :mad:
GT
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Thanks for the advice :thumbup: Just filling the holes where the rivots held the rub rail. I wanted to fill them because I will be putting on a new rub rail and the holes prob wont be the same.