Fiberglass repair?

[John H.]

Re: Fiberglass repair?

Buy and use disposable gloves.

[Tom L.]

Re: Fiberglass repair?

Day late and a dollar short. Made some color samples this evening. I see why gloves are important. I will move forward tomorrow and post updates.

[Tom L.]

Re: Fiberglass repair?

Made the repair today, didn't take as long and was not as difficult as I thought. Once sanded it looks pretty good. I feel I color matched the patch pretty good, maybee a little dark. my only concern is the color of the surrounding area's after sanding. They are light and the patch and surrounding area's are darker. Any ideas??? Would be nice to make the patch not stand out. Thanks!!


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[Donald H.]

Re: Fiberglass repair?

If you didn't already, try my suggestion above. I mix some resin then brush it on with a small paint brush. Let it set a couple of minutes, but not completely harden. Wipe it off with a rag. If it doesn't blend, add some acetone to the rag and wip again. You will need to do this to a larger area than just the patch, i.e. for sure all around where you sanded.

[Bill H.]

Re: Fiberglass repair?

Made the repair today, didn't take as long and was not as difficult as I thought. Once sanded it looks pretty good. I feel I color matched the patch pretty good, maybee a little dark. my only concern is the color of the surrounding area's after sanding. They are light and the patch and surrounding area's are darker. Any ideas??? Would be nice to make the patch not stand out. Thanks!!


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What is the sandpaper grade you last sanded with? I'd go to 600-1000 and wet sand it.
Then do what Don suggests with the resin.

[Russ S.]

Re: Fiberglass repair?

[QUOTE=Lynn Larsen (46337);609243]Made the repair today, didn't take as long and was not as difficult as I thought. Once sanded it looks pretty good. I feel I color matched the patch pretty good, maybee a little dark. my only concern is the color of the surrounding area's after sanding. They are light and the patch and surrounding area's are darker. Any ideas??? Would be nice to make the patch not stand out. Thanks!!

Lynn, Here are two other things you can try. !. Try buffing the area on a buffing wheel. If that doesn't satisfy take a tiny amount of the dye you used on a rag and rub it into the area. If needed try rebuffing after the rubbed in dye.
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[Tom L.]

Re: Fiberglass repair?

After seeing what I had after using 22 grit paper I tried wet sanding w/ 400, all I had at the time. All it did was make the surface smooth and shiny. I'll try the dye and resin. I'll see how it goes. Either way it's still a lot better than it was. Thanks!!