jester
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| posted on 11/9/17 at 09:02 PM |
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Fiber Glass work/ Repairs & full resprays on Gelcoat
Hi
Anybody no of a good company that does fiber glass work/ Repairs & full resprays on Gelcoat
Have had one price so far was silly money just for the wheel arch work :roll:
Area Oxford/Wiltshire. But if there good will be able to travel on a trailer
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Charlie_Zetec
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| posted on 11/9/17 at 10:26 PM |
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Two main places to try for this;
a) your local friendly chandlery/marina, who should be able to recommend someone, or
b) a commercial vehicle repair centre.
If done properly, you shouldn't have to repaint - a good repairman (or woman, I'm not sexist!) should be able to match the gelcoat colour,
assuming it's a standard RAL / Pantone / British Standard colour, or a manufacturer specific eg. Ford glacier white, Mercedes arctic white etc..
Only if it's a large repair area should they suggest painting to try and blend it in.
There's a couple of questions you should also ask whoever you speak to - basically, most panels are made with polyester resin and glass mat,
often with a tissue surface, and gelcoat finish. "New" polyester resin doesn't take as well to "old" polyester resin,
so my suggestion would be to ask them for an epoxy-based repair. Any materials man worth their money will know what you mean.
If you want any extra information, then please feel free to drop me a U2U. Just sorry I couldn't recommend anyone specific!
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity!
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Sam_68
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| posted on 12/9/17 at 07:19 AM |
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You might try Steve at C12 Composites (Chippenham in Wiltshire) or
Westgate Composites near Newbury for the GRP repair.
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Camber Dave
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| posted on 12/9/17 at 07:46 AM |
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I can also recommend Andy Westgate and Steve at C12
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jester
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| posted on 12/9/17 at 07:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Charlie_Zetec
Two main places to try for this;
a) your local friendly chandlery/marina, who should be able to recommend someone, or
b) a commercial vehicle repair centre.
If done properly, you shouldn't have to repaint - a good repairman (or woman, I'm not sexist!) should be able to match the gelcoat colour,
assuming it's a standard RAL / Pantone / British Standard colour, or a manufacturer specific eg. Ford glacier white, Mercedes arctic white etc..
Only if it's a large repair area should they suggest painting to try and blend it in.
There's a couple of questions you should also ask whoever you speak to - basically, most panels are made with polyester resin and glass mat,
often with a tissue surface, and gelcoat finish. "New" polyester resin doesn't take as well to "old" polyester resin,
so my suggestion would be to ask them for an epoxy-based repair. Any materials man worth their money will know what you mean.
If you want any extra information, then please feel free to drop me a U2U. Just sorry I couldn't recommend anyone specific!
Thanks for info.
Thats all worth knowing the kit car is about 18 years old and still not yet on the road 
All most there now 
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jester
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| posted on 12/9/17 at 07:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam_68
You might try Steve at C12 Composites (Chippenham in Wiltshire) or
Westgate Composites near Newbury for the GRP repair.
Thanks for the company names will give them a call
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jester
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| posted on 12/9/17 at 07:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Camber Dave
I can also recommend Andy Westgate and Steve at C12
Thats good to no second recommendations
Thanks All
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