hobbsy
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| posted on 3/9/07 at 07:34 PM |
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Gelcoat small crack repair with nail varnish(?)
First one I've got (lightweight bodywork, spray glued a cut up camping roll mat but this is one area I missed), its about the size of a 5p piece
(or smaller).
Caused from the inside from a stone flicking up on a track day.
I'm worried that I'll catch it when using a sponge or cloth (and pull a chunk of the gelcoat off with it) so would it be a good idea to
"seal" it with some clear nail varnish or similar (on the outside)?
Anyone done anything similar?
If I want to remove the "repair" at any point I guess I could do it with acetone.
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blakep82
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| posted on 3/9/07 at 07:43 PM |
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acetone is also a handy solvent for fibreglass. not sure what it does to gel coat.
if its just a small crack, i doubt a sponge will break any off though
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BenB
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| posted on 3/9/07 at 09:14 PM |
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If it's a star crack and it's only in the gel coat you should be okay. The gel coat stays relatively tacky and fluid so should self-seal
to an extent....
To repair it properly you'ld need to gouge out a whole load then make up a repair mix (with flowcoat not topcoat) and put in place, then sand
down the buff to a fine polish...
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Davey D
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| posted on 3/9/07 at 09:35 PM |
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Where is the stonechip? inside the wheel arches? i presume the cutup rollmat is on the inside of the arches to prevent damage from the inside? i have
been thinking about what to do to prevent things like this from happening. ill have to get myself to millets for a look around hehe 
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hobbsy
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| posted on 5/9/07 at 06:46 PM |
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Yeah the stone chip is right at the back edge of the rear wheel arch. I think the mat I cut up (from Tesco's originally) has done a good job
but one roll wasn't quite enough (there is quite a lot of bodywork on the Fury).
I'll finish it off with another one when I get chance to buy one. Used an entire can of spray glue to stick it on but it still adds hardly any
weight.
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