jabbahutt
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 posted on 8/4/07 at 12:53 PM |
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hiding scratches in gelcoat
Afternoon all
Unpacked my body panels yesterday to trial fit them and found several scratches in the black gelcoat
They're not that ddep but noticeable and wondered what was best to apply to hide them.
thanks
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fesycresy
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 01:15 PM |
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Send them back ?
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Gaz 1977
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 01:17 PM |
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gel coat
I am no expert but this is what I would do.
Get some paint matched to the gel coat, use a fine brush and paint in the scraches, make sure that the paint is proud of the the surface and allow to
dry.
Use 1000 grit paper then 1200 with a small sanding block and i meen small 5cm X 1 cm. and polish with a fine compound.
I did this on a friends guitar and it worked very well.
GAZ
Pics would be good.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 01:24 PM |
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Agreed on the fine rubdown, but be careful, and go at it gently.
I then buff up with Black Colour Magic polish. (my panels are black!)
Just been doing that, as I have cut some vents in the bonnet and got a vew light marks on it.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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froggy
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 01:51 PM |
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wet cloth and farecla g3 first 
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snapper
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| posted on 8/4/07 at 08:00 PM |
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Whats farecla g3? is it like Tcut, I need to give some serious attention to my second hand glass
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I drink to forget
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escort_innit
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 10:32 AM |
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In this month's Classic and Sports Car Magazine there's a review of polishing compounds and T-cut comes out top, with Auto Glym highly
commended, if that's any use to you?
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