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Old 10-07-2013, 10:53 PM   #1
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Where do i begin? Fiberglass repair needed.....

We got caught driving in the torrential downpour that occurred in WA/OR at the end of our vacation. Rain doesn't usually make the news in the northwest, but this did!!! Now the front upper section of my Burro has bunches of small spiderweb-shaped cracked places; almost like a shotgun spattered us. (
I live near Modesto, CA and need to find someone who has experience with fgrv repairs. Since this group has more experience than anyone I know, I am starting here! Any referrals or direction for places I can start looking? Thank you in advance.....
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Old 10-07-2013, 11:42 PM   #2
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Old 10-07-2013, 11:46 PM   #3
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Okay.....anything I should know before I start calling boat repair places?? Any product I should use or should stay away from? Having read a few older posts about fg repairs, it sounds like there are at least a couple of methods....if I go somewhere "professional" I would like to at least know what I do or don't want....:/
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Old 10-08-2013, 10:28 AM   #4
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I wouldn't put on any thing that could penetrate the cracks that the people that do the repair have trouble removing, before starting.
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Old 10-08-2013, 10:41 AM   #5
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We had a member here have work done by a shop that does fiberglass corvette repair. Another idea, if you can't find a boat place you are happy with.
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:23 PM   #6
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Are the cracks really deep 'damage' or the gelcoat spider cracks that many trailers get with age? Some people have used Capt Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure, available at marine supply stores, to fill spider cracks.
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:44 PM   #7
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Rain caused cracks? Really? Hummmm....
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:56 PM   #8
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I'm guessing hail damage ?
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