fixing a hole

[cpaharley2008]

Try this one
Restoration - fiberglassics.com
The above link doesn't work, the website is off line

[Bill Reilly]

Dave

One thing I neglected to point out. If you are going to do any fiberglass work, make sure you have a fiberglass roller. Using a brush is o.k. for very small jobs, but for anything larger than your hand I would strongly recommend that you purchase a roller. This will minimize the "lumpy" effect and make the finishing much easier.

Bill Reilly

[dmcclure]

Thought I should update this. It finally quit raining here so I managed to roll the sleeves up this weekend.

I managed to do the fiberglass patching without ripping out the bench inside.. but it took a lot of work. I followed some instructions off this website: Fixing Fiberglass Canoes and Boats using the Single-sided patch method described, and just made a few adjustments.

I used a jigsaw to cut along the crack, extending it about an inch on each side. It made a hole I could get my fingers into. Then I used the bondo fiberglass kit.. mixed the resin with hardener and placed it on a piece of cardboard. I then used kebob skewers and galvanized wire and put it through the cardboard and fiberglass.... I then could pull on the wire, hold it in place and let it harden... After I filled it with the bondo auto-filler and it's now smooth as can be. Previously it was a bumpy mess and looked awful.

Got a couple inches holding on from the inside, its nice and firm.. time will tell how it all holds, but I'm happy with the results. You can't tell from the pic but it's completely smooth.

Now I can get prepped to paint.. next decision will be to roll the paint or buy a spray gun...

thanks for help on this one..