Fiberglass Gel Coat Repair
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- čas přidán 27. 09. 2018
- Follow along as I attempt to repair a damaged section of our boat's gel coat.
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Mate for a first time and not knowing how to do it i would take this as a win. All you know all people out there get a life. No one is perfect and he clearly said through out the video it is his first time.
Good job. We all start somewhere, and thanks to you I get to start a notch higher than I would have before your video. Ignore all the negative, we all learn and experience at different rates. Looks good, and if it breaks out again, I bet it is even better next time. Exactly why some of us enjoy doing things ourselves, we learn and improve. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome vid man! Thanks for helping all of us who don't know a thing about Gel Coat repair.
I bumped a rock and damaged a strake. About the same size as your repair except under the boat. Thanks for boosting my confidence. My boat is in rack storage, so it is dry. Will need to buy red gel coat to match the hull.
Good job for doing it the first time. I have a few dings on my boat that I have to repair. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for this. Now I feel more confident to tackle my repair!
good job..very helpful. Turned out better than I thought it would.
Great job. Very neat and I learnt a lot from watching you tape off, mix and sand etc. Very nice job. Thank You,.
Thanks for sharing. Ignore the negative people; you did a great job, especially for a first attempt.
I think you achieved an excellent cosmetic and structural outcome, not to mention the money you saved. Thanks.
Keyboard warriors abound on this video. We boat people are an eccentric bunch for sure. Nice job. Ive got a few spots I need to hit on my rig myself.
Excellent travail pour un débutant, bravo Guys
A lot of haters commenting, I think you did a decent job for first time. Better than my first time. Some commenters don't realize a fiberglass shop may not want to take on your $40 dollar jobs. Plus can you get your boat to a shop that will do it (size issues)? And then, how long will it take to get your boat back while you lose time on the water.
I would fix it in one day with a minimum charge of $100
Legit nice to see someone actually apply a fix to a problem, instead of shelling out hundreds to thousands of dollars then call it DIY. Looks good!
Seems like a good job to me. Whatever way it turned out, it's better than what it was. I just bought a 2001 Stingray 180 LX with a few gouges in it, so I'll be trying this soon. Thanks for posting
Nice job for your first time. I like using 'JB Weld for Marine Repair' for the small jobs that don't go to deep, cheaper than the West Marine kit.
Good job. Great first attempt. Your approach was was just like I see the pros.
i think you did a pretty good job there. Looks really good on our end.
fabulous idea putting the clear plastic sheet over the Gel Coat Repair.. gotta repair my board this year
Good job. I can't see people coming up to your boat and criticizing your work, if they ever noticed it. Which they won't unless you point it out to them. Don't. It looks great.
"It's not awful" lol That's code for turned out better than expected
I like this method for spot repairs. Usually use gelcoat with west systems filler but this is great. Nice job
Thanks!
Good job buddy. As my old neighbour used to say, “A blind man would be glad to see it.”
That looks awesome! Compared to what it looked like before
Actually a very helpful video. Thank you for letting us tag along
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Needed to sand it first to get the new jelcoat to adhere
@Joel Campen lol that’s funny 😄.
Looks REALLY good man! Far better than it was. Only you will notice it. Don't worry about small scratches on your boat man, consider them "battle scars". BADGES ON HONOR!
Have to do a few nics on mine got kit but no instructions with it glad to see not to bad would’ve left a little longer but thanks for posting it
Nice work. Looks good.
Don't listen to the haters brother. Why pay 1,000 bucks when you can pay 50!
Good Job.Very helpful.
Looks good to me, and you learned a new thing. Way to go!
Exactly, thanks for the good words!
I know this is an old thread but I just came across it. Bottom line is if you like it that is all that matters. Your boat, your repair so if you can live with it then good for you. Everyone is an expert and everyone has an opinion on how to do things. Lets take a look at their boats. Nice repair.
Major improvement. Thanks.
Great Job, thanks for sharing the video
Looks like a pretty good job to me! I have a couple of small nicks like this just above the water line from dock dings and I am going to try this type of repair over the weekend.
Practice makes perfect. Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing, its a big help.
Man that looks sweet. Good job for first time try.
Good job. Thanks I have a similar dock boo boo to fix. Now I know how.
Good job.
Thanks
Joey B.
really good video very helpful. thanks!
Thank you.
I have an almost identical chip on the starboard side from the boat kissing the dock an will be using the same method - job well done.
I promise this is not how to fix it. That's just a bandaid
Good luck and read through the comments- there are a few really constructive comments here that will help you out. My "bandaid" is still holding up, but I'll post another video if that changes.
Unless that’s a new boat I would leave it alone. It looks good. I getting ready to do same on my nitro,if mine turns out as good as yours did then I’m happy
I’m about to do this today. Thanks for sharing. Looks great from my house!
Thank you. Nice job. Good video. "Looks better than it did.", was a good quote. I like, "ever what works", as well. boat on man. boat on.
Get yourself over to boat works today channel and learn how to do it properly.
You should have ground out the area slightly first then filled with something such as watertight below the water line filling compound, allowed to hard sanded back. Then put gel/top coat over the top with a brush reasonably thick. Once it had hardened you then sand it back flat cut and polish job done no dark bleed through spots.
For real damage yes but this was just a little cosmetic ding to the gel-coat. Should have sanded first or drevil'd it a bit. But it's only cosmetic, so it will be okay.
Looks really good, no one else is going to see it unless you actually point it out.
That is exactly what I was going for. Thanks!
looks good! I have a place on my boat I will try and fix.
thanks for sharing. Now i can do a similar repair on my Boat
I would sand the repair spot with 80 grit sandpaper first and put some epoxy resin over the fiberglass before applying the gelcoat. I used the same West Marine kit with the mylar film on my Sunfish and it only lasted a year before cracking and chipping out. I hope it lasted longer for you than it did for me. I''m going to re-do the repairs right by sanding out the previous repair spots and using several built up and sanded coats of Evercoat white one step gelcoat over epoxy resin.
I suspect the reason for cracking may be to much hardener. It can be a real pain the neck to do sometimes
nicely done!
A lot mentioned sanding before applying to chip. It’s best to use a razor blade to take the edge off the chip. It saves a lot of sanding. Just make sure you apply enough gel coat. Then you can sand to 600 grit.
Great job for your first time, tough spot to work on!
Thanks, I learned a little for next time.
nice job , i need to buy one of these kits to work on my boat, good information thanks
Thanks. The kit is handy to have around for sure.
great video thank you
I consider buying a jet ski that has a smaller gel coat damage. This video helps a lot. Thanks.
Nice job! Thanks!
Thx for sharing . Looks good for first
time mate but made some pros angry 😂😂😂👍
I agree, it looks great. Most of the after video portion we cant even see where the hole was.
Good Job.Thanks!
It looks good! You'll be a pro with a few more dings and scratches.
Good job!
Looks great
Looks great!
Thanks!
Two years ago? How's it now?
looks great
Nice job man.
Looks good, sand it again and apply more material then you can shape it to match the curve.
Thanks for the advice. Right now it's hardly noticeable so I'm going to leave it alone, but if I have any problems with it I will certainly do it. Thanks for watching.
I have a ding in the same spot from 2 years ago, if I do half as good a job before it gets put back in the water this year I will be happy. Thanks.
I actually put a few drops of honey wax in my gell coat repair it stops it being sticky when cured
Looks fine
Good job
Certainly looks good from here... Great for a first timer ! My takeaway... “Best Latrine” Still laughing at that one ! 😂🤣
Looks good
thanks a lot, this vidio its helpfull
I see you have an Element too.
Thanks for the advice. Your video, plus the comments, as rude as some may be, together were incredibly helpful. Looks good enough. Inevitably, you will have more damage in the future. One day you can have a repair shop fix all of them. They can make those spots disappear completely. Boat ownership is expensive. But so worth it.
How is the quality of your Element?
I just saw this, thanks! good info. I have a crack just like after hitting a metal dock ladder with my swim platform a few years ago, but it's probably 3x in size. I will try to fix it using this same method come spring when the shrink wrap comes off. By the way the Dealer quoted me $700 to repair it. I said no way!
Don't, it's wrong.
3x that size is pretty big. For me, if my attempt to fix it failed, there's really no significant consequence. You'll need to decide if you are ok with the consequences of a failure from a DIY job. Mine was purely cosmetic and I wanted to try. Good luck.
Great video. Thank you!!! :)
Good job mate, can only see it it if you new it was there. 🇦🇺
Good job man you build it more and high speed polish be mint
Next time I'll improve a bit, and yes, there most certainly will be a next time.
Going to be trying this for my first time soon. Thanks for the video. Only things I might do different is not tape off the area of repair just tape the plastic down after mix is applied and add more white.
Mike Tice
Do you have a link for the kit used?
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Mike Tice
Thank you so much. 👍
Mike Tice
Was one kit enough? I need to patch 1”x6” on my keel. Is this kit easier to work with than other kits?
All in all you did a very good job
For a first timer great job.
Thanks, it's hardly noticeable.
Good job. Not an expert job but much like 90% of us would do. Thank you for sharing. I was wondering how that would look. I’ve got a few of those on my boat too. 👍
Thanks, the hardest part is the color matching.
Good video / job. What is the the name of the kit that you purchased?
I would call it a win! Not bad, muck better than what you had
What was the name of the product you used? do you have a link you could share?
Hooyah brother looks great. This helped
Must sand the Area first before gelcoat application.
Hell of a job
What gelcoat kit is used in this video?
Considering these fillers dry lighter the colour match is pretty good. You can always improve the finish with fine wet and dry paper if you have sanding scratches that bug you but a good job.
Thanks!! Will try.
Looks good 👍🏾
Thank you.
Looks like it needed a little more white pigment. Thanks for the video. I'm going to try an fix my seedoo.
That was great thanks.
At first, when you started picking at it, I thought it was going to turn into a shit show.. It actually turned out pretty nice! Nice job. I'll give ya a thumbs up on this one.
Yeah I was worried he was going to peal it out right away. I’m like stop stop just start sanding lol but I think it turned out not to bad at all for a first timer.
good job
Not bad for a total amateur, but you should have rough sanded and feathered the area before applying the repair. J/s
Good call. I tape surgically close to the outside of my patch area, then leave my tape on, when doing my initial sanding... It serves a a depth guide for small to medium patches.
I’ve never done this and thought the same thing. I was a dentist before I became an oral surgeon, so I have done stuff similar to this at work
I just did the same thing to my boat almost same spot. What kit was that again you used?
What grit sandpaper would you use to rough up the damaged areas before applying repair?
Came out fine
What is the name of that kit you bought?