How to fix fiberglass that was pulled up when decals were removed?

[Awaken]

I am a new owner of a ProBaot Impulse 31 V2 and I wanted a more custom look to my boat so I decided to have some custom decales made. As I was removing the decales,one side of the boat, 2 small parts lifted up. I am wondering how I can fill these small chip like holes before I add the new decales? I will not be repainting the boat the decales will cover the chips. Any suggestions?

[lenny]

Hi,
I think you are talking about the gel coat on the hull.
If you look at the boat the wrong the stuff come off,
You can probably fix it with bondo or glazing putty, Just sand around it first.

[BHChieftain]

I patch mine with epoxy. I also saw a thread where someone blended paint into the epoxy and had good results, but your mileage may vary with that-- I'd whip up a test batch first... Or just paint it later.

[Awaken]

Thank you, I was not sure if I could use the glazing putty. I will try this option, it will sand well and I think I saw some place that I could add color to it also.

[Awaken]

How well does the epoxy sand?

[justski]

some epoxy is really hard and you will sand away the boat before the epoxy ...i had a few spots on my cheetah and i used gel-flex it worked good

[Heaving Earth]

Touch up with paint then fill with epoxy. Or add some black leather dye to your epoxy.

[viper1]

If the chip is really small (maybe a pin hole = tiny air bubble in the gelcoat) and a decal goes over it, you can sand it with very fine sandpaper, leave the (coloured) dust in the hole, and drop a bit of thin CA glue on it, sand again > invisible.
If you finish with 1500 grit and some automotive cut & polish, you won't even need the sticker.

[Richie the shipwright]

Use a dremel tool with a diamond tip or a sharp pointed object to scratch up/ grind inside the chip or air bubble. You dont want the repair falling out after youre done!
Gelcoat can be tricky to colour match. On full size boats we fill chips and scratches with coloured flowcoat, thickened with a little filler powder. This is then sanded flat, sand the repair so you scratch up an area about 1/2" around the filled repair. Then a mix of flowcoat thinned with styrene monomer or patch booster is sprayed on with a small touch up gun or airbrush. when this is dry it gets a wetrub and a polish.... A lot of work to get it perfect!! Flowcoat is like gelcoat except it contains more fillers and cures with a waxy finish.

Using a few blobs of paint is so much easier, and will hold up fine.