Bondo for Hulls

[Phoebe]

What do you use for patching and filling blems in fiberglass hulls?

[Doug Smock]

I've had good results with this. http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=167010_0_0_

[gsbuickman]

I won't use anything from bondo. I am fond of evercoat's products, primarily 'Rage' . It's so much better than bondo. Its lighter, sands faster & feathers better ....

[Phoebe]

Thanks. Any other ideas appreciated!

[JLShip]

3M Acryl-White glazing putty
Pin holes fills and can be sanded and painted

[agentorange]

I use a lot of 3M products also.

[Islandpride10]

Evercoat rage the best thing out there

[Heaving Earth]

Try to go with a finishing glaze. Pretty much any brand will do. The difference is finishing glaze is designed for light skimming and not for building up, so it is very smooth and leaves no pinholes. If you need heavy build then you need a new hull. That said, go to an automotive paint supplier and grab finishing glaze of any manufacturer ( they will have quality products ) and go for it.

[gsbuickman]

What kind of blems', or how big of an area are you talking about Phoebe ?. Then we can help tou better. :-)

[Phoebe]

What kind of blems', or how big of an area are you talking about Phoebe ?. Then we can help tou betted :-P

It's just a scuff at the bow, maybe 2" X 1/4". There's hardly any depth to it.

Many thanks!

[BHChieftain]

I use marine epoxy putty-- super strong and perfect consistency. See this thread, towards the end-- my son ran his Miss G up on some rocks and shredded the sponsons and I needed something that would both repair and also blueprint. I found it at West Systems.

http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...t-modification

Chief

[JLShip]

If it's not taking on water and the scuff is not really deep you might want to wait until you get all the bugs out.
Fill and sand and then repaint as necessary. Good luck

[tlandauer]

I use marine epoxy putty-- super strong and perfect consistency. See this thread, towards the end-- my son ran his Miss G up on some rocks and shredded the sponsons and I needed something that would both repair and also blueprint. I found it at West Systems.

http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...t-modification

Chief

Hi Chief,
Is this what you used? It's the only Putty I can find in their line.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=111739&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50218&subdeptNum=50219&classNum=50223#