Tiny crack in miss geico

[jnut06]

so i have a tiny crack in my miss geico, at the front of the nose on the left side. i really have no idea how to attack this, besides sanding it down and epoxying it or something please help.

[ozzie-crawl]

If you have a dremel with a cutting disc. Grind the crack out (not all the way threw the hull) so you can fill it with epoxy. That way you can sand it flat.

[srislash]

Or, if you can open the crack a hair,you can put some thin CA in and not muss with it any more.Just make sure you get as much as you can inside the crack.If it is deep it will suck it up.It probably is not.Keep a rag handy to wipe the excess off the hull.Quickly I might add. You could back up the inside with epoxy if you can get to it.

Shawn

[jnut06]

what is CA?

[SirBudman32]

CA is thin set clue. any Hobby store should have it

[srislash]

It can be Zap-A-Gap or other Cyanoacrylate glue.Get the thin stuff that we use for glueing tires on the R/C cars.

[jnut06]

i got a two part epoxy will that work good you think?

[srislash]

It will be too thick and only mask the issue,for awhile.CA will get inside and add strength.I just hit a couple spots on my hydro this way.

[stadiumyamaha]

I used ca on the same exact place on my geico and now its probably the strongest place on the hull. Ca is super glue.