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Fibreglass Stage Gate

Have you ever wanted to understand the fibreglass repair process, well here it is!!  This was an above waterline non-structural chip repair.  If the repair was in a structural part of the ski or hull this would require fibreglass resin and re-inforce fibre matt to bring back the composition strength.

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Non Structural damaged caused to Jetksi, top combing.  To protect any mouldings, trims or gunnel rubbers tape up affected area.

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Apply filler with a applicator, ensuring you keep filler away from mouldings etc.

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Scribe with a pencil arras rounded smooth edges

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Remove protective masking tapes and throughly with air around any fixings.

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Re-Guide coat.  You will also note the primer was taken out past the damaged area.

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Ensure you have full coverage with colour and you can no longer see any undercoat.

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Using the spray gun you can blow down and tack any small bits of dust or lint.

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There was also a small chip on the inside, again not a lot of product is required for the small clear blend.

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Note the clear has been wet out over a larger area and blended to infinity.

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Feather the damaged area ensuring you remove any fractured or flaky fibreglass.

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When dry, approximately 15 minutes, block sand with 180g.

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Spray on light guide coat.

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Re-tape, ensuring masking tape is only on moulding and not touching fibreglass product that has been repaired.  An applicator can tuck tape in neatly.

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Wet or dry rub with 400g until the substrate is flat and featered. Clean up and re-tape for final spray including soft edging for back masking.

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As you wet the final colour coat out you can peel back the back roll where you will re-overcoat with clear coat.

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Start applying the clear top coat.

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First clear coat and leave for approx 10 minutes.

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Once dry, carefully remove protective masking and taping.  Detail your final product if required.

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After feathering and removing any loose flakes ensure the composition is dry.

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Re-apply a top coat fine fill filler.  Note - alwaysclean applicators between use so that they fair the fillers down smooth.

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Re-block with 240g removing black guide coat.

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Tape up surrounding area to ensure no overspray and spray with primer.

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Apply colour matched base coat, allowing to dry between coats.

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This image shows the back roll is high on the inner of the face that has not been damaged therefore does not require painting.

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Where you are doing wet outs you require less clear.

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Second clear top coat application.

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Mix up some fibral fill (this is a reinforced filler).

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Re block sand with 180g, leaving the repair slightly full.

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Lightly sand arras edge.  Do not oversand these areas.

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Heat gun can assist in speeding up the drying time.  Flow heat across the undercoat paint and not directly at it.

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Normally 3 to 4 coats and blend colour.

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Note you will see the 2inch backroll of masking tape is soft and there is no sharp hard edges.

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Note the careful taping up for a nice clean job.

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Note the top back roll has been removed for these coats.

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