Re: Spider Cracks and gouges
Posted on March 17 that I'd dremelled out mu spider cracks ready for filling. Ordered 1 qt of White Gel coat from US Composites. I had both Cabosil & Q Cells left over from my rebuild job in 2012, so used the Cabosil Used cleaned out yohurt pots and plastic spoons to mix and a flat blade plaster knife for the filling. After putting on Coat 1, I used a Sandwich bag cut in 2 to cover the repair and taped it down with masking tape. left it 24 hours to cure. Used my random orbital sander with a 250 grit to level down the first fill. There were a couple of small air type pockets visible. Mixed Coat 2 and repeated. that coat was left for 48 hours due to me being busy. Used the random again and the job is as smooth as a baby's bum. I could and probably will go over with a finer wet & dry, then polish up, but not right now. Job done.
One thing I did notice is that the day after mixing the paste, the yoghurt pot and plastic spoon had melted, so if you are cheap & recycle like me, put something underneath (like a piece of card) to protect whatever you're mixing on.
