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Repair or not repair
Posted by: fastyak on Oct-07-12 1:41 AM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Oct-07-12 1:43 AM EST --

You do not want the core material to get waterlogged, lest everything under the gelcoat turns into a nasty fungal goo. Nomex core layups will soak up the water like s sponge. If you are not going to fix it right away, and it is a low wear area, try sealing it temporarily with silicone sealer.

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Use or Not with Damaged Gel-coat - Spaf - Oct-05-12 7:41 AM
- Probably not - mintjulep - Oct-05-12 7:53 AM
- How deep and exactly how did it pop? - Celia - Oct-05-12 8:33 AM
- Repair or not repair - fastyak - Oct-07-12 1:41 AM
  - probably not - edzep - Oct-07-12 9:17 AM
    - I agree - scott_f - Oct-07-12 12:10 PM
  - If there is a core material, it will be - g2d - Oct-07-12 5:57 PM
- Duct tape - scott_f - Oct-07-12 3:44 AM
  - The Xplore - Spaf - Oct-07-12 9:41 AM
    - Doesn't look too bad - scott_f - Oct-07-12 12:22 PM
    - How much padding is on the Jbars? - Celia - Oct-07-12 12:39 PM
      - You hit it - LeeG - Oct-07-12 2:12 PM
        
        ah, and on that trailer - edzep - Oct-07-12 2:30 PM
        
        No room - Spaf - Oct-07-12 10:06 PM
- No biggie - yetiman - Oct-07-12 6:30 PM
  - Thanks - Spaf - Oct-07-12 10:11 PM
    - gel coat repair isn't hard - celia - Oct-08-12 8:27 AM
    - gel coat is quite simple to work with - CapeFear - Oct-08-12 8:34 AM
- trailer - rusty125 - Oct-10-12 6:49 PM