I am a beginner to fiberglass repair, though I have done a bit of patch work in the past.
I recently began restoring my 16 foot fiberglass canoe and have basically gotten her sanded down. Moving forward I am looking for advice on strategies to fix a few of her issues.
Canoe Restoration Project - Imgur
That album shows what I am working on. Any advice would be welcome.
To sum it up, she has a couple significant damages to the keel, damaged gunwales, and a multitude of cracks in the gelcoat, or even deeper. My plan is to grind down each and every area of deeper damage and build the fiberglass back up with successive layers of fiberglass mat and cloth. I am using a simple bondo fiberglass repair kit and don't want to get too complex with this since its my first project.
Any advice welcome.
I recently began restoring my 16 foot fiberglass canoe and have basically gotten her sanded down. Moving forward I am looking for advice on strategies to fix a few of her issues.
Canoe Restoration Project - Imgur
That album shows what I am working on. Any advice would be welcome.
To sum it up, she has a couple significant damages to the keel, damaged gunwales, and a multitude of cracks in the gelcoat, or even deeper. My plan is to grind down each and every area of deeper damage and build the fiberglass back up with successive layers of fiberglass mat and cloth. I am using a simple bondo fiberglass repair kit and don't want to get too complex with this since its my first project.
Any advice welcome.