Spider cracks...

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silly34

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I've been Googling and reading up on repairing these things and it seems there are about a ton of different opinions. I think I can repair these myself but really don't want to go too deep into it.

The cracks I have are only on one spot of the boat... pretty much where peeps have stepped to get into the boat.

Suggestions?

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Re: Spider cracks...

hi....welcome to iboats.

those spider cracks are called crazing.

yes you can fix them your self....

do a search here for gellcoat repairs....

or click the link in my sig....and use the index...look for a simple gellcoat repair
 
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silly34

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Re: Spider cracks...

I just had an idea... could I just sand it and apply some texturized bed liner stuff like line-x? It would be a good spot since that's where feet get put all the time.

Thoughts?

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Re: Spider cracks...

yes you could, but if you dont get the crazing out, the cracks will appoear right thru the bed liner (as it is the substraight that is cracked)
as well. this kind of repair usually looks like a patch
 
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