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Old 04-10-2009 | 07:49 PM
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the previous owner grinded out some stress cracks. he ground through the gel to the raw fiberglass, what can i fill this with??? could i use a waterproof kitty hair(gorilla hair)??? heres what i need to repair
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Old 04-14-2009 | 12:45 PM
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i would just use west systems 407 and polyester resin than a coat of gel to fair it out. Are you planing on painting the boat?
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Old 04-16-2009 | 06:44 PM
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could you just fill it with fine hair kitty hair waterproof??? just wondering if it would work sure its not the absolute best way but would it work??? thanks a lot chris
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Old 04-16-2009 | 10:35 PM
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yea that would work but that stuff is pretty hard to sand. Easiest is 3M's premium marine filler if you can get your hands on it.
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