Section 07 BODY AND HULL
Subsection 02 (BODY)
pieces evenly. Try to work quickly, you may only
have 15 or 20 minutes. You may clean the brush
with acetone.
Wait until the repair has hardened before moving
on to the interior repair. If the size of the opening
is too large for the pieces to maintain the proper
shape, you will have to use a backing support. It
is a shaped piece of cardboard that fits flush to the
interior surface and has a plastic layer on the repair
side. It is held in place by tape or a support.
Inside: Wipe down the area with acetone on a
cloth. Apply the same procedure as for outside
repair when laminating the alternating pieces
of fiberglass material. If a backing support was
used, remove it before starting the repair. After
the area has hardened, remove sharp edges of
material from surface. If required paint the sur-
face.
Sanding
Outside: This surface will have to be prepared for
application of gelcoat. The size of the area will
determine the gelcoating procedure to be used.
Refer to the
MINOR GELCOAT FRACTURES RE-
PAIR
.
Buffing and Waxing
Refer to the
BUFFING AND WAXING
in
MINOR
GELCOAT FRACTURES REPAIR
.
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