Fiberglass Canopy Repair

   / Fiberglass Canopy Repair #11  
Before you go much further, take the time to drill out the ends of those cracks... may never come up, but cracks have a tendency to spread.
 
   / Fiberglass Canopy Repair #12  
I saw a pretty green batwing in a yard off State Road 100 this morning and wondered if it was Soundguys jewel. Central Florida could mean lots of places but it is his decision to label it that way, so that is what we get.
Even Central Florida beats the heck out of saying nothing at all.


Can't seem to get slowed down enough to work on any of my projects,
David from jax
 
   / Fiberglass Canopy Repair #13  
MrJimi said:
Yes OP, what do you call central Fl.? I would think Orlando

I'm a bit closer to gainesville than orlando.

soundguy
 
   / Fiberglass Canopy Repair #14  
sandman2234 said:
I saw a pretty green batwing in a yard off State Road 100 this morning and wondered if it was Soundguys jewel. Central Florida could mean lots of places but it is his decision to label it that way, so that is what we get.
Even Central Florida beats the heck out of saying nothing at all.


Can't seem to get slowed down enough to work on any of my projects,
David from jax

Well I just typed out a nice 1 page letter that TBN vaporized...

in summary, wasn't my hog.. I'm not near 100.. and my city is so small it hard to even locate on a map... saying central florida givces people the basic idea of the land around here, so it's close enough.

Soundguy
 
   / Fiberglass Canopy Repair #15  
I am fixing to head for Gainesville in about an hour. Going to watch the Gators beat Alabama in the Swamp.
I have bought a few things from a guy in Micanopy, and if it weren't for the guy my sister dated a time or two, singing "Seminole Wind", nobody would have heard of it either. (John Anderson)
Having driven a tractor trailer for the last 24 years, and 90% of it in the State of Florida and Georgia, I have probably at least heard of your town.
David from jax
 
   / Fiberglass Canopy Repair #16  
From the Picture:

Sand or grind down to pure fiberglass on both sides.

Fill in with mat. Cover with a layer of cloth. Lay on a layer of bondo. Sand flat and smooth and paint.

Repairing the damage structurally will not be difficult. Getting everything to blend in and look good is the hard part.
 
   / Fiberglass Canopy Repair #17  
Egon,
You said a mouthful when you said getting it to look right is the hard part!
David from jax
 
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#18  
Here is the canopy prepped for the first layer of mat and resin, and with the first layer of mat and resin. (I already patched the underside.)

This is my first time to work with the mat. It's very different from the fiberglass cloth.
 

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   / Fiberglass Canopy Repair #20  
Looks good so far. That wasn't so hard now was it <g>.

Kevin
 

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