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Old 08-16-2009, 05:57 PM
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i hit a jet ski with my rio and broke a chunk out of the front of the boat and the rear of the boat on the under side. just took a chunk out of the paint in both spots. didnt break the fiberglass. what do i do to put a smooth surface back on were the paint is gone. thanks.
Old 08-17-2009, 12:04 AM
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tou can go to your local marine suply store and pick up a gelcoat repair kit or if you want yo repaint your hull use some micro balloons and a little epoxy mixed together sand prime and paint will be good as new
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what are micro balloons and what epoxy do i use.
Old 08-17-2009, 01:44 PM
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micro balloons are a filler used in fiberglas repairthe epoxy resin is for filerglass its a two part mixture resin/ hardner

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