Scratches in fiberglass

Post by **Bandit13** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:53 pm

Does anyone know the best to get scratches out of fiberglass? Or is it possible?

Post by **slotcarrod** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:48 pm

Sand with different grades of sand paper, heavy to fine, and then polish with car wax. If scratches are deep, you are S.O.L !

Post by **Bandit13** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 3:42 pm

Thnx!

Post by **Coelacanth** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:37 pm

I think many fiberglass surfaces have a gelcoat top layer, most are probably not just raw fiberglass. If the scratched surface is otherwise nice & smooth, you could prep it for a bit of gelcoat to fill the cracks/scratches, then you polish the gelcoat layer smooth again, flush with the good surrounding fiberglass. I've never worked with fiberglass but I think that's how you'd repair deeper scratches or cracks. I found this tutorial that might be of help:

http://www.boatingmag.com/how-to/how-to-repair-damaged-gelcoat

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