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09/5/2010 at 8:33pm
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Is it ABS or GRP?
Both can be repaired successfully but using different materials:
GRP: put a patch of chopped glass matting on the back of the crack with fibreglass resin to reinforce it, then use gelcoat filler to fill the face of it before rubbing it down and spraying to match colour
ABS: drill holes at either end of crack to stop spreading, deepen the crack to accept filler, clean crack with surface cleaner, prime crack with primer adhesion promoter, stick reinforcing tape to back of crack, fill crack to just below surface with two part bonding filler, rub down filler to just below surface after it has cured, apply a further coat of primer, apply top coat filler, rub down and spray first with etching paint and then with matching colour
Both systems are available in repair kit form
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