Advise wanted for maintaining gelcoat that is already FUBAR

**PBA** · #1 April 7th 15, 10:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

OK, that sounds reasonable to use a little white catalyst on the real bad areas and leave everything else alone.

Thanks UH

**Dave Springford** · #2 April 7th 15, 11:11 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

There was a Standard Cirrus a few years ago at my club that was left for so long that the cracks moved through the gelcoat and into the layer of glass below. The proper repair required removing all of the gelcoat, then the first layer of glass, putting on a new layer of glass and then new gel coat.

Don't leave it too long or this could happen to you too.

**Papa3[_2_]** · #3 April 8th 15, 01:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

On Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 6:11:43 PM UTC-4, Dave Springford wrote:
There was a Standard Cirrus a few years ago at my club that was left for so long that the cracks moved through the gelcoat and into the layer of glass below. The proper repair required removing all of the gelcoat, then the first layer of glass, putting on a new layer of glass and then new gel coat.

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