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Damaged Gel Coat

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Post by simontm1959 Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:53 pm

Not sure how this has happened - it's loose, but difficult to take out without disturbing the mastic.  Any ideas how to fix or should I let Marquis have a look at it under guarantee? Damaged Gel Coat Img_3010
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Post by Tinwheeler Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:58 pm

If the van is under warranty, I’d not risk invalidating that warranty by having a go myself in case water ingress has already started.

However, it will only be fixed under warranty if it is a manufacturing fault. If they have any grounds at all for deciding it's damage, you'll end up paying.
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Post by Molly3 Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:45 pm

Looks like an air void under the gell coat , needs scraping out and filling with  marine epoxy gel coat  filler then flatting with 1200 wet  dry then painting  , should  be a warrenty job
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Post by groundhog Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:40 pm

Exactly what Molly3 said! up!
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Post by raymondo Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:31 pm

the usual abyssmal quality of motor home fibreglass work (not just AS either they all seem to be as bad as each other)
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Post by Molly3 Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:24 pm

raymondo wrote:the usual abyssmal quality of motor home fibreglass work (not just AS either they all seem to be as bad as each other)
Not just motorhomes  I have seen this  Problem  on grp boats ,usually on corners whare air is trapped between matting and gell coat !,
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Post by groundhog Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:51 am

And surfboards! hugegrins
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