Fix holes in fiberglass yourself! 

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Hi Ricky! ..Yes, a quarter sized hole can easily be fixed with Kitty Hair and a piece of melamine as a backer… which will easily “snap off” and not stick to the resin. You don’t need CSM (Chop Strand Matting) to fill the hole. You can buy “kitty Hair”or another brand of the same type stuff in a quart size can, with hardener. That’s all you need! And Thanks for stopping by!! ~ Westcoast Johnny 👍🏼

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Paul, can you send me a couple pics? I’m pretty sure I know what you mean but pics would help. 👍🏼 Westcoast_Johnny@yahoo.com

@@westcoast_johnny yes will do, thank you so much

@Knotts Fishing..great comment!! I watched your video and I would’ve used chop strand matting too, especially supporting a bow rail. I did push it a little by filling an 1 1/2” hole with Kitty Hair, at the end of the video I explain if you are doing anything structural you need to use fiberglass matting.

@@westcoast_johnny thanks! That hole you was fixing looked bigger honestly only reason I was wondering.

Hi Courtney, I’ve not tried the Bondo Glass yet, but I’m going to try it and make a comparison. If it’s like Kitty Hair then it should work as well. I did fill in the rivet holes with Kitty Hair because when I removed the windows, I had to drill out the rivets, and then the hole was slightly bigger. Some rivets were stubborn and drilling them out was not too easy, resulting in the original rivet hole becoming enlarged. So in a week or two when the windows go back in I’ll make a video about that, and if it’s okay can I mention you and your question? Thank you! 👍🏼

@@westcoast_johnny That would be great! I’m just getting started on a ‘77. Wish I had the crank out jalousie windows that you have. Mine have one larger pane that is attached with a hurricane hinge at the top and pushes out at the bottom. When I remove the first one, I found that three of the four corner holes were drilled too close to the edge and weren’t surrounded by fiberglass. Grrr… I’ve never worked with FG but binged-watched ALL of your Scamp videos last night. They are super helpful. I, too, have to replace subfloor. Do you have any videos from when you cut out the previous floor? Also…is the rear floor and the floor under the kitchen counter all one piece? If not, did you glass them together? My shell is sitting on the actual trailer at the four places where the frame exits. Trying to figure out how to lift the shell off it slightly before glassing in the new floor….

@@westcoast_johnny I actually just read that Bondo HAIR would be a more comparable product to Kitty Hair. Bondo Hair is long strand and Bondo Glass is short strand.

Hi Hungry Hippo, the fridge vent hole and the ac hole we’re both done one side only. I installed I piece of melamine with screws to hold it tight. (On the outside). Then the fiberglass was installed from inside the trailer. One hardened, you can remove the screws and it should pop off and not stick at all to the new fiberglass. It’s hard to get it perfect so you might have put a little body filler over the fiberglass and sand smooth. I’m planning a live RU-vid fiberglass demo if you’d be interested, I’ll address you and your questions too. Thanks, W Johnny

Hello David, grinding the edges to a 45 degree angle on both sides, very clean surface, and the back (underside) is a little thicker. If you keep the hole under 1 1/2” or so it won’t crack. Using bondo type fillers by themselves will eventually crack over time, the Kitty Hair is super strong and won’t crack. Hope this helps. 👍🏼

@@westcoast_johnny yes that answers my question absolutely. Thank you.

Dave, yes if done properly the fiberglass will be 100% waterproof! Thanks

Hi Logan, you can use a lightweight body filler for small screw holes. Once the surface is prepared you may need a piece of tape on the back side to hold filler. You can get a small pint size of lightweight body filler, beware of Bondo brand because it shrinks and will crack eventually.

Hello, without seeing it it’s hard to say. Is it an older one? I’ve never seen a door do that, they are very heavy and built sturdy. Can you email a pic? There was a fellow I read about in a Facebook Scamp group who bent a door back into shape by installing ratchet straps around the door, and he heated the door up and clicked the straps until he shape was right. Then he let if cool off and reinstalled it.

@@westcoast_johnny it's a 2000...so it's a few years old.

@@westcoast_johnny Wow thanks for the information... I wish I had an exactly ...how to do... there's no way for me to heat it up unless you call Sacramento California heat... which is about a 100ﾟ ...that might be heated up...lol...lol... I can't take the door off because if I do ...raccoons... skunks... possums...and cats will get in there and well... we don't want any of that... do we... so I don't even have a clue... all I know is that there's a huge gap on the bottom where anything can get in or out ...and then on the top there's so much of that rubber door stuff... you know that you put around your front door so it doesn't leak air... The only thing I guess I can do is just to go buy a new bloomin door...

Hi Jason, I put a link to the board in the video description. Now I use disposable paper sheets on a mixing board.

Hi Jason, sorry I missed the comment the first time. Yes, that would work too.

@@westcoast_johnny thanks my man appreciate it l am filling 6x9 holes on my boat l used 3 sheets of the mesh on the back side and will be filling with gel coat this week

It’s soft and workable, but it starts to harden usually about a minute or so after you mix in the catalyst

There are ways. Is there at least a gap behind the hole?

Maybe you can make a plug to go in it then fill it with Kitty hair ?

Thanks Peter, i was trying to stay simple, knowing I was going to paint the cabinet with a polyurethane topcoat, but you’re right. Thank you!

Hi Cari, I’m in the San Diego area, thanks. 👍🏼

@@westcoast_johnny can you recommend anybody in the Long Beach area they can install a new door on my Scamp. I hired somebody to work on my stamp and they get a really poor job so I need a good person.

@@westcoast_johnny Anyway I have a brand new door from Scamp factory that I need installed I could try to do it myself but I spent so much money buying and I don’t want to mess it up. Do you know anybody I can contact up here in Long Beach or perhaps you will be in the area anytime soon?

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@@westcoast_johnny lol! bet he doesn't fix fiberglass either

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