Vinyl and gelcoat repair advice needed...

[GTBRMC]

One guess what happened...



...dammit!

 

[smthng]

That's small enough that I bet the 3M vinyl repair kit will make it disappear.

 

[ToddW850]

Oh man! Sorry to see that!

Here is a topic that just came up. @Bruce posted a repair kit from Amazon. Video shows it worked well, however, you have a bit of a job there with all those knicks.

https://jetboaters.net/threads/tiny-slits-in-cushions.5801/

 

[Murf'n'surf]

I would find a leather/vinyl repair company nearby and let them do it or order a new skin if possible.

You've got a nice boat and that's gonna show if a DIY kit isn't perfect.

 

[GTBRMC]

Thinking I will take the affected swimdeck cushion off the boat & take it to a vinyl repair place, assuming I can find such a beast in this area.

The ding in the gelcoat may wait a while. It is really not going anywhere. I may, or may not, try to fix that myself. It is on the convex rounded edge below and a bit forward (right in the photo) of the centerline of the speaker hole.

PS: Really, really mad at myself...just sick over this. I guess I just have to get over it.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Thinking I will take the affected swimdeck cushion off the boat & take it to a vinyl repair place, assuming I can find such a beast in this area.

The ding in the gelcoat may wait a while. It is really not going anywhere. I may, or may not, try to fix that myself. It is on the convex rounded edge below and a bit forward (right in the photo) of the centerline of the speaker hole.

PS: Really, really mad at myself...just sick over this. I guess I just have to get over it.

http://leatherrestorationco.com/

 

[GTBRMC]

http://leatherrestorationco.com/

That looks just about perfect, @Murf'n'surf ! I will look into them. Thanks a ton!

 

[rkluck]

I bet a few choice words were expressed! We have all had something like this happen.

 

[Glassman]

You might try some of the magicezy chip fix:

http://www.magicezy.com/products/9-second-chip-fix/

Yeah, it isn't nearly as cheap as using gel coat, MEKP, PVA to effect the repair, but you won't end up with a quantity of material that will likely go bad before it's used. And this stuff seems to have a fairly good shelf life, no mixing required. All you would need is some very fine wet/dry paper, elbow grease, polish and wax. (they say no sanding required, but I would build it up a bit higher than the surrounding area, let it cure for a few days and then lightly wet sand level to surface and then ultimately polished it out - should blend well.

 

[txav8r]

The gelcoat repair paste I have tried works well. It has patch and gelcoat blended to make easy work of it, just fine grit sand, polish, and go.

Phil Dill has a shop they send out for vinyl repair, and they can fix that I think without recovering. They may patch the fabric from behind and then blend in a liquid vinyl that cures to the original and your done. Matching texture is an art I am sure and bet they have their techniques. I think you can fix all of this @gtb and not even know it was there. Accidents happen, don't be hard on yourself!

 

[GTBRMC]

Holy S#/t!

Just took a look behind those swimdeck seat cushions. A dozen or more fasteners back there, at least four look to be buried behind not one but two bulkheads! FML!

Anyone have a good technique to get that cushion off the boat?

Props to the engineers that apparently determined this cushion is structural. FFS.

 

[txav8r]

It isn't as bad as it seems... @Bruce ,how about giving @GTBRMC some guidance on cushion removal, I know you have had yours off!

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Usually there are two bolts and the rest of what you see are clips that you don't remove.

Remove the bolts and slide the cushion up and off of the clips.

 

[GTBRMC]

Usually there are two bolts and the rest of what you see are clips that you don't remove.

Remove the bolts and slide the cushion up and off of the clips.

That would be great! But... I don't see it. Anyone have pix or can otherwise step-by-step this one for me?

 

[Murf'n'surf]

That would be great! But... I don't see it. Anyone have pix or can otherwise step-by-step this one for me?

There's someone that did swim platform speakers that shows the area. You need the swim platform backs removed, right?

 

[GTBRMC]

There's someone that did swim platform speakers that shows the area. You need the swim platform backs removed, right?

Very good point... You out there, @Bruce?

https://jetboaters.net/threads/question-about-installing-speakers-in-swim-platform.968/
Pix show your swimdeck seat back cushions removed. Any how-to thoughts? Geez, can't believe you didn't think of that earlier, @Murf'n'surf !

 

[txav8r]

Did @Bruce ever reply to give guidance to the removal of the cushions? He has done it.

 

[OperationROL]

Ouch! @GTBRMC I feel your pain.

 

[njmr2fan]

So we found this today. Looks old, so I guess we just overlooked it. Now to go about repairing it. Should I try a DIY vinyl repair kit from amazon? It's the bottom back corner never really seen, guess that's how it avoided us.

 

[ToddW850]

So we found this today. Looks old, so I guess we just overlooked it. Now to go about repairing it. Should I try a DIY vinyl repair kit from amazon? It's the bottom back corner never really seen, guess that's how it avoided us.


I would give it a shot. From looking at it, looks like it was scuffed up from something other than the boat. I'm saying not from removing and replacing the cushion. Because if this damaged occurred from removing and replacing, then I'm not sure the vinyl repair would hold.