wdk450
Well-known member
Gang:
I recently noticed a 6 inch crack in the sidewall at the top rear corner of my bedroom slide, going upwards toward the roof. I looked online for guidance, and first of all drilled a 1/8 inch hole at the upper end of the crack to keep it from spreading. I covered the crack with white duct tape temporarily to keep out moisture until I could make a repair. I determined that the crack was caused by uneven vertical adjustment of the bedroom slide (1-1/2 inch difference between the top and bottom of the slide to wall when the top of the slide was just touching the top seal). I spent a day re-aligning the bedroom slide and got it right, along with adjusting the slide hydraulic ram nuts to adjust the full in and full out slide points.
I bought a marine/household polyester fiberglass repair kit at a hardware store. I used a stiff wire wheel on my drill to remove paint and shape the edges of the crack into a valley as suggested in the repair kit instructions. I cut 2 pieces of the fiberglass mat into the shape I needed, mixed the resin and hardener, put resin on the crack area, and put the resin-soaked pieces of fiberglass mat into place. I worked all of the bubbles out of the repair area and left it to dry. A day later and the repair doesn't look too bad for my first foray into fiberglass repair.
Next I need to sand the area, and prep it for paint, as the fiberglass repair is not UV resistant. The big question is: "What paint to use?" I looked at the hardware store, and found Krylon Fusion for Plastic in a Gloss White that seems close. I am thinking I can always sand it back off if it looks bad.
Any advice???
I recently noticed a 6 inch crack in the sidewall at the top rear corner of my bedroom slide, going upwards toward the roof. I looked online for guidance, and first of all drilled a 1/8 inch hole at the upper end of the crack to keep it from spreading. I covered the crack with white duct tape temporarily to keep out moisture until I could make a repair. I determined that the crack was caused by uneven vertical adjustment of the bedroom slide (1-1/2 inch difference between the top and bottom of the slide to wall when the top of the slide was just touching the top seal). I spent a day re-aligning the bedroom slide and got it right, along with adjusting the slide hydraulic ram nuts to adjust the full in and full out slide points.
I bought a marine/household polyester fiberglass repair kit at a hardware store. I used a stiff wire wheel on my drill to remove paint and shape the edges of the crack into a valley as suggested in the repair kit instructions. I cut 2 pieces of the fiberglass mat into the shape I needed, mixed the resin and hardener, put resin on the crack area, and put the resin-soaked pieces of fiberglass mat into place. I worked all of the bubbles out of the repair area and left it to dry. A day later and the repair doesn't look too bad for my first foray into fiberglass repair.
Next I need to sand the area, and prep it for paint, as the fiberglass repair is not UV resistant. The big question is: "What paint to use?" I looked at the hardware store, and found Krylon Fusion for Plastic in a Gloss White that seems close. I am thinking I can always sand it back off if it looks bad.
Any advice???