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Old 10-24-2011, 07:13 AM
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Hi Everyone,
I uncovered the body on my cobra and found a crack in the jell coat finish.
It is on top of the area behind the head light about 6 inches back and the crack is about 9 inches long. Not a high stress area but wanted to know how something like this would be fixed?
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Old 10-24-2011, 11:16 AM
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Is this a newer car or well seasoned? Is the car painted or raw gel-coat? Was area struck or stressed that might have caused this or has a prior repair been done in the area? Lots of ? to direct stages of repair. In short you fix the cause of the problem and then fix the finish by spotting a few coats of gel coat, sand - paint or polish.
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Hi there, I got the body abour 4 years ago and it is not stressed.
It is at the top area where the head light goes in about 6 inches back.
The crack is only in the finish and not the fiberglass.
Can it just crack like that?
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Hi there, I got the body abour 4 years ago and it is not stressed.
It is at the top area where the head light goes in about 6 inches back.
The crack is only in the finish and not the fiberglass.
Can it just crack like that?
Did you have a plastic tarp over the body while it was stored outdoors?

If not, I need to know exactly how you had the car stored and covered.


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The car was covered with a soft lined car cover then that was covered with a tarp.
Not sure how it happened but I will have to deal with it.
Thank you all.
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The car was covered with a soft lined car cover then that was covered with a tarp.
Not sure how it happened but I will have to deal with it.
Thank you all.
The tarp is the culprit I'll betas it traps moisture.........The worst thing someone can do is put any vehicle under a plastic tarp, then subject it to heat and cold cycles.


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