DocData3D
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I had one skirt on the nose area of my 5th wheel that was a piece of junk (over the long haul) and I am replacing it with a custom made skirt. I have to remove the snaps that are on there now screwed into the fiberglass and want to plug the screw holes the best I can.
So beyond puttying the holes, what is the best way to plug and hide these holes?
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Dave
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downtheroad
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Other than putty/bondo/or fiber glass patching...then sanding and painting...I would just put a couple of dummy screws into the holes.
Make it look like they belong and forget about them.
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troll3193
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I a lot of times will just put a screw back in the hole with some silicone sealant...
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ScottG
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I would use silicone but if it was a very visible location and it's on the gel-coat, I would use a filler product from a boat supply store. They have stuff that blends in almost seamlessly.
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Grillmeister
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downtheroad wrote:Other than putty/bondo/or fiber glass patching...then sanding and painting...I would just put a couple of dummy screws into the holes.
Make it look like they belong and forget about them.
Or maybe some stainless pop rivets?
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DocData3D
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I'll probably see if I can find the boat repair stuff since I would prefer they be the least visible as possible.
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LarryJM
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I used the plastic screw covers that pop into phillips head screws and put some double sided Eterbond on the and in the holes to seal them up.
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johntichy
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The problem you will have is if you just fill the holes without feathering them out and if you do not put figerglass backing they will reappear in no time at all. Best thing you can do is put stainless steel scerws or rivets. Additionaly, if there is the slightest crack on the perimeter of the holes it will spread like wildfire. You are always much better off drilling to the next size.
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Bondo has a polyester resin base. Will not stand up to water/moisture as it is hrydoscopic. The marine repair stuff folks are talking about is MarineTex. It is an epoxy based filler. Sands wonderfully holds to any surface outside of ABS and takes paint or gelcoat great as well. Not to mention waterproof.
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TFor a small hole, like a screw hole they make a putty stick that works wonders, Of course after you really need to sand and paint for a perfect job, but you need not do a whole bunch of work to patch the hole.
If you get lucky and have a standard color rig.. You can use the body putty stick and a touch up tube to paint it.
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