Spare tire tub repair

[Kurt G.]

I am in need of some minor repair on my spare tire tube. Very minor. When removing undercoating from the tub the original finish was damaged allowing some of the fiberglass fibers to pop thru and be felt when you rub your hand over it. Has anyone ever repaired a tub with this damage without damaging the original appearance, etc. of the tub? Is there a way to do it?

[Gary C.]

Re: Spare tire tub repair

Kurt,

Fellow NCRS Member Scott Sinclair repairs tubs. Send Scott an email and get his phone number and give him a call. Scott will give you some help.

Gary
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[Gary B.]

Re: Spare tire tub repair

Gary,

Would Scott also me the person to contact to ask about repairing a deep scratch in the engine-side heater fan box on my '66? Like the spare tire tub, the fan box is unpainted dark fiberglass with a hint of fibers in the surface, and I don't know how to repair it so the repair is undetectable.

Gary

[Gary C.]

Re: Spare tire tub repair

Gary B.

Don't know, best to ask Scott. Scott knows how to repair tubs and make the repair unnoticeable.

Gary C.
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[Bob D.]

Re: Spare tire tub repair

Kurt

What did Dallas say??

Bob

[William B.]

Re: Spare tire tub repair

I have seen a tub repaired by Scott, very easy to detect, I would look for a better tub with no damage or repair it myself, just need to tint the resin, but still easy to detect.

[Kurt G.]

Re: Spare tire tub repair

Nuttin, Honey

[Michael M.]

Re: Spare tire tub repair

It is really hard to fix something without seeing the repair. If the repair is minor just spraying a flat clear over the fiberglass fiber should help. Then you could always wet sand the area and apply one last light coat. If further damage is done you can apply resin with black and white tints to get the correct color gray. Apply the resin with a squeege and try to work the resin into the damaged area.

[Ron G.]

Re: Spare tire tub repair

On some of the Corvettes I have owned, I have had good results with Calyx. (don't know if I spelled it correct) This is the same stuff for exhaust manifolds. Not that I use it for manifolds, because I don't, but if you have light scratches you can rub the Calyx into the scratch and it usually does a good job of camoflouging the area. Gray shoe polish will also provide good results. As far as a crack is concerned, I don't have any experience with fixing that.