Creeping Crack Cure - is it any good?

[lovezoo]

I've got a few hairline cracks in the gel coat around a fitting (looks like it has been overtightened, causing the cracks). Has anyone tried this stuff and does it work, or are there any other suggestions to fix the problem, other than grinding out and re-filling?

The area is around the bracket holding the canopy strut and the cracks are a few inches long.

Here's the Creeping Crack Cure:

Thanks for any comments/suggestions (but please try and keep them clean) /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Poignard]

It does work on deep narrow cracks but you may need more than one application. If the cracks you have are very shallow [i.e. crazing of the gelcoat] it may not work. However it does not restore any strength, it just seals the cracks and keeps the water out

By the way, I also used it to cure a leak into the boot on my Vauxhall Vectra [a common fault with them]. Two doses last February and the boot has remained bone-dry ever since.

 

[Lakesailor]

Great on leaking window rubbers. When they've lost a bit of flexibility and water creeps under the it does the trick.

It sounds like you only have a cosmetic problem. Not an actual leak.

 

[TRH]

Hi it worked for me.Best on small cracks and dry ,Keeps water out.

 

[lovezoo]

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It sounds like you only have a cosmetic problem. Not an actual leak.

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That's right - there's no leaking, just visible cracks. Main thing i want to achieve is to stop the cracks getting any bigger, so was hoping the Creeping Crack Cure would do just that. Anyone know if it will?

 

[markdj]

Thoroughly clean and dry the crack, then try a little bit of epoxy.

Really, your only proper option is to grind and fill but that would mean removing the fitting - if it is a cleat then that is easy, but if it's a handrail that can be much more difficult if it has stainless handrail tubing.

 

[Ifraser]

I too have used this stuff to seal a window leak and it was very effective but, although I'm no expert, I don't think it will do anything to help your situation... I don't believe it has any structural strength so will not prevent cracks getting bigger. The only potential benefit with gel coat crazing that I can see is that it may well prevent water penetrating the cracks and causing damage underneath, but then I would only use it as a temporary thing until I had time to open up the cracks and refil them... cheers Iain

 

[Andrew_Fanner]

Its a leakstopper, not a strength restorer.