Magic Ezy hairline crack fix?

[Quandary]

For the last year or so Storrar Marine have been pushing an Australian product which they claim deals permanently with hairline gelcoat cracks. It comes in a range of mixable colours and is not that expensive at less than £20. The preparation is limited to just washing or perhaps cleaning them out with a pin. It sounds just too good to be true but with a recently acquired old boat with quite a few of these irritating spider patterns it would possibly be worth a try before I get the new Dremel out and start to repair them traditionally.

Anyone tried it out yet?

 

[VicS]

For the last year or so Storrar Marine have been pushing an Australian product which they claim deals permanently with hairline gelcoat cracks. It comes in a range of mixable colours and is not that expensive at less than £20. The preparation is limited to just washing or perhaps cleaning them out with a pin. It sounds just too good to be true but with a recently acquired old boat with quite a few of these irritating spider patterns it would possibly be worth a try before I get the new Dremel out and start to repair them traditionally.

Anyone tried it out yet?

Anything is worth a try I suppose but things that sound too good to be true often are

 

[rogerthebodger]

For the last year or so Storrar Marine have been pushing an Australian product which they claim deals permanently with hairline gelcoat cracks. It comes in a range of mixable colours and is not that expensive at less than £20. The preparation is limited to just washing or perhaps cleaning them out with a pin. It sounds just too good to be true but with a recently acquired old boat with quite a few of these irritating spider patterns it would possibly be worth a try before I get the new Dremel out and start to repair them traditionally.

Anyone tried it out yet?

This has been discussed in the past. Can't remember what the outcome was and can't find the thread just now.

 

[Seashoreman]

Here is a link http://www.magicezy.com/repair-proj...ne-cracks-at-a-cosmetic-and-structural-level/
It would be interesting to hear from anyone who has used this?

 

[Spi D]

Keep google'ing. Many expectations not met, I'm afraid.

 

[Yngmar]

Previously. TL;DR: Not impressed.

There was a spokesperson from MagicEzy responding in that thread, but got moderated into oblivion because "promotional". As they however uttered some potentially useful advice that is not found in the instructions included with the product, I'll repeat the useful bits here, minus the links to their website, hoping I won't get moderated away myself (I have no commercial interests in the product and it didn't work well for me, but perhaps with these instructions it might have):

1. Use a sewing needle or similar to scrape away any grime, wax or dirt out of the crack.
2. MagicEzy Hairline Fix is quite fluid, so shake the tube vigorously prior to opening for about 2 minutes to mix the color through for even consistency.
3. Do not use on very warm surfaces, as the product will become tacky before it has a chance to penetrate into the crack. If necessary use a damp cloth to cool the surface or apply early in the morning or late afternoon when temperatures are cooler.
4. Some cracks are quite deep, so several applications may be necessary to completely fill the crack. Wait about 1 hour in between each application.

Also - here are some before and after images showing a great repair using MagicEzy Hairline Fix from a forum member in the Bayliner Owners Club.

 

[nigelmercier]

I think your reply to the earlier thread tells us all we need to know ...

... It's basically coloured superglue and while it made some improvement, the crazing is still visible. Not magic at all.

 

[Quandary]

Interesting about there being an earlier thread: before I posted I searched the words 'Magic Ezy hairline crack fix', the only words that the search responded to was 'crack' and 'fix' as you can imagine there were plenty of those. Not the first time I have noticed that Google can find stuff here that the YBW search is baffled by.
I might be tempted to try it for myself though if it is silicone light 'Captain Tolley' it could compromise later proper gelcoat repairs.

 

[Scotsailor]

I saw this thread and thought this product might be worth a try to repair the crazing on my anchor locker lid. …I am very pleased indeed with the results. The crazing is gone and you would have to know where to look to notice any difference. I followed the manufacturers instructions exactly. And I also cleaned very thoroughly with acetone. I took the lid off the boat and did the job in a warm house. Happy to provide photos before and after but I don't know how to post them. No connection with company.

 

[Murv]

In case anyone was interested, it was me that posted about it previously: http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?390121-Magicezy&highlight=

In summary, I found it useless but it seems to work far better if your GRP is newer (all detail is in the thread)