"Chris Ey" wrote in message .com...
Thanks for the info guys. I think repair is the way to go as the scratches
are not really that bad. I have some mercury paint, clear coat and primer.
i just need to get something to fill the scratch. The boat dealer
recomended marine tex. What kind would I buy though? Their website has a
whole product line.

Thanks again!

Chris



"UglyDan®©T" wrote in message
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I had an ex-girlfriend that had to always get the last word in even when
she was wrong.
You remind me of her.

Of course Bondo® has many different products and applications, but
that premixed crap they sell in the tube you suggested will crack and
shrink, Just go to any reputable body shop (Maaco don't count) and tell
them you want to fix a 'semi deep scratch" with it, and I promise you'll
get laughed right out of the place. They would suggest "iceing" first,
but alas a rank amateur like you wouldn't know what that means or is.
Sure bondo will work, but it won't last like epoxy, marine tex etcwhich
i've seen shrink/crack too.

When kissing bass you really should stay away from the ones tainted with
mercury.
Its really doing a # on your brain cells.

No bondo in my vehicles or boats, UD

Are you REALLY saying that "reputable body shops" don't use ANY
polyester glazing and spot putty, such as Bondo Glazing and Spot
Putty? Funny thing, a friend of a friend, who went to a tech school
for body repair, and subsequently owns his own body shop, is the one
who told me about the stuff. It is used for glazing, as well as
scratch filling. Again, you seem worried about shrinkage, and
cracking. Now, I've given an example. I have some in an area and a
material that is VERY temperature unstable, and you can watch it flex
at highway speed. It's been there long enough to know that it isn't
going anywhere. Now, mind you, I didn't ever say that the stuff will
span and repair a break in material. I said it will perform great for
filling a scratch in a hood. If you want to talk about a REAL, PROPER
fix, that would be a NEW HOOD.