how can i fix this puncture?

[gsxseadoo]

ran into the corner of a dock and got a nice quarter sized puncture. shop estimates are going from $350 - $850. gonna do diy since its only a cosmetic issue given its above the waterline. i was thinking of filling it with jb weld (waterweld) epoxy putty then sand it down and cover it with a sticker and call it a day. someone suggested filling it with plastidip then tape it with gorilla tape and cover it with a sticker. anyone have other suggestions?

 

[mkov608]

Leave it to the professionals.

 

[gsxseadoo]

Leave it to the professionals.

another quote for $1500. so drop the highest ($1500) and the lowest ($350) and left with $850. nah... i think i will stick with diy repair. would still like to know if anyone had experience with plugging something like it that worked.

 

[depami]

I fixed a crashed front end with Flex Seal paste and Flex Seal tape.

 

[Scriz]

I would try a two part epoxy or fiberglass repair kit. You can mix up a good amount and keep shoving it into the void until it is filled. Make sure you get all the air bubbles out of your mix so you don't have imperfections when you start sanding later. Put a piece of non-sticking film over the patch. Once it hardens, remove the film and use progressively finer grits of sandpaper until it is smooth. Hit it with some compound to smooth further. Buff with cutting wax and then polish. Once you have done all that, buy two new GTX sticker and move then to cover the patch. Or you could just skip to the last step and cover it with a new sticker.

 

[gsxseadoo]

thought about flex seal but didn't want a flexible spot. ended up using jb weld waterweld putty. first tried the regular jb weld with two tubes but it was too runny and kept pooling at the bottom and couldn't fill the hole.

after curing, sanded it down and added some carbon fiber decals. can still see bit of the outline but i think its ok and sure beats spending $$$. cost about $17 for decal and waterweld. maybe later i will try sanding it down some more.

some pics...

 

[Milehighguy303]

Rather brilliant and effective! JB Weld is one of my household favorites - and for when it is too runny, use the Quick set product. It starts to set up within a few minutes. The Quick tensile strength rating isn’t as strong as the traditional version, but usually that is ok.