there's no wind here so i think we need the story....no tears on the computer, don't want another sad story....

Sputnik11 said..

there's no wind here so i think we need the story....no tears on the computer, don't want another sad story....

My wife was trying to do the right thing, she removed it from the middle of the yard where it was drying because it looked like there would be rain.
Unfortunately she leant it upright against the wall in the carport within striking distance of several pieces of metalwork. I'll let you imagine the rest

Now that I'm not looking at it in a state of despair and frustration It is not as bad as I first thought.
I will use knead-it to keep me going through the holidays.

Sorry for all the questions but I'd rather gather info than charge off and make it worse

Should I pull the top layer of glass/divynyl off before filling with knead-it? It has been pushed in but is still firmly attached to the yellow foam (EPS?) underneath so my first thought is that I will just scruff it up with some 360 sandpaper and fill with knead-it.

The entire puncture would fit under a 50c piece and is 4mm at the deepest point so this brings me to the next question. Once the shops are open again should I dig the repair out and add a new layer of fibreglass? or, should I leave well enough alone?

All payments for advice will be made with beer

If the glass is really loose, ie flapping around then yes remove it, but if it's still stuck down, then just rough it up somehow, small piece of sandpaper should do it. To make sure it a permanent repair you could sand the kneedit back just under flush and about 20mm around the damaged area and put a layer of glass over the top.

decrepit said..

If the glass is really loose, ie flapping around then yes remove it, but if it's still stuck down, then just rough it up somehow, small piece of sandpaper should do it.

I've taken your advice the glass was firmly stuck to the foam and I felt that I would tear big chunks of foam out if I removed the glass.

decrepit said..
To make sure it a permanent repair you could sand the kneedit back just under flush and about 20mm around the damaged area and put a layer of glass over the top.

I like this option too What sort of beer do you drink