FIBERGLASS RV Damage Repair the Proper Way

[@LarrySketchley]

This is my motorhome and yes I am more than happy with the result, very professional.

[@tjvalleygarage]

@@LarrySketchley haha the man himself! Glad to hear it! (Your motorhome is famous)

[@philtucker1224]

Hi Larry, rear view cameras are good but I find the distance warning bleepers are far more practical (as you don’t have to watch the screen while backing). Do you have that feature?

[@captnkarl4401]

A lot of work and a lot of steps to make the finished project. Excellent job and great video!

[@tjvalleygarage]

@@captnkarl4401 thanks appreciate it!

[@paul4124]

You guys certainly are “masters of the art”, beautiful job. Good on the owner (Larry) for saying what you did ❤🇦🇺

[@tjvalleygarage]

Appreciate it, thanks for the kind words! 🙏

[@philtucker1224]

Great outcome guys! Also the young man presenter was also excellent 👌👏

[@tjvalleygarage]

Appreciate it! 👍

[@Duty_to_Warn]

Dad and son, great team, superb! Natural, knowledgeable and pleasant. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@berndschleicher5907]

Great work with an excellent result. Greetings from BG (Bavaria Germany) to BC 😉

[@tjvalleygarage]

@@berndschleicher5907 😂 thank you from BC (British Columbia)

[@heinz6344]

Good work, but I would recommend drilling a hole at the end of the crack, to avoid more ripping, due to tension.😊

[@explorepakistanwithchaudha2290]

Good work ❤

[@Steviegtr52]

I did one of these on my channel. Unfortunately I was not a youtuber then so lots are still pictures. I did actually make new molds for the rear end from insulating foam. Took me a few weeks but was like new when finished. Thanks for the video guys. Steve. UK.

[@tjvalleygarage]

Very cool! Sounds like a lot of work but was probably worth it

[@Steviegtr52]

@@tjvalleygarage yes profitable.

[@YACO51000]

Ese trabajo es muy bueno 👌 100X100 profesional

[@Society.x.]

Proper skills well done Pops

[@panagiotisharos9625]

Congratulations... regards from Athens Greece 😊...

[@tjvalleygarage]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@markhardy7600]

Great watch. Artists at work 👏👏

[@frundlemud]

no S

[@davecooke914]

Great job looks amazing 👍

[@SedwenaScarlet]

What was the black 'glue' that you used to seal off and prevent resin going down behind the tapes tec?

[@tjvalleygarage]

@@SedwenaScarlet it was some urethane epoxy, but we ended up redoing it with the kitty hair fibre putty instead (off camera) which I’d recommend just to fill the cracks 👍

[@Raf-zu5le]

Amazing job, great skill. Can I ask - did you start by just laying a single mat layer, or did you do more layers off-video? Thanks, Rich, UK 👍

[@tjvalleygarage]

We did multiple layers especially in the lower spots but it builds up pretty quick, as long as it has enough build to sand down flat later should be good 👍

[@yorotirb3941]

Wow! Neat! Allways wondered what you do when you bash one of them.

[@tjvalleygarage]

@@yorotirb3941 yea thanks!

[@eduardozurita4320]

Interesting repair, it was perfect.👍

[@tjvalleygarage]

Thanks 👍

[@tmc9525]

I always said fiberglass is infinitely repairable. I did many vettes, the fiberglass ones, and the SMC ones.

[@tjvalleygarage]

@@tmc9525 yea definitely, that’s what makes it so cool!

[@jonniebosh2238]

Nice job Dad ( from the UK)

[@Handleyman]

Wow great video, great music and great repair. Thanks for sharing!

[@tjvalleygarage]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@AGSmagirus]

Buen trabajo 👍

[@tjvalleygarage]

Thank you 🙏

[@Dronerangerspro]

Very satisfying

[@haroldconover5221]

Good job 👏

[@tjvalleygarage]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@cookoutdoor881]

Great job! What is the bill for this?

[@philtucker1224]

In the U.K. we would charge about a grand for that.

[@tjvalleygarage]

@@cookoutdoor881 it came to around 2k CAD

[@alexanderzaretsky823]

Дзякуй за працу. God bless you.

[@philtucker1224]

You could see Dad and Uncle were also brothers!

[@tjvalleygarage]

Yep that is correct! 👍

[@henrybagley8507]

what was the price charged for this repair ??

[@tjvalleygarage]

@@henrybagley8507 around $2k CAD

[@Society.x.]

@@tjvalleygarage Very Fair price

[@Hobbyholzwurm402]

Ist der letzte Gang normaler Autolack?

[@tjvalleygarage]

It is not car paint, it is called Gelcoat which is used on fiberglass parts to give them a nice finish

[@Hobbyholzwurm402]

@@tjvalleygarage thank you

[@josemiguelfleitasmedina2914]

Ese trabajo cuesta más de lo que cobrarás. Solo en productos invertidos se te ha ido un dinero ,y en tiempo no te digo. Aquí en España paño de fibra algo de fondo ,pintura, y a correr.

[@tjvalleygarage]

We actually didn’t use that much money worth of product, most of the cost is in the labour

[@tjvalleygarage]

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[@autooneled]

Great camera work and editing. We appreciate your talent! We are a company specializing in car LED lighting technology and we will contact you as soon as possible.

[@tjvalleygarage]

Awesome! We're always open to collaborating.

[@bleblu]

take care of your health and aesthetics: use a vacuum cleaner when sanding

[@tjvalleygarage]

We tried to use a vacuum as much as possible especially when grinding fibreglass 👍

[@philtucker1224]

Yes I saw they were using one. Always important with any fibre work. Very responsible of them.

[@mikefourby6011]

u left out the MEK prosses

[@tjvalleygarage]

Yea forgot about that. I just put a subtitle pointing it out but that’s it

[@bleblu]

4 putties? make your job easier by using Fiber Tech and Rage Ultra 🙂

[@lukasz_kostka]

wood on a bumper ? it will rot in weeks

[@tjvalleygarage]

@@lukasz_kostka we used wood as backing but we took it all out after the fiberglass was finished

[@george1984]

It need a bumper.

[@tjvalleygarage]

@@george1984 yea no kidding lol that’s how they come nowadays

[@johnjansen3448]

Vakmanschap

[@gomerhondo7249]

Why do you not reinforce the back with fiberglass spanning old and new making it one not just filling gaps? Who cares if it thicker on back.

[@tjvalleygarage]

Because in this situation it was not structural and we didn’t have much access to do a repair from the back. 👍

[@barryelstone2992]

Use a soft foam edging and stop you lad rubbing his greasy hands over the repair

[@bleblu]

320 and 600 grit after painting?😮 🙉🙈

[@careymcintosh5272]

Then 1200, then 2000.

[@tjvalleygarage]

Yea gelcoat is different than paint and is thicker and a bit more course to sand out

[@barryelstone2992]

Your extraction system needs improving

[@rss608]

take the stupid mouse ladder/ full width mud flap off. they don't prevent rock damage to tow/trailers

[@willhas8416]

Good video music was sh1t better video without music

[@mikecoller]

All ok except the awful music

[@manote2953]

Et dessous, c est pas fini, ? Travail d arabe.

[@tjvalleygarage]

We finished up underneath off camera 👍

[@paulpaul5689]

Nothing hard about that,easy do it yourself repair,anyone with body shop knowledge could do that with there eyes closed