front end cap crack repair

[mail pouch]

Is it recommended to remove the cap and repair crack from the inside? Then I guess you calk on the outside which doesn't look so good. I looked in the library for comments sounds like most just replace the cap, very expensive to do that.

 

[JackandJanet]

No, I stop drilled my cracks and then filled the cracks with Lexel, pushed it in the crack and wiped off the excess.

- Jack

 

[mail pouch]

Where the crack is on mine the fiber glass is not stable if you push on it it moves so calk won't stay where it needs to be

 

[Bart-HILO]

Where the crack is on mine the fiber glass is not stable if you push on it it moves so calk won't stay where it needs to be

I took the front and rear caps off to repair cracks in the corners. Repaired on the inside with glass mat/epoxy. An extra layer of glass/epoxy on the outside. Taking those caps off however, is a royal pain in the posterior. Also repaired and dried out the wood that was exposed to water intrusion. All in all quite a bit of work. When you also want to replace the running lights with LED types, be prepared to do some re-wiring since the sockets may not be wired properly. Positive and negative were reversed on my HILO 2208T