Gelcoat hairline cracks/crazing

[lowlander]

My Shell Valley has a bit of gelcoat crazing. It is a kit made in 1988 and titled in 1996 with 34000 miles, so I’m ok with it happening a bit. I found a marine product called Magicezy for hairline cracks, and it is available in a colour that seems to match mine. Has anybody used it and got satisfactory results?

[mrmustang]

Never heard of the product, but if you have gelcoat issues you need to sand down below it for a proper repair, as you do not know the underlying cause, or if it will continue in another area later on. Best bet, bake the body in the hot sun for a week, really let it heat up during the day and cool at night to see what else may pop through before you do anything else.

Bill S.
Retired bodyshop owner

[lowlander]

Thanks for the tips. I’m hoping that with 25 years and 34000 miles of use, no more will appear! And there aren’t many now.