Date:         Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:44:26 -0700
Reply-To:     mark@MARKMCCULLEY.COM
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From:         Mark McCulley <mark@MARKMCCULLEY.COM>
Subject:      Re: fiberglass repair
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Never mind, I found West System. Thanks for the tip!

https://www.westsystem.com <https://www.westsystem.com/>

-Mark

> On Mar 12, 2025, at 4:27 PM, Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Steven,
> 
> What is "West system" ?
> 
> -Mark
> 
>> On Mar 12, 2025, at 3:37 PM, Steven Brower <brower@BROWERPROPULSIONLAB.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> If it’s leaking, wouldn’t that be considered structural damage? Seems to me you’d have to repair that from both sides with epoxy and fiberglass cloth.  You’ll have to create some kind of support to hold the two pieces in proper alignment while you do the fiberglass work. West system has pretty good material and instructions on how to do this sort of thing. 
>> Steven Brower
>> 
>> 
>> BPL R & D
>> Brooklyn Navy Yard
>> 63 Flushing Avenue
>> Building 280, Suite 521
>> Brooklyn, NY 11205
>> (347) 223-8877
>> brower@browerpropulsionlab.com
>> browerproplab.com
>> 
>>> On Mar 12, 2025, at 5:19 PM, Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have no idea how this happened but something struck the side of my van's pop top and cracked the fiberglass. The crack is about 6 inches long and goes all the way through to the other side. So pop top is no longer waterproof.
>>> 
>>> Here's a link to a photo of the damage.
>>> 
>>> https://share.icloud.com/photos/046b7gg9l85saFtGiSNYxP_Uw
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions on how to go about repairing this? It's not structural, just cosmetic and will allow water to pass through into the van.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mark