Customer Reviews for Aquatic Gelcoat Repair Kit in White

The product works well. Sadly it is an off white color. The package does caution about this but I would prefer it if it we're a true white

Easy to install.

Very easy to mix and use. Used on a rental condo bathtub and was concerned there would be a lingering smell since application smell was pretty strong, but it was fine. I would purchase again, due to ease of application.

was nice and easy...not hassle

Can't tell the differance at all

Very good product, make sure to have good ventilation while using.

I had a fiberglass tub crack when installing. I followed the directions carefully and with a lot of hand sanding i had it repaired. Then came the blue rubbing compound which worked its way into a hairline crack that was invisible before. Why not white rubbing compound? Now the problem is i am out of rubbing compound and sandpaper but i still have enough filler for another try. So why not include two pieces or each sandpaper and extra rubbing compound if you only use half of the filler when following the directions?

It worked ok

way overpriced for how much you get.

Easy to use for a repair. I had a small hole and it worked great!

Worked as advertised

easy to apply; directions easy to understand. Saved a ton of money by patching the small nick in our tub.

I used this to fill a wide, but somewhat shallow wear spot in the tub. It's been a few months. So far so good (knock on wood). If you're not familiar with doing this kind of work surface prep is key. I cleaned it thoroughly with a bathroom cleaner to clear soup residue, then ran some alcohol over the spot to clear any grease or water. I waited a bit to let that all clear then I applied as directed. After a day some light sanding & voila. Yeah you'll want to get a bit more sandpaper than they supply in the kit. You can see the repair if you look closely, but even then it's nothing real obvious unless you know what you're looking for.

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this product is perfect, I left it on for a week before sanding and polishing works great easy perfect . it filled a half dime size chunk like it never was there

Used the kit for my RV sidewall repair. Worked great and good colour match.

Very easy to use and looked great after. My only suggestion would be to buy 400 and 600 grit sand paper if you are doing more than one spot or a large spot.

This was easy to use. Used it on a textured floor and you can not see it. Great product!

Material worked just as shown in video before I purchased product. The color is not perfect but with the polish you cannot see the hole.

Excellent directions. Easy to use. total time start to finish 20 minutes.

One of the grab handles fell off the wall and the dime-sized holes were exposed. I tried this product and it did not work. The holes opened back up and the wall looks worse! Do not recommend!

While the product may fill in large holes, smaller pinholes or cracks need to be actually expanded prior to application. The filler I bought was actually dried out and seemed as though it was sitting on the shelf for a while, making it hard to work with, possibly explaining why some of it fell out of the holes even after enlarging them prior to the repair. The final repair never matches the original finish of the tub.

Very pleased with product. Sealed tear very well..

Broken again after one day. Not recommended for cracks on the bath floor.

Follow the directions and it comes out great . Just one tip , try not to get too much build up, because it is very hard sanding. Other than that great product.

Omg....couldn't have been easier! What a wonderful alternative to fix holes in fiberglass. Was worried about reviews due to product being dry. Mine was not! You can hardly tell there were holes from old shower door. Would recommend to all:)

Easy to use and workable for a good 5 to 10 minutes. I recommend using a piece of cardboard or an old spatula for application. The wooden stick doesn't cut it. The color isn't perfect on my tub, but pretty close. I'm sure no one would spot the repair without me pointing it out. Wet sanding is the key and keep sanding until everything is perfectly smooth. Saved a $1500 tub.

This is an excellent, inexpensive way to solve chips or cracks in your fiberglass tub/shower. If you follow the instructions you will end up with a flawless surface. My shower was 36 years old and when I was done it looked as smooth as new, however, as stated in the instructions the color match will vary depending on the individual tub or shower. I didn't mind that my color was a little off, I just didn't want it to leak. There is a lot of product in the package and so I even had some left over when done.

This product worked better than I expected for my small repair area. Getting the full kit with higher cost of $20 ensures that you have what is required for the entire patch process, but after going through this once, I would be tempted to get the lower cost competitor package of epoxy only, though there is the risk that the specific epoxy formulation may not be as good as in this kit. The color match of white is not great, but you’ll just have to accept that. There is probably no great match to any color, though I thought that “white” would be straightforward, but my wife seemed to understand the many variations of white. This epoxy had a faint blue-gray tint as compared to my shower stall’s version of white. My repair was of two small areas where I hit the side of the shower stall with the plastic portion of a scrub brush while scouring the textured floor with comet. The fiberglass wall must be very thin there, since I did not whack it very hard, just bumped it while scouring adjacent to the wall. One spot punched through, making a hole about 5mm in diameter and a couple of hairline cracks radiating out another 5mm. The other spot did not punch through, just a couple of hairline cracks about 10mm long. To clean the patch area, I lightly scrubbed the surface with a sponge and comet, thoroughly wiped off the comet with a wet sponge, dried the area with a cloth, then wiped it down with the provided tiny alcohol pad, then some more with a lint-free cloth and my own isopropyl alcohol. In hindsight, I should have used the familiar “frog” tape used for trim painting to mask the limits of where I wanted to apply the epoxy, then peeled it off while the epoxy was still mushy. This would have helped to guide me when smoothing the surface of the epoxy and blending it to the surrounding non-damaged area without worrying that I was spreading it everywhere unnecessarily, as well as defining a nice clean border. The epoxy has a very strong volatile odor, so heed the instructions to have good ventilation in the area, lest you start hallucinating and make a big mess of the patch job. For this small job, I did not need to use ½ of the small jar of epoxy as the instructions say, just 1/8 of the jar was more than enough. The instructions say to use 3-6 drops of hardener for ½ the jar, so I used 1 drop for 1/8 of the jar, it seemed to work. I mixed the epoxy and hardener on a piece of folded aluminum foil, rather than on cardboard as the instructions say. The instructions say that there is a 15 minute working time depending on the room temperature, my mix ratio gave at least 20 minutes before the waste epoxy on the aluminum foil started to firm up. Wearing disposable plastic gloves, I spread the epoxy onto the patch areas using the small wood stick, and pushed some into the small hole with a gloved finger. I left about 1/16” of excess height with the epoxy since it shrinks upon curing. I was worried about difficulties of having to sand away too much after it cured, but the later sanding operation was easy, so do not worry about getting the epoxy blob perfect. I used isopropyl alcohol on the lint-free cloth (used earlier) to wipe away excess epoxy around the perimeter of the patch. I let the epoxy cure for a full day, as opposed to the minimum of 3 hours per the instructions. The kit provides small squares of 400 grit and 600 grit wet-use sand paper, and polishing compound. It is very important to wet the paper with water to obtain a good finish (note that not all sandpaper can be used wet). The small squares were sufficient for my patch, but a patch that would have required ½ of the jar or the full jar of the epoxy would probably require a full sheet of wet-paper. If you need a larger piece of sandpaper, be sure to purchase “wet-or-dry” sandpaper. My patches were on an inconspicuous vertical surface, nevertheless I tried to limit sanding beyond the patch to avoid scratching the surrounding area. The surrounding area did not seem to be marred after the sanding and polishing, but the angle of light at the patch location may not have revealed slight blemishing, even with a spotlight. The epoxy sanded down easily using the 400-grit paper with only mild pressure, the cured epoxy was softer than I expected. It helps to use a flashlight or other source of light held at various angles to the patch to reveal spots that need sanding to blend into the surrounding area. Likewise the 600-grit seemed to provide a nice finish with finer blending. I used a damp lint-free cloth with the provided polishing compound, and buffed well outside of the patch area to make sure that I polished out any scratching from the sand paper. The polishing compound comes in a small packet where your tear off the top, so I do not know if it will dry out and be useless if it is stored after opening. I’ll try taping the top closed to prevent drying out, though I hope to not have to use it ever again. In the end, the small patches appear better than leaving cracks or getting a whole new shower stall. I’ll have to see how they hold up with shower use.

Used to patch a 3/4" hole in a bathtub. Worked great, and looks good. The product was creamy and smooth, and easy to work with. Sounds like i was lucky to get a fresh batch--hopefully the company will start putting expiration dates on the box.