CAB Top Repair Suggestions?

[Nuru]

Anyone have any recommendations for repairing the gouges my CAB's top? I foolishly let my garage door rub the top for a while and now that I have fixed the issue, I wanna repair the gouges and scratches in the top.

a new one is ~$500 bucks, so before I go that route, I wanna explore fixing it.

 

[jd110]

Depending on how deep the gouges are, you should be able to fill them in with body putty or spot filler. Then sand it smooth and repaint it.

 

[jjmarotz]

Depending on how deep the gouges are, you should be able to fill them in with body putty or spot filler. Then sand it smooth and repaint it.

^^^x2 on that. If you can't do it see what your local autobody repair shop would charge for it.

 

[jenkinsph]

My mother when driving has scuffed up and bruised her front bumper a few times.:laughing: I found the bumper repair stuff to work well bonding to these plastic(?) materials. A little different formulation than the spot repair stuff but works about the same. That is what I would use on your top if it is plastic.

 

[techwrtr2]

What is the top actually made from?

 

[Pipestone Kid]

If the top is fibre glass, go to a marine store and get their repair material. Made especially for glass repair.

 

[20 20]

I have used the fiberglass sheets to repair a broke top, but for gouges maybe all you'd need is the glue without the sheet? How deep are the gouges, are there cracks? the fiberglass repair kits are fairly simple to use and are very strong.

 

[jenkinsph]

If the top is fibre glass, go to a marine store and get their repair material. Made especially for glass repair.

It is a plastic compound not fiberglass, same as the fenders.

 

[tungularafishcamp]

You can just weld the plastic with a soldering iron. Just grab some scrap of the same stuff from someplace inconspicious and weld away.
Rick

 

[om21braz]

If it is a few small places, I'd suggest Brownell's Acraglas. You may can mix a little green paint with it or do the mixing on a John Deere catalog as it will take on some of the color of whatever it is mixed on. It is super tough stuff.

 

[Nuru]

I have used the fiberglass sheets to repair a broke top, but for gouges maybe all you'd need is the glue without the sheet? How deep are the gouges, are there cracks? the fiberglass repair kits are fairly simple to use and are very strong.

Not too deep but there are a number of them. The deepest may 1/4" at the most

 

[Nuru]

If it is a few small places, I'd suggest Brownell's Acraglas. You may can mix a little green paint with it or do the mixing on a John Deere catalog as it will take on some of the color of whatever it is mixed on. It is super tough stuff.

I will post some pics soon, and let everyone have a gander at my challenge.

 

[tungularafishcamp]

did you say it was fiberglass or plastic?

 

[Nuru]

Thanks for all the responses! I will post some pics soon, and then everyone can see what I am gonna tackle

 

[Nuru]

did you say it was fiberglass or plastic?

I believe it is the same plastic as the fender, just a lot denser

here are some pics

I guess the scratches are not that deep. They look like I could sand them down with 80 - 100 grit sandpaper, blow away all the debris and spray paint.

 

[AKfish]

Ouch.... Nuru, have you asked your dealer how they deal with damage to plastic components? I'd guess that they have to repair shipping and handling problems on new equipment - on occasion. They might even have some type of special "plastic paint" that incorporates (bonds) into the plastic rather that just laying on the surface.

Interesting thread - very curious to see a good solution.

AKfish

 

[jenkinsph]

Nuru,
That is definately in the realm of the bumper repair materials, you can mix it up similar to bondo and spread it over the gouges similar to spot putty. Sets up quickly and sand smooth.

 

[Nuru]

Ouch.... Nuru, have you asked your dealer how they deal with damage to plastic components? I'd guess that they have to repair shipping and handling problems on new equipment - on occasion. They might even have some type of special "plastic paint" that incorporates (bonds) into the plastic rather that just laying on the surface.

Interesting thread - very curious to see a good solution.

AKfish

AKfish, no I have not, but I will probably do that this week. It would be great if they had something.

 

[Nuru]

Nuru,
That is definately in the realm of the bumper repair materials, you can mix it up similar to bondo and spread it over the gouges similar to spot putty. Sets up quickly and sand smooth.

having looked at it today, I probably can just sand it down a bit and spray it, with JD Green and some clear.

 

[Willl]

Ouch is right, you did this deliberately ?

You need your cab privileges taken away for a while. :laughing: