RichardB27 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I have an Autocruise Starfire, about 10 years old, which has cracks in the plastic sink in the washroom. I am thinking of trying to fix it with fibre glass resin and matting from underneath, as an alternative to trying to source a new one! Any ideas? (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Hi Richard & welcome to the forum. O'Leary's (near Beverley) are advertising they have a selection of the Autocruise (pre-Swift purchase) parts. Although I could not find a result for "Autocruise Sink" in their search. It would be worth an e-mail / phone call. https://sslrelay.com/olearymotorhomeshop.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=154aa0338cd8b5e/shopdata/?main_url=product_overview.shopscript Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 RichardB27 - 2011-03-17 9:29 PM ...I am thinking of trying to fix it with fibre glass resin and matting from underneath, as an alternative to trying to source a new one... Sounds like a reasonable plan if you can get the resin to adhere satisfactorily to the underside of your cracked sink. Can't see why it shouldn't work as long as you know what you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebishbus Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 HI. Yes that should work , just rough up the plactic surface to form a good key for the fibreglass, and use the lightest grade of fibreglass that you can get. Brian B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Should work but do make sure you get the correct type of resin for the tape you are using, e.g polyester tape requires a different resin to glass tape any yacht chandler should make sure you have the right combination. If it is a white sink I would use Gel Coat Filler instead of resin again available from Yacht chandlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Collings Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 If you cannot get the sinkout to work on it, laminating uphill in a difficult location will probably border on mission impossible. Might not an epoxy putty like one on this site be a better bet. http://www.sylmasta.com/acatalog/copy_of_Epoxy_Putty_Stick.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB27 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Thanks very much - the forum has come up with some useful tips. I will try to fix it first nd if that fails go for a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB27 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Thanks very much - I was worried the resin might have eaten the plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB27 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Thanks very much - I was worried the resin might have been incompatible with the plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB27 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 I will try the yacht chandler's - there is one locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB27 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Epoxy resin looks an interesting idea also. Thanks very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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