This is a real review, I paid full price for this item Easiest way to apply: 2x plastic spoons Small paper bowl or plate (do not use cups because they make it difficult to fully mix) Make sure you do not use the same spoon for scooping out different ingredients, one spoon goes in epoxy, the other in hardener, they never touch. Scoop one on one side of the plate and one on the other. If you want you can have a small scale under plate to get perfect ratio, but I've been able to eyeball it without any problems This stuff is absolutely amazing for covering up exposed fiberglass on boat bottom (scrapes from beaching), old screw holes, lots of repairs where gelcoat is damaged. It should not be used for any structural repairs, use fiberglass + resin for that, this is only gelcoat/small non-structural holes It sands very well using ultrasonic sander, hand sanding works too but takes a while. Try to get it as smooth as possible before it fully dries, I used my hand in rubber glove to smooth it out, then sand when fully cured the next day
I had a bad storm catch me out on the big water I headed in to the bayou and I damaged my pirogue bottom on some cypress tree knees in the shallow trying to beach and wait it out, I thought it was a goner but this marine tex is great I was able to repair it with a combination of this for the small holes,dings and fiber glass for the big one ,I thought I did not order enough but it is really a lot of the marine tex in a small package I will get some more for a emergency stash, It is really easy to work with and sands down smooth I used a orbital sander with fine grit it worked great all the repairs are still holding up no problems and i'm on the water everyday
Worked well in repairing some hull gel-coat dock-scrapes. Mixing the two-part system required some care: used to identical sticks to insure the 5:1 volume:volume ratio (I used smooth disposable plastic silverware handles). Instructions claim there is only a 10% leeway in the proportions and all six batches so far worked fine, curing and allowing wet sanding after several hours. It is white and may contrast a bit with a 44 year old hull, but not enough to try to mix in a colorant in my case. At 85-90 degrees F., it handled more like cheap toothpaste than 'putty,' but with a firm plastic scraper, I was able to fill most scratches in one application, and all in two with sanding between applications. The instructions start with "mix all of part A (can) with all of part B (jar)" - if you need that much at once you will need an application crew and should likely consider a bulk purchase. Photos are of pre and post port-side two-application hull repairs.
A little whiter than my boat, but it was a cinch to use and did a nice, neat repair. I used a 180 grit paper on a Craftsman Nextec vibrating sander for the first sanding and found the stuff to be easy to sand and shape (the repair was on a corner) with the 180 grit. I hand sanded it up to 2000 grit and compounded it - came out smooth and shiny. If done right, a gel coat can be sprayed over the Marine-tex, but I am happy with the smoothly sanded and polished out finish on my boat. It takes a sharp eye and knowing the location to find the repair. Be sure to mask the area to be repaired, so you don't get the Marine-tex on the good gel coat - save some sanding and polishing.
Used this in conjunction with fiberglass and epoxy for some extensive paddleboard repairs. My paddleboard had an unfortunate accident during a wind storm, leaving cracks and gouges. I used this product to fill small dings and to also as filler when prepping the larger areas for fiberglass. It mixes to the consistency of a sticky organic creamy peanut butter. Really sticky, so when applying, the less you mess around with it the better. I gave it a good 24 hrs to dry, and it sanded really easily. Worked up to a 2000 wet sand, and it was gorgeous. Feels just as strong as the rest of the board, and if prepped, sanded/painted properly, will look indistinguishable from the factory finish. Pros: easy to mix, strong, easy sanding Cons: none yet
A tree limb fell on my small folding camper, an A-Liner, and punched a hole in the fiberglass roof about an inch across. I cut out the cracked and damaged part, filled it in with foam, then patched it with Marine-Tex. The pot life seems 3 or 4 hours, so you have plenty of time to work. The mix ratio is 5:1, with a 10% allowance. The stuff is sticky as all heck. You can't smooth it out with a putty knife, you can only glump it in and sand it down later. Be sure you wear rubber gloves! I let it cure overnight and masked the area around it with tape to avoid cutting into the gel coat while sanding. It sands down fairly fast, about 20 minutes, going from 80 grit to 120 to 200 to 320. The white is a close match for the white camper. You wouldn't notice the patch unless I pointed it out to you. The sanding did reveal a few bubbles in the epoxy but I expected that. You have to look closely to see them. This is the first time I've used Marine-Tex and, overall, I'm very pleased. Marine-Tex is great stuff, easy to use, tolerant as to mix ratio and temperature, and it cures rock-hard.
I used this product to patch an old fiberglass pool slide. I have used many types of patches and putty in the past but this was slightly different in consistency. It was easy to mix and apply. It had the consistency of sticky tar and I was not sure how hard it would setup or cure. I let it dry about 48 hours before attempting to sand it. The product worked awesome. I used a hand held palm sander and had no problems sanding it smooth. Just want to make sure you don't put too much on because it sets up very hard. Once sanded and completely cured, I applied a primer and top coat to the slide. The patched areas are completely perfect, you would never know any repair was done, it looks like new. I would recommend this product to anyone.
After a bolt embedded in the front of our camper and removing the bolt and doing some backing strength work, then fiberglass layering, then sanding, then layering with Marine-Tex, then sanding, then buffing the camper is ready to go back on the road again. Color match came out pretty good. The RV shop said they usually replace the entire sheet of fiberboard backed fibergla$$ or maybe put a diamond plate nose cone over the hole. This was the best fix for the money...
the swim platform mounting bracket bolts had pulled almost all the way out of the boat we purchased. we removed the platform and used this to full in the holes. it took all of one package, as the hull is pretty thick there. sanded flush, re-drilled holes, re-installed platform and it worked great! husband was skeptical of how strong it would actually be, but after drilling thru it (and breaking one drill but, oops) he said he was really surprised. we've used boat twice since, and the platform is very strong and straight, no cracking or anything of the filled holes. very happy with purchase.
Well I purchased marine -tex after looking at reviews online and some research for some type of putty that would patch a fiberglass 1 inch crack I got on the bottom of my hull. My bunker on my trailer came loose and shifted when I was towing my boat and the metal bracket dug into and left a crack in my boat. A local marine shop in town recommended this stuff also I bought it on amazon because it was cheaper. Anyways this stuff worked perfect I was a little worried cus the crack did look big to me but I applied it and filled the crack up with marine tex and wow did it work I can't believe how hard it dried it honestly feels harder then the boats original fiber glass. Anyone debating wether to spend the money or not spend it this is the best product you can get for repairing hulls ! I wouldn't trust anything else out at the lake by myself to keep my boat floating ! Don't think about it buy it!
Antonio Villaalta
I LOVE MARINETEX!!!
This is a real review, I paid full price for this item Easiest way to apply: 2x plastic spoons Small paper bowl or plate (do not use cups because they make it difficult to fully mix) Make sure you do not use the same spoon for scooping out different ingredients, one spoon goes in epoxy, the other in hardener, they never touch. Scoop one on one side of the plate and one on the other. If you want you can have a small scale under plate to get perfect ratio, but I've been able to eyeball it without any problems This stuff is absolutely amazing for covering up exposed fiberglass on boat bottom (scrapes from beaching), old screw holes, lots of repairs where gelcoat is damaged. It should not be used for any structural repairs, use fiberglass + resin for that, this is only gelcoat/small non-structural holes It sands very well using ultrasonic sander, hand sanding works too but takes a while. Try to get it as smooth as possible before it fully dries, I used my hand in rubber glove to smooth it out, then sand when fully cured the next day
Jessie Besson
great stuff
I had a bad storm catch me out on the big water I headed in to the bayou and I damaged my pirogue bottom on some cypress tree knees in the shallow trying to beach and wait it out, I thought it was a goner but this marine tex is great I was able to repair it with a combination of this for the small holes,dings and fiber glass for the big one ,I thought I did not order enough but it is really a lot of the marine tex in a small package I will get some more for a emergency stash, It is really easy to work with and sands down smooth I used a orbital sander with fine grit it worked great all the repairs are still holding up no problems and i'm on the water everyday
Marvin Baluyot Velarde
Worked Well Repairing Gel-coat Scratches
Worked well in repairing some hull gel-coat dock-scrapes. Mixing the two-part system required some care: used to identical sticks to insure the 5:1 volume:volume ratio (I used smooth disposable plastic silverware handles). Instructions claim there is only a 10% leeway in the proportions and all six batches so far worked fine, curing and allowing wet sanding after several hours. It is white and may contrast a bit with a 44 year old hull, but not enough to try to mix in a colorant in my case. At 85-90 degrees F., it handled more like cheap toothpaste than 'putty,' but with a firm plastic scraper, I was able to fill most scratches in one application, and all in two with sanding between applications. The instructions start with "mix all of part A (can) with all of part B (jar)" - if you need that much at once you will need an application crew and should likely consider a bulk purchase. Photos are of pre and post port-side two-application hull repairs.
Adam Escorial
Just used the 2oz kit.
A little whiter than my boat, but it was a cinch to use and did a nice, neat repair. I used a 180 grit paper on a Craftsman Nextec vibrating sander for the first sanding and found the stuff to be easy to sand and shape (the repair was on a corner) with the 180 grit. I hand sanded it up to 2000 grit and compounded it - came out smooth and shiny. If done right, a gel coat can be sprayed over the Marine-tex, but I am happy with the smoothly sanded and polished out finish on my boat. It takes a sharp eye and knowing the location to find the repair. Be sure to mask the area to be repaired, so you don't get the Marine-tex on the good gel coat - save some sanding and polishing.
Shane Abasola Batas
Great Product For Foam Core Paddleboard Repair
Used this in conjunction with fiberglass and epoxy for some extensive paddleboard repairs. My paddleboard had an unfortunate accident during a wind storm, leaving cracks and gouges. I used this product to fill small dings and to also as filler when prepping the larger areas for fiberglass. It mixes to the consistency of a sticky organic creamy peanut butter. Really sticky, so when applying, the less you mess around with it the better. I gave it a good 24 hrs to dry, and it sanded really easily. Worked up to a 2000 wet sand, and it was gorgeous. Feels just as strong as the rest of the board, and if prepped, sanded/painted properly, will look indistinguishable from the factory finish. Pros: easy to mix, strong, easy sanding Cons: none yet
Majid Khichi
Terrific stuff
A tree limb fell on my small folding camper, an A-Liner, and punched a hole in the fiberglass roof about an inch across. I cut out the cracked and damaged part, filled it in with foam, then patched it with Marine-Tex. The pot life seems 3 or 4 hours, so you have plenty of time to work. The mix ratio is 5:1, with a 10% allowance. The stuff is sticky as all heck. You can't smooth it out with a putty knife, you can only glump it in and sand it down later. Be sure you wear rubber gloves! I let it cure overnight and masked the area around it with tape to avoid cutting into the gel coat while sanding. It sands down fairly fast, about 20 minutes, going from 80 grit to 120 to 200 to 320. The white is a close match for the white camper. You wouldn't notice the patch unless I pointed it out to you. The sanding did reveal a few bubbles in the epoxy but I expected that. You have to look closely to see them. This is the first time I've used Marine-Tex and, overall, I'm very pleased. Marine-Tex is great stuff, easy to use, tolerant as to mix ratio and temperature, and it cures rock-hard.
Sophie Cigleris
Great Product! Awesome Results.
I used this product to patch an old fiberglass pool slide. I have used many types of patches and putty in the past but this was slightly different in consistency. It was easy to mix and apply. It had the consistency of sticky tar and I was not sure how hard it would setup or cure. I let it dry about 48 hours before attempting to sand it. The product worked awesome. I used a hand held palm sander and had no problems sanding it smooth. Just want to make sure you don't put too much on because it sets up very hard. Once sanded and completely cured, I applied a primer and top coat to the slide. The patched areas are completely perfect, you would never know any repair was done, it looks like new. I would recommend this product to anyone.
Nathaly Desilets
After a little road hazard - Marine-Tex was recommended by a friend
After a bolt embedded in the front of our camper and removing the bolt and doing some backing strength work, then fiberglass layering, then sanding, then layering with Marine-Tex, then sanding, then buffing the camper is ready to go back on the road again. Color match came out pretty good. The RV shop said they usually replace the entire sheet of fiberboard backed fibergla$$ or maybe put a diamond plate nose cone over the hole. This was the best fix for the money...
Elena Hepworth
used to fix swim platform holes in boat hull
the swim platform mounting bracket bolts had pulled almost all the way out of the boat we purchased. we removed the platform and used this to full in the holes. it took all of one package, as the hull is pretty thick there. sanded flush, re-drilled holes, re-installed platform and it worked great! husband was skeptical of how strong it would actually be, but after drilling thru it (and breaking one drill but, oops) he said he was really surprised. we've used boat twice since, and the platform is very strong and straight, no cracking or anything of the filled holes. very happy with purchase.
Diosdado Gabas
Best Marine Fiberglass repair !
Well I purchased marine -tex after looking at reviews online and some research for some type of putty that would patch a fiberglass 1 inch crack I got on the bottom of my hull. My bunker on my trailer came loose and shifted when I was towing my boat and the metal bracket dug into and left a crack in my boat. A local marine shop in town recommended this stuff also I bought it on amazon because it was cheaper. Anyways this stuff worked perfect I was a little worried cus the crack did look big to me but I applied it and filled the crack up with marine tex and wow did it work I can't believe how hard it dried it honestly feels harder then the boats original fiber glass. Anyone debating wether to spend the money or not spend it this is the best product you can get for repairing hulls ! I wouldn't trust anything else out at the lake by myself to keep my boat floating ! Don't think about it buy it!