How To Fix And Repair A Leak, Crack Or Hole In A Fibreglass Pond

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@alexpickering1598 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and thank you. Now to repair the hole in my pond! .

@colephillips142 3 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks I'm going to have a go at repairing mine tomorrow. All the best🙂🙃🙂

@Calastein 3 жыл бұрын

No worries, glad you found it useful :) Good luck

@mothballjim 5 жыл бұрын

Great work 💪🏻👍🏻

@raymondkilminster2194 5 жыл бұрын

nice to see you got the pond fixed , i have a repair job to do on mine as well thanks to the local fox's who ripped my liner looking for frogs . so thats a big job i've got to do before winter .

@marcelvdberg 5 жыл бұрын

Good to hear your neck is a bit better! I send the link of this video to my brother-in-law. He has a pond with a hole lying around in his shed for ages. I told him to finally fix it or i will come and get the pond for myself, now i know how to properly fix it myself. Hopefully this will get him moving :-). I'm pretty impressed with all that work you are able to do yourself. Looking forward to more video's about the new deck. Cheers, Marcel.

@Calastein 5 жыл бұрын

Grote Griezel Well then, I’m glad I did the video now :) I think you should get the pond anyway! ;) I’m a jack of all trades, master of none. I’m in ICT but would MUCH rather be building stuff and saving wildlife. DIY does save you tonnes of cash though, I could never afford half the stuff I do if I had to get someone else to do it. I’m almost at the final stage of this part of the project and have only spent about £256 so far. Lovely talking with you again, keep safe xxx

@jph2910 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video, thank you. I have a similar leak to repair in a second-hand green fibreglass pond I have bought. The only thing is, the hole is near the top of the pond and the repair will be visible so I wanted to go over it with a matching top coat (gel coat?). Do you have any tips about that?

@Calastein 4 жыл бұрын

jph2910 No problem :) Re. gel coating, I believe that as long as the surface is bondable, i.e. roughed up, then you could use an over the counter paint and just brush it over?

@danburke4047 2 ай бұрын

Great video! I am about to do a similar repair. Could i ask which resin you used?

@Calastein 2 ай бұрын

I honestly can’t remember, but it would’ve been one I bought from a boat yard specifically for fibreglass

@bidders77 3 жыл бұрын

Do I have to do both sides? Much of the lip has been paved over. Thanks

@Calastein 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t believe it would be essential to do both sides no. if you can get to the other side then you are obviously doubling up the amount of support and structure you are putting over the damage so it’s better but I don’t think it’s the end of the world if you do a good patch on just one side.

@mowersonsltd 4 жыл бұрын

nice video mate can you just leave the repair like that or do you need to seal over it with sealant or gelcoat

@Calastein 4 жыл бұрын

Milo Mower Hi, you can certainly just leave it, the resin would be super strong for years, but you could add the required colour gel-coat for aesthetic reasons if you wanted. ☺️

@mowersonsltd 4 жыл бұрын

Okay thank you also do you have to do it on both sides of the leak

@Calastein 4 жыл бұрын

Milo Mower I did the same repair on both sides yes :)

@spuddybag Жыл бұрын

Would new fibre glass repair damage my gold fish , eg the chemicals from the new repair , do l need to seal in with another type of sealant , or is ok .

@Calastein Жыл бұрын

My gut feeling is no, because fibreglass ponds are essentially made of exactly the same thing as the repair patches and resins.

@spuddybag Жыл бұрын

@@Calastein thanks , yes , that’s ok .

@amandarafferty5439 3 жыл бұрын

Is it not toxic ??

@Calastein 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, not once it cures, I mean technically all plastics and resin based materials aren’t perfect in the environment but in a pond that’s constructed with the same fibreglass/resin anyway, it’s fine.

@amandarafferty5439 3 жыл бұрын

@@Calastein thanks I had ago patched a old pond great stuff . Thanks 😎