Fiberglass slivers

[VBistro]

Today while winterizing, @MarkVgot a nasty little sliver from the exposed fiberglass edge. Has anyone come up with a clean, simple way to “finish” these edges?  My first thought was to use some white electrical tape. 
 

thanks!

[SeaDawg]

That's not fun, Mary beth. Which edge? The one under the bed? Where it can't be seen? White duct tape would be my choice there. 

[VBistro]

25 minutes ago, SeaDawg said:

That's not fun, Mary beth. Which edge? The one under the bed? Where it can't be seen? White duct tape would be my choice there. 

The one under the bed.  Though I have also noticed pretty rough edges around the openings to the cabinets above the bed.  

[ChrisMI]

Any pictures of the cabinets?  I would think those would have finished smooth edges in them. 

[Jim and Chris Neuman]

While building boats, I have successfully sealed the edges of fibreglass using a laminating epoxy such as West or System Three.  It is tedius but can be done effectively.  It helps to seal an edge, let it cure and then give it a light sanding before re-coating.  Mask well and remove the masking tape immediately after sealing in order to  clean up any uncured epoxy which may have wicked behind the tape.  If you fail to do this before the epoxy cures the tape will be epoxied to the glass.

You can color the epoxy to match the epoxy resin if you desire.  The whole process is time consuming and, as I said, tedious.

[topgun2]

Don't know how much you need, how thick your edge is or how visible it is, but, something like THIS might work.

Bill

[Overland]

Search for fiberglass casting tape. It’s a medical product, but it’s a great repair item to have around. Cut a piece the length you need, wet it, and the impregnated resin will activate. Then just fold it over the edge of what you want covered and it should stick. 

[tallmandan]

I can't remember but I think it was on the Oliver Owners Facebook page that someone posted that they used this edge trim from Amazon on the fiberglass edges of the uppder storage compartments.  I marked the product on my Amazon save-for-later as I have thought about it.  It's black so it would only make sense if you have the black cabinet faces I think.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NL4C97O/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=A339EJ58RW9U9H&psc=1

If anybody has done something like this, I'd love to see some photos...

 

2020 LEII, 2021 Silverado 1500 3.0L Duramax

[VBistro]

Thanks everyone. Lots of good options here. I’ll inspect a little closer in the morning and try to post some pics. 

[John E Davies]

Some 80 grit Wet or Dry sandpaper works fine, just be careful not to scratch the nearby shiny gelcoat. I wear gloves when I do it to finish off a cut hole. Those slivers are indeed glass, they are transparent and  can be really difficult to see and extract. Ouch!

Be sure to vacuum up any debris afterwards.

John Davies

Spokane WA