DIY Guide: Fixing a Cracked Lawn Tractor Hood with Fiberglass Repair!

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  • @sassafrasvalley1939
    @sassafrasvalley1939 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Next: The Cap’n builds a fiberglass Bimini cover for the TH-cam yacht! Stay tuned!

  • @tsparky236
    @tsparky236 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    There may be other cahnnels out there that are more experienced Mike but none as calming and simple to watch. the way you explain everything is fantastic. Thank you sir.

    • @everestyeti
      @everestyeti ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your so right. 👍

  • @henriklavett
    @henriklavett ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now you know you can do fiberglass! It's fun! Maybe fiberglass roof on the steam boat cabin 😉

  • @billbyrnes9505
    @billbyrnes9505 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Rubber gloves, try baby powder on your hands and put a little in the gloves? Works on tires with tubes also. Keeps the tube from folding over. Love the videos.

  • @garymessina1609
    @garymessina1609 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great fiberglass repair great video thanks Mike

  • @edwardgriffin8092
    @edwardgriffin8092 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    That looked like it went better than you expected Mike. Filling the holes that have stripped threads with resin, and setting the studs in has always worked for me. I once filled a hole with "Loctite" (for a very temporary fix). It lasted long enough to get me out of trouble. (It did the trick, and that's all you need).
    By the way: I'm a new subscriber 😂🤣😂💪

  • @jennyoreilly5980
    @jennyoreilly5980 ปีที่แล้ว

    That hat you never wear is getting lots more feathers in it. Great videos Mike. Thanks

  • @home-powersystems7782
    @home-powersystems7782 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My first Kleeman episode. Nice to see you are getting out more.

  • @Crewsy
    @Crewsy ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Looks great Mike. I’m sure the new owner will be happy with the repair.
    As for a dabbing motion, since I’m not a great dancer🕺 I’ll go with a tapping motion. 😉

  • @everestyeti
    @everestyeti ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching you repair the lid has given me the confidence to repair our meter boxes, for Gas and Electricity, which I have been putting off for year! 🤗

  • @terryrogers1025
    @terryrogers1025 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice job sir, appreciate the video and your time to record, edit and post.

  • @garulusglandarius6126
    @garulusglandarius6126 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent as always Mike 👍🇺🇸🇬🇧

  • @raytalbot5890
    @raytalbot5890 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Make me smile every time Capt 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @dansevern3291
    @dansevern3291 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the idea for fixing some fiberglas "huts," take care.

  • @chuckmcatee9000
    @chuckmcatee9000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That looks like the same fiberglass repair kit I picked up to patch holes in my old mower deck. I was very satisfied with those results as well.

  • @kevincarver9949
    @kevincarver9949 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fine job. Fiberglass can get pretty messy sometimes. But doe a good job. Thanks

  • @CMDSR
    @CMDSR ปีที่แล้ว

    Not bad not bad at all for a fella doing it for the first time. Glad you have sold already.

  • @tbix1963
    @tbix1963 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great simple video. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Wishing you and your family the best.

  • @Richard-C
    @Richard-C ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great job on the fiber glass for a newbie, as you do more you'll like working with fiber glass, it's easy and usually get good results 👏👏👏👍👍👍👌👌👌

  • @rickallen9382
    @rickallen9382 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The repair went well it stuck on in the right place.

  • @philliptennis3537
    @philliptennis3537 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad everything went good. Great video Captain. I bet he'll be happy he doesn't have to fix it lol

  • @Bman2020
    @Bman2020 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Have done a lot of the same on my boat restoration which is coming along nicely nice work I think it’s going to be ok Captain 👍👋🇨🇦

  • @leer-winnobbeefarms2131
    @leer-winnobbeefarms2131 ปีที่แล้ว

    My fiberglass repair is holding up pretty good on the JD X710. Great video! Thanks, Mike

  • @warrenvalentino5763
    @warrenvalentino5763 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video! Awesome looking hood. you did it the same way that the pros do. love watching your videos. :)

  • @chrishelms1967
    @chrishelms1967 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fiberglass could be a good option for some of the dump truck or 555 cab issues🤔

  • @buddyreed2623
    @buddyreed2623 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Mike. I was thinking this is a short video, then I looked at the channel name, so there you go. If you should use fiberglass again, take a look at the price for sponge brushes. Have good days!

  • @jerryoxley9556
    @jerryoxley9556 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Mike, great vid!
    Jerry...UK

  • @tyt8911
    @tyt8911 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You ever want to make it interesting find some picture and put it between 2 layers of that glass and it'll be there for ever. Someone did that at an old job I usta work at with the instructor's pic in it and it was hilarious af when she realized what Tom foolary they did 🤣🤣😂

  • @clarencewiles963
    @clarencewiles963 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thumbs up think about WD40 Dry Lubricant. It will be good for not collecting dust but protect from rust and will lubricate those hints points. 😊 looking forward to seeing what’s next. 😊

  • @seanpierce7673
    @seanpierce7673 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was your first time mike? Nice job! That came out great! And yeah having more brushes is what you need!. Using old paint brushes is best you want them kinda hard sort of like a fo brush ! And yeah that stuff sets up fast. It's better to do smaller batches than bigger ones! But great job bro! And always be safe!

  • @jimdaly5077
    @jimdaly5077 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi the guy should be pleased good job, and the gloves could be the next fashion accessory what a colour 🙃, good job. 👍🌞🐝

  • @SWAMPHUNTER644
    @SWAMPHUNTER644 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was digging out a ditch with the FEL of my JD compact and as I was backing up, my knee hit the joystick and raised and dumped a load of soil on the hood of the tractor, cracking it in several places. I used Bondo epoxy to repair it but should have used the fiberglass cloth. I also used the epoxy on the top for extra strength. and then sanded and repainted it. I think fine hardware cloth might work like rebar as well as the cloth. I used it to make a guard over my hydraulic lines with epoxy.

  • @genesispuredeaf2390
    @genesispuredeaf2390 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you want to see someone that has a similar low budget process so he also learns “on the job”. There’s a YT channel called Sailing, Good, Bad, and Ugly or GBU. They did a lot of repairs and upgrades themselves which included lots of learning to use fiberglass (structural integrity). Again, not an expert but that never stopped him from letting everyone see…yep you got it, the good, bad, and ugly aspects. You have to go back in time on their channel as the sailboat is complete and they are now exploring some RV realities.

  • @fhuber7507
    @fhuber7507 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fiberglassing is pretty easy.
    The main rule is: clean,clean, clean some more.
    Just enough resin to saturate the cloth and make it stick where you want it. The cloth is the strong part, the resin is just glue.
    Do more and you get better. That was a really good job for a first try with the stuff.

  • @fluffyashes
    @fluffyashes ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @dirtperfect how come @Kleeman is already wearing the MBTS shirts?!!! Why arent they on the store yet?!

  • @lyleminyard2308
    @lyleminyard2308 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job K

  • @brettsnead9577
    @brettsnead9577 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Mike the hood on the JD, is it fiberglass or SMC. Sheet Molded Compound. If SMC then fiberglass may not hold long. They make a two part epoxy mix for SMC that will bond if this fails. The two different compounds do not repair the same, but the process is about the same. SMC is what the Corvette is made of in the mid 90's.

  • @beelerfamilyfarm
    @beelerfamilyfarm ปีที่แล้ว

    Gooder than new.

  • @allensharlow7763
    @allensharlow7763 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job Mike👍👍👍

  • @mikesmith8952
    @mikesmith8952 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would you please fix my John Deere hood and side panels for me? Lol, I'm kidding of course. Good job Mike.. Now fix, use this stuff for the dump truck!

  • @paulroberts9016
    @paulroberts9016 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video...my only comment is be very careful when using Acetone on plastic / ABS, it will melt it. That is fine for what you are doing but if you should happen to flip the hood over and try to clean the top surface it would cause irreparable damage. . . ask me how I know. 🙂

  • @andreweisan9613
    @andreweisan9613 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The biggest thing to remember when doing fiberglass on something like that is to cut all the mat to fit before you mix the resin, Outside of that you did good, The only way to get through life without making any mistakes is to do nothing, and that is a bigger mistake in the end.

  • @rhondasweeney7271
    @rhondasweeney7271 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome! If you can do it I could do it!😊

  • @victorthomas9461
    @victorthomas9461 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good information. Thank you

  • @zburdette1223
    @zburdette1223 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤ looks awesome

  • @fishncopper4521
    @fishncopper4521 ปีที่แล้ว

    Couldn't have been done better! Can't see any issues from my house.

  • @jameslockhart3102
    @jameslockhart3102 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice mike

  • @RobertTaylor-zz3do
    @RobertTaylor-zz3do ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s up with the four wheeler behind you? Looks like it might be a 250 recon. Not something else that might be for sale is it?

  • @icefireroo
    @icefireroo ปีที่แล้ว

    Up Next - Making parts out of carbon fiber parts for the 555 😄

  • @mikedeboer7635
    @mikedeboer7635 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mike if you blow in the glove and puul them on they tend to fit better
    now you know

  • @kylejones2075
    @kylejones2075 ปีที่แล้ว

    🌞🌟🙄 thanks for sharing

  • @frailian462
    @frailian462 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I got a 317 im doing the same thing to.

  • @kenmazer9481
    @kenmazer9481 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍🏻👍🏻

  • @jerryc3050
    @jerryc3050 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @SWAMPHUNTER644
    @SWAMPHUNTER644 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You left the job half done. While you were at it, you should have repaired the ding on the right front corner and then repainted the hood. Appearance will help sell it.

    • @Crewsy
      @Crewsy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I guess you didn’t hear him say it was already sold without the “repair” and that he did what he did just to try using fiberglass for his first time.

    • @SWAMPHUNTER644
      @SWAMPHUNTER644 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Crewsy Yeah, his midwestern dialect is tough on my old ears. I don't catch everything he says.

  • @americanpatriot2.06
    @americanpatriot2.06 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍👍💪💪

  • @smudger797
    @smudger797 ปีที่แล้ว

    🤠

  • @BLAZIN_B18C1
    @BLAZIN_B18C1 ปีที่แล้ว

    🤘🏼💪🏼🇺🇸

  • @tomswindler64
    @tomswindler64 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍👍👍😎😎😎

  • @jefflilyea4669
    @jefflilyea4669 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Probably won't stick permanently.
    Plastic welding with a soldering iron.

    • @Kleeman1
      @Kleeman1  ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not plastic, it's fiberglass

  • @4051a
    @4051a ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job for a rookie

  • @Chico-td2fy
    @Chico-td2fy ปีที่แล้ว

    Eleanor 👀🚛🚜⚓️🚢

  • @imurhuckleberry7777
    @imurhuckleberry7777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whoa whoa Mike I can appreciate you trying to get views but when you label things incorrectly I will I just have to say something.
    That is NOT a popsicle stick it IS a tongue depressor. Mike in this world where we're so willing to mislabel things I would you you of all people would try and be very politically correct
    🤔🤔😵‍💫😵‍💫🤣🤣🤣🤣🤮🤮

  • @nevillekinsley5610
    @nevillekinsley5610 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @randybarber5308
    @randybarber5308 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍👍👍

  • @toddincabo
    @toddincabo ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @user-zx9qs1lz6e
    @user-zx9qs1lz6e ปีที่แล้ว

    👌👍