Q: how do I reseal fiberglass on a ladder?

Hey, Tom;
https://shurhold.com/article/marine/repainting-your-fiberglass-boat/

I wouldn't trust it..
get another ladder...

Epoxy or a new gel coat which is time consuming and costly. Stick makes a good point. The
Integrity of the ladder has been compromised to some unknown extent.

I would suggest going to an auto parts store and purchase Poly reason only(repair kit with hardner). Yes clean the surface good.

Tom,

I've done quite a bit of fiberglass boat repair, and I agree with the others. Get another ladder. It will be safer and much easier than trying to repair the one that you have. Fiberglas gel coat is time consuming, involves working with time dependent epoxy mixes, and a spray gut that will likely be trash when you finish the job, not even considering the cost of materials. Uou will save money, time, and have a safer ladder by just replacing it.

Never just take a possibly unsafe ladder to the dump, as someone might try to use it. Cut the ladder into several short sections before disposing of it.

Charley

15 minuets of consulting will get you a new ladder...
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Werner-...apacity-Type-IA-Duty-Rating-NXT1A08/100664450
besides, ladders aren't laid up glass mat there molded shredded fiber resin mix....

I have to agree on the replacement part. Fibreglass ages and gets brittle especially after being exposed to UV.
Having said that, if it's a 5' step ladder...I mean how badly can you get hurt falling 2 or 3', eh?

Dump it

Good advice. I'll pop for a new aluminum ladder. Don't really do electrical anymore.
@Stick486 Having problems with my voice so not as much extra personal income these days. My daughter isn't closing clients worth a damn. Thinking of firing her and seeing about licensing or selling the business to someone else, or finding some other way to deliver it, say books and video. Takes 8 days to deliver it because it is an astonishingly complete system after 36 years. Takes up 9 notebooks, not counting the clinical course. Can't talk for 2 days anymore--aged out.

DaninVan said:

I have to agree on the replacement part. Fibreglass ages and gets brittle especially after being exposed to UV.
Having said that, if it's a 5' step ladder...I mean how badly can you get hurt falling 2 or 3', eh?

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Depends on what hits the floor first.

And, BTW, you shouldn't issue any challenges - you know @RainMan 2.0 reads these posts

DaninVan said:

I have to agree on the replacement part. Fibreglass ages and gets brittle especially after being exposed to UV.
Having said that, if it's a 5' step ladder...I mean how badly can you get hurt falling 2 or 3', eh?

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My wife was taking a walk last week around the neighborhood and fell and cracked 3 ribs. :frown:

DaninVan said:

I have to agree on the replacement part. Fibreglass ages and gets brittle especially after being exposed to UV.
Having said that, if it's a 5' step ladder...I mean how badly can you get hurt falling 2 or 3', eh?

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Welllll, it all depends. I slipped on an icy sidewalk January 29th and ended up in hospital for three days with a broken patella (kneecap) broken tooth, slight concussion and I'm still doing therapy to walk properly again. I still can figure how I did it.

My knee is 2 feet or less from the ground. They say it's those "little" falls that surprise you. I'm gonna get me a pair of stilts.

Ouch!

thomas1389 said:

Welllll, it all depends. I slipped on an icy sidewalk January 29th and ended up in hospital for three days with a broken patella (kneecap) broken tooth, slight concussion and I'm still doing therapy to walk properly again. I still can figure how I did it.

My knee is 2 feet or less from the ground. They say it's those "little" falls that surprise you. I'm gonna get me a pair of stilts.

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Did the same thing three yrs ago, on an icy, mossy, rock slope. Detached the patella, and tore all the connective stuff. Still painful. You have my sympathy! :crying:

if you fall off of something add the height under your feet to how tall you are and that is how far you fell...
so squat just before you fall and you won't fall as far...

Don't trust it!
Fiberglas cannot withstand UV light.
IT is trash.
No doubt about it.

Otis Guillebeau from Auburn, Georgia

A new ladder is much cheaper than a wheelchair or casket.

Ok, Ok, I'll get one. Jeeze you guys, you'd think I'd asked you to contribute money or something! I also have a 16ft extension ladder, but it's been stored out of the sun and is holding up well--better than the ladder a couple of guys I hired last year had. Besides, my days on high ladders are over.

DesertRatTom said:

Ok, Ok, I'll get one. Jeeze you guys, you'd think I'd asked you to contribute money or something! I also have a 16ft extension ladder, but it's been stored out of the sun and is holding up well--better than the ladder a couple of guys I hired last year had. Besides, my days on high ladders are over.

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If by contributing, you mean sending flowers, we'd rather not do that.

vchiarelli said:

If by contributing, you mean sending flowers, we'd rather not do that.

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Actually, I just like to be amusing wherever possible. :wink: