Spiders on the Griff 2

[Dai Capp]

Got all excited in a sad kind of way when I saw spiders on the Griff cause I thought it would get me an answer on a pet hate...

So, why does my Griff have spider cracks on the body work (only one on the new one I'm pleased to say), can anything be done to prevent them and what can you do to get rid...

Answers on a postcard to the usual address...

Cheers

DC

[angusfaldo]

So, why does my Griff have spider cracks on the body work

Those arachnids have to live somewhere...

[shpub]

Caused by the body flexing and the surface stress can/may result in a crack. Drill out, re gel and respray. No guarentee that they will not come back again. Bit like stone chips. Used to be common but very very rare these days in comparison. I

[19560]

Spider cracks are caused by an impact such as a spanner or a supermarket trolley. Body flexing causes brick coursiing type cracks. Repair is time consuming and involves grinding out a dish shape and filling properly with glass fibre as original. If you introduce an unreinforced gel coat ( not original ) then you will be lucky if it doesn't crack again.

[keithskip]

Surprised your eyesight is sharp enough to see a spider's crack....

[Dai Capp]

keithskip said: Surprised your eyesight is sharp enough to see a spider's crack....

These are big spiders, you don't have to wrap them in sellotape or anything...

DC