Possibly fibreglass repair/bodge😁

[growler]

I have just acquired a 1988 2 berth caravan which is nice and tidy inside very dirty outside and the front panel is covered in crazing
Where ever the panel curves what I believe is the gel coat has crazed
Having googled it it appears a major job to repair professional so what I’m after is ideas on how to tidy it up and seal it without spending a huge amount of money as the van only cost £250 to start with

Cheers guys
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DILLIGAF

[c_dug]

Is the aim primarily to make it look better, or be weather proof?

It's possible to patch gel coat yourself, I've done it before but on something that never goes outside, not sure how well it'd cope with rain etc mind (didn't look that fab either, fibreglassing radiuses neatly is difficult!).
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[Polarbear]

Gelcoat paint. I've used it on boats but it takes a time to prepare like anything requiring a good finish.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fibreglass-Paint-White-gloss-750ml/dp/B007SVIW3Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1534507568&sr=8-2&keywords=gelcoat+paint
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[stinkwheel]

£250 caravan?

I genuinely wouldn't bother unless it is degrading, at which point I'd sand it down and lay up an extra layer of bias weave fibrecglass cloth over the affected area.

For what it's worth, a lot of canoe builders use dulux weather shield paint on their fibreglass sheathed plywood canoes.
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