gelcoat chipped

[prkaye]

I was just looking at my fiberglass elevator tips. there are a couple of small chips in the white gelcoat. What's the usual solution to this... smooth it with automotive body filler when I prep for painting?

[Baja_Traveler]

Thats what we do with boats being prepped for LP paint. If it is an area that will see alot of flexing we would do some microballoons there, but I doubt you would need to go to that trouble in this situation.