I went balls-deep in some CDT poon and this is what birthed itself...

[gckless]

Can you explain what the microspheres are for? Nice work though for sure.

[marleyskater420]

Just a little over 2oz. Good to start with.

Always keep extra gloves and brushes nearby

This is the pigment I used. I put about ¼ of it in each time. Maybe more depending on how much resin I am mixing up.

Close up of the microspheres and what they do

Pic of the resin with the pigment drops in it. You can see the spheres turn the resin into a blueish color

What I consider a scoop of spheres to be.

This is also how much coke I could stuff in my nose in one rail when I was younger. Coincidence I can't smell or taste? ….mwuahaha

[marleyskater420]

Here is what the resin looks like after you mix in the spheres and pigment

The “good” panel's low spot, filled with spheres. It was uneven because I didn't have the time to sit and spread it evenly..it was 4am and I had work at 730am.. yea..

This is what roughly 6 scoops of spheres looks like. You can see how much space it takes up in the cup.

shot of the good panel after the 2nd layer of spheres

To spread the spheres mixture I use a new brush and gently sweep downwards, with the brush oriented as vertical as possible to get a long sweep with each stroke. I found the more vertical/drastic angle I had, and the cleaner the brush (I used about 6 brushes perfecting this layer of spheres...but I'm weird like that) I had much better and smoother results. Long, sweeping strokes were good for initial orienting of the panel, but as I really wanted to perfect it and it got drier, what I would do is short, gentle strokes. I would use this drastic angle on the brush and take areas of buildup that were higher than others on the panel, and gently move, with a soft sweeping motion, the areas and spread them out to other areas of the panel. It might take 40 strokes to go from the bottom of the panel to the top, but it made for a very, very smooth panel and finish.

[gckless]

Ah, got it. So simply to reduce weight. Good for use in pods like this, But I would think bad for a sub box. Either way, looks good.

[marleyskater420]

Ah, got it. So simply to reduce weight. Good for use in pods like this, But I would think bad for a sub box. Either way, looks good.

Not exactly.

The pics are all out of order. Once I organize it, it'll make sense.

The spheres thicken up the resin to make it more like bondo, but it self-levels to a point. It also allows you to build up uneven areas and not worry about resin sliding off the panel and getting that dripping effect. It basically makes the resin like bondo, but smoother and way more versatile.

They are meant to replace bondo altogether. Cause when you think about it, all bondo does is level things out..well this does that (somewhat by itself depending how thick you make it) and dries much smoother and even.

[gckless]

Not exactly.

The pics are all out of order. Once I organize it, it'll make sense.

The spheres thicken up the resin to make it more like bondo, but it self-levels to a point. It also allows you to build up uneven areas and not worry about resin sliding off the panel and getting that dripping effect. It basically makes the resin like bondo, but smoother and way more versatile.

They are meant to replace bondo altogether. Cause when you think about it, all bondo does is level things out..well this does that (somewhat by itself depending how thick you make it) and dries much smoother and even.

Got it. I'll have to look at those. Is the price vs. performance difference worth it, over just using bondo and/or resin and a little extra sandpaper? Because I for one absolutely hate sanding.

[marleyskater420]

Got it. I'll have to look at those. Is the price vs. performance difference worth it, over just using bondo and/or resin and a little extra sandpaper? Because I for one absolutely hate sanding.

Omfg it is so worth it. Its like 9$ for the jug and I have like 1/3 left and I've done 3 complete layers of the spheres.

You still have to sand it, dont get me wrong, but it comes off so much easier than bondo, and the nice thing is you can take a paint brush to it and smooth it out while it dries. I am using Vinyl Ester resin, not Polyester, and it is really sensitive to heat, so I was working in a cold space and I mixed like double the MEKP needed and I had easily 2 hours of working time with the spheres, probably more. And as soon as I put it under heat it cured over night.

This is my first time ever doing fiberglass, but I'll never use bondo again I think. I don't see a reason to. Plus you can mix in light amounts of the spheres when you're applying matting and it thickens things up a bit.

[gckless]

Omfg it is so worth it. Its like 9$ for the jug and I have like 1/3 left and I've done 3 complete layers of the spheres.

You still have to sand it, dont get me wrong, but it comes off so much easier than bondo, and the nice thing is you can take a paint brush to it and smooth it out while it dries. I am using Vinyl Ester resin, not Polyester, and it is really sensitive to heat, so I was working in a cold space and I mixed like double the MEKP needed and I had easily 2 hours of working time with the spheres, probably more. And as soon as I put it under heat it cured over night.

This is my first time ever doing fiberglass, but I'll never use bondo again I think. I don't see a reason to. Plus you can mix in light amounts of the spheres when you're applying matting and it thickens things up a bit.

Well, I'm sold.

[marleyskater420]

Ok so I edited all the pictures and put captions on each of them.

Hopefully this will help the n00bs like myself with an idea of wtf to do. More pics to come later.

[Timmy13091]

Ok so I edited all the pictures and put captions on each of them.

Hopefully this will help the n00bs like myself with an idea of wtf to do. More pics to come later.

Thanks for making things easy fool !

[marleyskater420]

Thanks for making things easy fool !

no prob maistro!

[knotdrummer88]

Nice man, they look good!

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BALLLLLSS DEEP, AGH AGH AGH AGH lol

we talking hodge twins here?

[04murdalanche]

we talking hodge twins here?

Yesss! I'm glad someone caught my drift, lmfao I clicked on this thread thinking that's what it was gonna be about, they are sooooo fvcking funny lol

[knotdrummer88]

hell fvcking yeah they are man, and on top of that Im into lifting and working out as well, so its a perfect match! theyre awesome

[marleyskater420]

Hodge twins? Who? How do i lift and not know who this is!?