Fiberglass is difficult

[seedlings]

Mad props to you guys with fiberglass skills. Curved surfaces. 5 layers 3oz CSM. Air bubbles. Fiberglass is easy to make solid, but is difficult to do well.

CHAD

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[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Does take some practice

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Bondo and sanding.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

if you only knew how easy it really is.

 

[seedlings]

if you only knew how easy it really is.

You must do drywall too.

CHAD

 

[seedlings]

Fortunately all I did is structural and no one will see it!

CHAD

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

I don't understand why people put their name at the bottom of every post.

You're not writing a letter, lol

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

EDIT: Double post is bad tonight

 

[seedlings]

I don't understand why people put their name at the bottom of every post.
You're not writing a letter, lol

Search is easy. If I could get search to work and not return an error message.

CHAD

 

[ummduh 10+ year member]

I dont mind the work, it's just the cost of the resin for me. And getting the hardener right.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Not only time consuming but patience as well.

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Search is easy. If I could get search to work and not return an error message.
CHAD

That makes sense, and I'm also bothered by not having a search option anymore.

You can also see the threads you posted in and started on your profile

I dont mind the work, it's just the cost of the resin for me. And getting the hardener right.

I got ten gallons of resin with hardener for $350. It also came with measuring cups. For five gallons, you can get a pretty good deal too

 

[seedlings]

I dont mind the work, it's just the cost of the resin for me. And getting the hardener right.

I have a buddy who has done fiberglass for 32 years, industrial equipment trucks as well as boats. I got 2.5 gal resin and 10oz of hardener, yards and yards iof 3oz csm, buckets, stirrers, measuring cups... for $20. I'd have built rectangular over paying retail for glass.

About mixing the right amount of hardener, he drew a random line halfway up one bucket and said use this much resin, then looked at the measuring cup and said to fill it to, "oh, about where the curved plastic bottom of the cup meets the side". No measurements.

CHAD

 

[big scott]

i like fiber glassing. not hard at all.

its only a bitchh if your doing a multi curved part you want glass smooth. but all you need is some rage gold.

i would rather glass the burn in some body panels.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

You talking 3oz mat? Cuz that is NOT for curved surfaces, either .75oz mat or weaved cloth is MUCH easier to work with.

MEKP chart online gives a good idea of mixing ratios for various temps/curing time....