Fiberglass ?'s

[got_focus? 10+ year member]

How do you know if you should be using chop mat or cloth?? Is one for curves and one for flat?? Does one have more structual properties than the other???

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[terra 5,000+ posts]

i used cloth everywhere...

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

use mat. mat is better than cloth.

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

neither are best in a flat application...when doing something flat use wood as glass is strogest around curves.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

neither are best in a flat application...when doing something flat use wood as glass is strogest around curves.

true about the flat surface. but in general use, use mat over cloth.

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

true about the flat surface. but in general use, use mat over cloth.

for what reason? i heard differently.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

I think its personal preference. I always used mat, because I felt it was much thicker, so you had to do less layers. But whatever floats your boat.

And x2 on what Dre said.

 

[got_focus? 10+ year member]

to me, cloth always seemed to be thicker and require less layering

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

When I fiberglass, I use cut hair from an Italian barber shop.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

Does it have to be Italian?

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

its of high quality ?

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

Well crap, I dont think we have many Italians here in KS...

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Well crap, I dont think we have many Italians here in KS...

I'm getting a haircut here soon..

I'll ship you some hair, you pay shipping?

 

[Coolwazabi 10+ year member]

i like mat.. easier...

and if your making a flat area.. try glassing rope into it for extra strength

 

[got_focus? 10+ year member]

my flat areas I will be using MDF.......just didn't know if mat or cloth had a benefit over the other