Fiberglassing fabrics... cotton, fleece, spandex, etc ?

[RJesus 10+ year member]

Whats the best cloth to use for fiberglassing and why?

Now, I have a bunch of old white 100% cotton T-shirts laying around the house that don't fit me anymore. would those work in place of fleece or spandex? or is that a terrible idea?

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[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

Cotton and fleece are good to go, not so sure about spandex. Give it a try.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Spandex? WTF?

 

[Mr. Slate 10+ year member]

Spandex? WTF?

Works pretty well depending on what you are making.

 

[modskwod 10+ year member]

I've used old t-shirts. They work pretty good, but fleece if you can get it. Not sure about spandex, bought a yard to test it out and haven't gotten to it yet...

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Works pretty well depending on what you are making.

Seems like it wouldn't hold resin very well. I have had good luck with fleece, no real need to change for now.

 

[Upgrayedd 10+ year member]

Ive had great luck with Lycra. Fleece is hard to get totally saturated but works well. Box carpet works well for forms without a lot of corners. I see no issue with cotton.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

different types of fiberglass works better in certain apps.

I'd use cloth for the more flat areas; chopped mat for more complex curves.

To wrap the mold and baffle, I'd choose the fabric depending on the shape. If I can use some thick fleece and get away with it, that'll be what i'll use. But if thick fleece cannot conform to the shape, i'll just use an old t-shirt.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

I got some Latex laying around. Id put it on when i didnt want to use the liquid latex.

 

[RJesus 10+ year member]

I've never done anything with fiberglass so this will be my first attempt.

So you guys are saying that all I really need is resin and old t-shirts?

I don't actually need to use fiberglass mat stuff?

Is it best to use a combination of things? Like use old t-shirts then put chop mat ontop of that?

 

[Millertime1028 10+ year member]

Cotton rayon spandex fabric bought from WalMart. Works well everytime.

 

[greg45]

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I've used old t-shirts. They work pretty good, but fleece if you can get it. Not sure about spandex, bought a yard to test it out and haven't gotten to it yet...

Just keep on posting Guys!

Good Luck!...

Thanks!...

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

Lol @ the greg45 spambot.

 

[RJesus 10+ year member]

I've never done anything with fiberglass so this will be my first attempt.
So you guys are saying that all I really need is resin and old t-shirts?

I don't actually need to use fiberglass mat stuff?

Is it best to use a combination of things? Like use old t-shirts then put chop mat ontop of that?

anyone have an answer to this?

And I have some fleeces (shirts, not cloth). But they're old and well, old... Like they've lost their fuzzy-ness and are pretty rough. Would this be better than a 100% cotton t shirt?

 

[tylork92 10+ year member]

depends on wat your making....if its for anything other than tweets i would use fleece....if its just for tweet pods or something that doesnt need to be really strong then use the old tshirts.