fish man fiberglass

[3rdGen V8 10+ year member]

Is fishman fiberglass any good. Also' does chop mat mean it is cut into pieces.

What do you think of the price on this

http://www.cardomain.com/item/FSHMAT15OZ5Y

And this

http://www.cardomain.com/item/FSHMAT24OZ3Y

which one is a better value and which one would be easier to work with for my first time.

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[req 5,000+ posts]

EFF that!

get the stuff from your local autozone for like $5 per 8sq yards. 25+shipping for the same crap is utterly unreal.

as far as "chop mat" versus "woven" woven just means the strands of glass are "woven" like you would weave a blanket or a sweater. chop mat is jsut a bunch of strands pressed into place and held together with some kind of starch. IMO - chop mat is easy to work with, because you can rip pieces off to fit your work area, and weave is awesome to get a really nice "final layer" of glass down to make it smooth as hell and eaiser to sand.

they both work just as well as the other, but chop is cheaper and can be ripped. so thats what i work with.

 

[3rdGen V8 10+ year member]

thanks for savin me some money

 

[193dBman 10+ year member]

use haynes white t-shirts

 

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

hahahahah db man you are killing me right now.

 

[krouchchocolate 10+ year member]

just buy a pack from home depot for like 5 dollars.

 

[ruckus]

I thought he was asking about BJFish11, I get my mat from a boat supply place not to far from me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif and the $17 a gal resin cheapest around here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

I thought he was asking about BJFish11, I get my mat from a boat supply place not to far from me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif and the $17 a gal resin cheapest around here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

wanna mail me some resin......//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[zfactor 10+ year member]

get some fleece from a local craft store or fabric shop fleece sweatshirt material is awsome and it nice and thick with even the first layer i would still reinforce it but it works awsome....

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

EFF that!
get the stuff from your local autozone for like $5 per 8sq yards. 25+shipping for the same crap is utterly unreal.

as far as "chop mat" versus "woven" woven just means the strands of glass are "woven" like you would weave a blanket or a sweater. chop mat is jsut a bunch of strands pressed into place and held together with some kind of starch. IMO - chop mat is easy to work with, because you can rip pieces off to fit your work area, and weave is awesome to get a really nice "final layer" of glass down to make it smooth as hell and eaiser to sand.

they both work just as well as the other, but chop is cheaper and can be ripped. so thats what i work with.

Chop can be formed alot easier to bends and such. Weave is heavier and more for quick buildup of large panels. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

go here for all your fiberglassing needs......

http://www.uscomposites.com

they got GREAT prices on mat and resin