wet sanding

[jay99 10+ year member]

my dash or? right now its just a stop dash for a 1997 mazda mx6 LS.. im fiberglassing it this week so im checkin wat kinda customizations i can do to it

 

[jay99 10+ year member]

i was thinkkin some kind of gauge or a tv or something

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

any pic, just one for idea purposes

 

[jay99 10+ year member]

yup here

http://images.geekazoids.net/mx6_copy9.jpg

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

are you gonna relocate the HVAC ?

where is the t.v gonna be and the h/u.

Some LED's in of the gauge cluster would be cool.

 

[jay99 10+ year member]

HVAC? h/c?

not sure bout the tv

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Heating Ventlation Air Conditioning

its your fan and heat crap

 

[jay99 10+ year member]

i guess ill keep them wehre they are?

also is there a way to fiberglass the dash but still have the air bad work? (passanger air bag)

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

you need to keep it uncovered.

if it blows while you are messin with the dash...... its gonna cost you ALOT!

air bags are somethhing you dont mess with and leave alone

 

[jay99 10+ year member]

wont it look awkward? everything fiberglassed cept the air bag?

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

you can take it out an sell it if you want.

there is a black market for air bags. shhh.

It wont look funny when you have someones brains all oner your dash and windshield

 

[jay99 10+ year member]

so i just gotta have it look weird but not having it fiberglassed

 

[jay99 10+ year member]

...... if i leave it non fiberglased the dash wont be flush will it

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

k so far ive done the resin and matt coats and sanded between each coats.. now i use bondo to fill in holes.. let it dry... sand it again.. then add primer.. wet sand.. then color and clear coat and wet sand again...correct?

Bondo is for filling and shaping when you need to add more than 1/16 inch thickness. For filling pinholes and coarse sand scratches use polyester putty like Evercoat Easy-Sand. Makes the last step lots easier.

Wetsanding clear leaves a matte finish - even if you go as fine as 2000 grit. The final step for getting the high gloss is polishing with a buffer and compound.

 

[jay99 10+ year member]

ok for the dash im gunna fiberglass all but the air bag.. right now im doing the center console.. ive already done about 2 layers of fiber glass and sanded between each.. so now i take bondo body filler and cover the entire peice with it? or just the parts that have some holes or what? cause its not all that bumps.. its not silky smooth and straight but its not bumpy as hell ya knw.. so...