What fabric do you use to wrap a fiberglass project

[CJL 10+ year member]

Whats the name of the stretchable/thin fabric that i could use to wrap door pods,kick panels,ect?

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[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

fleece

 

[CJL 10+ year member]

is there a certain kind of fleece?,cuz i need to call and see if they have it

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

not to my knowledge i just get the cheapest stuff available

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Thin and strechy. Almost like thick nylons. The thinner and the easier it is to cut and strech the better.

 

[CJL 10+ year member]

ok thanks for the quick replys

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

For kickpanels or something with ALOT of angles the thinnest is best, but for easier things, fleece is better as it is thicker and absorbs more resin.

 

[Railrocker 10+ year member]

Be carefull though I grabbed some stuff at walmart and stretched it and thought "wow this is really stretchy" later did I find out it only stretched one way. It worked but it was b****. Cant remember what it was. It was on clearance so i never even looked.

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

For kickpanels or something with ALOT of angles the thinnest is best, but for easier things, fleece is better as it is thicker and absorbs more resin.

True... The stuff I bought was for super freaky lookin kicks, if it's for a sub box I agree that thicker would be better.

 

[CJL 10+ year member]

where do you guys buy your fleece from

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

Go to the fabric section in walmart and just pick something stretchy that is just thin enough to allow all the curves in your specific work. There is no wrong fabric as long as it absorbs resin and stretches to your needs.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

Go to the fabric section in walmart and just pick something stretchy that is just thin enough to allow all the curves in your specific work. There is no wrong fabric as long as it absorbs resin and stretches to your needs.

Word.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

t-shirt

 

[CrazedCat 10+ year member]

You can also use pantyhose to keep the finished project lighter in weight. The thinner and lighter the material used for stretching the better, because NOTHING just soaked with resin—unless it is specifically designed for it—will have ANY strength for car audio application. You are best to use the absolute thinnest and lightest material and spend your time and money adding layers of fiberglass mat rather than on gallons of resin that will be needed because fleece soaks up a LOT of it (and have no functional strength in the end) and adds a lot of weight. 6 to 8 layers of mat will be no stronger with fleece under it than it would be with panty hose under it.

However, if you choose fleece, fabric stores such as Joanns and Rag Shop carry it.

 

[Death By Bass 10+ year member]

t-shirt

exactly... preferably someone elses though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

*two guys walk into a fabric store*

Us: "hey, we're looking for some material"

Store assistant: "what type of material?"

Us: "Ah, stretchy stuff???"