Where to buy fiberglass materials

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

Where can I get good prices of fiberglass mat and resin? Im trying to get these doors finished up

Thanks guys

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[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

Short of Home Depot.. do you have a local marine store nearby? A buddy of mine works at West Marine in CA and had a ton of fiberglass supplies for great prices.

 

[cmobley 10+ year member]

If you want good quality resin you cant beat US composites. It works much better than cheap HD stuff, but it does cost more.

http://www.uscomposites.com/

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

Short of Home Depot.. do you have a local marine store nearby? A buddy of mine works at West Marine in CA and had a ton of fiberglass supplies for great prices.

I tried lowes and they didnt carry anything of that nature. Ill try HD

If you want good quality resin you cant beat US composites. It works much better than cheap HD stuff, but it does cost more.What makes the US composite stuff better? I dont need them to hold 70lb subs just 8 or 10 pounds on my doors

Fiberglass , Epoxy , Composites, Carbon Fiber - U.S. Composites, Inc.

 

[UMGixxer 10+ year member]

get the B440 polyester resin from uscomposites

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

Carl's Jr.

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

get the B440 polyester resin from uscomposites

cool! would a gallon of it work for 2 door panels? and what type of mat should i use?

 

[Redlineaudio 10+ year member]

If you want good quality resin you cant beat US composites. It works much better than cheap HD stuff, but it does cost more.

Fiberglass , Epoxy , Composites, Carbon Fiber - U.S. Composites, Inc.

+1 great stuff.

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

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would a gallon of resin work for 2 door panels? and what type of mat should i use?

 

[Qxxx4]

A gallon would probably sparingly do 2 solid door panels.

Use regular 1-1.5oz chop mat to build

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

A gallon would probably sparingly do 2 solid door panels.
Use regular 1-1.5oz chop mat to build

Thanks for the info. How much chop mat should I get?

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

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[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

bump once more? how much chop mat would I need for 2 doors? 1 8" and 1 super tweeter per door

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

step 1) build the skeleton of all the pieces

2) wrap it in some material

3) Take the material off and see how much you used.

4) multiply by however many layers you want to use > 4 layers

5) figure out how many pack you'll need by how much you measured.

Come on. Think for yourself.