Where to get glassing supplies locally?

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

I think Lowes has resin, glass mat, and MEKP.... But not 100% sure. Pretty sure I saw it last time I was there though. Do they for sure?

Or are there any other places that have it that dont charge an arm and a leg. Dont want to spend a ton or buy a bunch, just bored and looking to make some pods or something. Never glassed anything completely on my own, and want to give it a shot. I did alot of work on my doors and they were fun, but I want to see what kind of stuff I can plan and build on my own.

So where to buy it?

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[xxxbasshead 10+ year member]

home depot has erthing

 

[got_focus? 10+ year member]

HD, Lowes, or a local boating supply store.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Ive looked into WestMarine and their stuff is soooo expensive.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Dammit, my dad threw away all my scrap wood. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Marlo Stanfield 10+ year member]

Home Depot for the most part carries everything at pretty decent prices.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Yeah. Since I dont have any wood to cut rings for pods, I think Im going to try to make a big flared port or something.

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

home depot and lowes generally only sell bondo brand products and you really should not use their fg stuff. the resin has wax in it, which is great for a final layer but not building. you will have to sand the entire surface after each layer drys so that the next layer has something to adhere to, sort of like wetsanding between coats of paint.

the only places i have ever found locally with decent materials are boat stores. i have found them to be more expensive on resin but cheaper on mat as they sell it in bulk not pre-packaged mounts. aside from the you can order online from u.s. composites (if you do buy the b440 resin) or some other retailer.

 

[okiedokie 10+ year member]

if you want to ever order anything off line look @ this place.

http://www.tapplastics.com/

http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/category.php?bid=6&PHPSESSID=20090919152155316463144

http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/category.php?bid=45&

http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/category.php?bid=2&

http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/category.php?bid=3&

There matting is cheaper then HD or lowes, & you have a choice to use a heavier matting as well.

There resin isnt that cheap, but if you are going to be doing Carbon Fiber you can find surf board resin.

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

walmart sells either mat or woven cloth for 5 bucks each, 8 sq feet per pack.

and they sell containers 30oz containers with hardner for 12 bucks.

autozone sells 1.5gal containers of resin for 35 bucks.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Just bought some stuff from Lowes. We will see how it goes. Thinking of making some pods for my computer and running a cheap component set on my computer.

Got all the mat, resin, brushes, etc. Just need to get some body filler when I get them to that point so I can bodywork them.

 

[okiedokie 10+ year member]

post some pics of your little projcets

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

for filling use a layer of duraglass first, possibly second (and maybe even third). after that use rage gold. i have tried many filler products and found this combination to be the best. don't forget to scrape during the green stage.

 

[tylork92 10+ year member]

i got my gallon size containers from Pepbos...it is Bondo brand it worked just as well as some 50/gallon my dad had.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

There is a noticible differance between the boat building resin and the Bondo brand.Once you work with the good stuff you'll never go back.IMO