Wrinkles.....not the ones on the old lady

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

Ok....

In the process of building my first FG box.

I ran a search already, but they were more geard to stretching, pre resin solutions.

Lets say the resin is already down on the fleece, what's the best way to get rid of/fix the wrinkles due to my lack of stretching skills?

Should i buildup with Glass? Bondo? Duraglas? Or combination?

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[XtrmAudioCncpts 10+ year member]

get rid of the wrinkles after you glass it with bondo

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

get rid of the wrinkles after you glass it with bondo

Heres the thing

I resined the outside of the fleece/box

I'm glassing the inside of the box

The wrinkles are at most about 1/2" deep.

is bondo alone good enough? that's a lot of bondo. Is that good enough though, or should i glass some of the outside?

 

[XtrmAudioCncpts 10+ year member]

you could use kitty hair or a any kind of stranded fiberglass filler

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Yep should stretched real good before hand. I know too late now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I would use reinforced filler for dips that deep. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i ran into the same problem so i gave up on fiberglass. you should take a look at my door pods //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif as long as they sound good that's all that matters to me.

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

Yep should stretched real good before hand. I know too late now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I would use reinforced filler for dips that deep. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Aww man did i try!! I even did some relief cuts and angle stretches and so on, it's tuff!

BUT i only had a glue gun to work with. I know if i had a air stapler life would have been easier!

But it's coming along nicely. Ggonna try get some pics for u guys.

I might end up wit some gaps that i'll fill with biaxial.

I give u guys respect, this stuff is tuff!

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

nah, the actual glassing itself is easy. Getting to the point where you can start glassing is where all the works at . //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

nah, the actual glassing itself is easy. Getting to the point where you can start glassing is where all the works at . //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

lol, yea i'm still TRYING to get to the "point where i can start glassing"

u think 3yds x 50" biaxial cloth will do?

 

[nVRuckus 5,000+ posts]

I would sand it down some with a power sander, then build it back up with glass, then bondo milkshake to smooth out.

 

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

you could use kitty hair or a any kind of stranded fiberglass filler

FOR TEH WIN.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

lol, yea i'm still TRYING to get to the "point where i can start glassing"
u think 3yds x 50" biaxial cloth will do?

Without seeing your box first hand I couldn't really say. What weight of biaxial ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

Without seeing your box first hand I couldn't really say. What weight of biaxial ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

17oz, i'll try get some pics.

i ordered Duratec from US Composites yesturday, so it will get good use! (Same as kitty hair)

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

You will probably need three layers. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

17oz, i'll try get some pics.
i ordered Duratec from US Composites yesturday, so it will get good use! (Same as kitty hair)

isnt duratec heavy sandable primer? got myself a gallon of that a couple weeks ago //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif still gotta finish my pannels