My fiberglass topic., yeah, I need some clarifications. Options

[njccmd2002]

I have decided to fiddle with fiberglass.

My first question is, i need a good supplier online of fiberglas, and resin. Would also like the fiberglass spray.

No, will not buy at walmart or auto zone or 0reilly.

I need high quality, show, fiberglass.

Where do you guys get it at.

More questions to come. but this is for now.

[ZGear]

I've researched fiberglass too and playr is almost always right on when I needed fiberglass help.

Have you ever wondered why most cheap fiberglass mold don't fit like oem parts? It's the technique they skip on. Just like playr said. For the smaller crease and corners, you want to fill them with smaller strips and layer it to build foundations. Most companies wouldn't hassle their time with getting the perfect fitments and getting the better details.

It's all about how you prepare the surface to lay the fiberglass and how you go about laying the fiberglass on. Meaning if there's a **** load of corners, don't just lay one huge mat on all of it, go about it with strips on all sides and then start covering it after a few layers. You also may want to invest in a cheap paint roller to spread out any air bubbles when you are laying the mat.

Spray? I'm guessing the resin and or gel coat before you lay the fiberglass? Most of the time a cleaning gun would do the job to lay the resin, otherwise I've known people to just use a brush to dab it on. Gel coat is probably the better solution if you want to paint the fiberglass mold against using bondo.

For reference youtube has helped me out a lot, even though most of it is for sub enclosures.

HAPPY FABRICATING!

Kinda OT, but Playr, I've yet to figure out how to put fiberglass and ABS plastic together. Epoxy, or rough sanding and or both?





Fiberglass Tools:

www.fiberglassforum.com (sign-up to view content)
http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/
http://www.uscomposites.com/

This post has been edited by ZGear: Sep 14, 2010 - 5:58 PM