Fiberglass Help
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Fiberglass Help
Im looking to learn something new and was hoping some of you guys would have some experience with fiberglass.
Does anyone have any links that will give you a step by step on how to use it. How to build the enclosure, wrap the object to put the fiberglass on etc.
Does anyone have any links that will give you a step by step on how to use it. How to build the enclosure, wrap the object to put the fiberglass on etc.
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Re: Fiberglass Help (B16aef9)
There really isn't much to it.
1. Make a frame out of particleboard.
2. Cover the frame with fleece. You can buy a square yard of fleece at any local fabric/craft store for a couple of bucks. Attach the fleece to the frame with spray on adhesive (i.g. 3M spray adhesive).
3. Mix your epoxy and resin. Mix thoroughly.
4. Use a paint brush to thoroughly saturate the fleece with epoxy. Just totally drown the fleece until it can't possibly hold any more epoxy.
5. Put the fiberglass over the fleece and pat it down so that the epoxy seeps through. Paint over the fiberglass with more epoxy as needed.
6. When the fiberglass is dry, coat over it with body filler (i.e. Bondo). Sand and repeat with the filler until you get a finished product.
That's it. A few tips:
1. Use epoxy resin.
2. Staple the fleece to the frame after you glue it - sometimes the heat of the curing epoxy can weaken the glue and it won't hold. The staples are good insurance that the fleece will stay glued.
3. Wear a respirator when using epoxy and during the sanding process.
4. When shopping for epoxy, find a resin/hardener combo that uses liquid pumps for perfect fluid measurement. That way you can get a perfect mix without having to hassle with a digital scale.
5. The epoxy will probably take about a day to cure. After about 12 hours, it's a good idea to use scissors to cut off the excess fiberglass. If you wait until it's fully cured, you won't be able to cut it with scissors - you'll have to use a jig saw.
Modified by EnzoSpeed at 11:48 PM 3/3/2006
1. Make a frame out of particleboard.
2. Cover the frame with fleece. You can buy a square yard of fleece at any local fabric/craft store for a couple of bucks. Attach the fleece to the frame with spray on adhesive (i.g. 3M spray adhesive).
3. Mix your epoxy and resin. Mix thoroughly.
4. Use a paint brush to thoroughly saturate the fleece with epoxy. Just totally drown the fleece until it can't possibly hold any more epoxy.
5. Put the fiberglass over the fleece and pat it down so that the epoxy seeps through. Paint over the fiberglass with more epoxy as needed.
6. When the fiberglass is dry, coat over it with body filler (i.e. Bondo). Sand and repeat with the filler until you get a finished product.
That's it. A few tips:
1. Use epoxy resin.
2. Staple the fleece to the frame after you glue it - sometimes the heat of the curing epoxy can weaken the glue and it won't hold. The staples are good insurance that the fleece will stay glued.
3. Wear a respirator when using epoxy and during the sanding process.
4. When shopping for epoxy, find a resin/hardener combo that uses liquid pumps for perfect fluid measurement. That way you can get a perfect mix without having to hassle with a digital scale.
5. The epoxy will probably take about a day to cure. After about 12 hours, it's a good idea to use scissors to cut off the excess fiberglass. If you wait until it's fully cured, you won't be able to cut it with scissors - you'll have to use a jig saw.
Modified by EnzoSpeed at 11:48 PM 3/3/2006
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