Thread: Fiberglassing Tips?

That AJQuick tutorial rocks.

Also, that Alpine-USA Civic buildup is incredible! I thought the RSX buildup rocked, but once I saw the Civic, I was stunned. Also, if you're interested, they built a Roadster out of a new Mini. Crazy sliding seat/sub box.

Those guys have mad skillz! Even more mad ca$h!


Kris

Rob_Quads, what two ppi amps are those?

I like the looks of the 2 the same size. I have a pcx-1500 and wouldn't mind having a 2ch/4ch amp the same size.

Thanks

OMG, i just did a test run on fiberglassing, and JESUS christ. OK, i was using fiberglass matt(there HAS to be an easier way) and the threading just brushes off with more brushing. Then i have a big hairball of matting. THEN my brushes are destroyed every time i do it, etc etc. NOW, what are easier methods than using matting, i was reading about foam, that seems very intresting and a lot easier than matting. Any suggestions?

fiberglass is easy, heres the easy way to get anything smooth and nice. take 100% fleece staple or glue it over your frame. mix your resin and hardner. cover all the fleece. 20 minutes later youshould be dry. take 50% bondo 40%resin and 10% liquid honey. (its a fiberglass thinner) mix with hardener pour over the fiberglass. do this 2 or 3 times and youll have a smooth finished product.

hrmm bondo? they make a lot of products, my fiberglass resin is bondo, so which bondo. And fleece? can i goto a fabric store and buy fleece, or is there a special fiberglass fleece i need? and what about complicated projects like my indash frame for a touchscreen?

Any fleece is fine, the higher the poly count the better. I got mine at a craft store.

you could do that. just put tape under the carpet if you plan on ever taking out the piece. as for teh fleece, go to walmart. i got 100% poly fleece for like $1.25 a yard. never use fabric with more than ~25% cotton(sucks too much resin, and shrinks like a mofo) you can also use speaker grill cloth, old t-shirts, almost any fabric thats streachy. fleece will prob be the best tho.oh, and when peeps say bondo, most of the time they refer to auto body filler(pink stuff you see on the sides of ghetto-*** cars) there are better options than bondo out there tho. google for rage gold, its more expensive, but its easier to sand(and the easier to sand, the better.)on a small piece, you'll prob spend about 1-2 hours just sanding(if not more)