Fiberglassing Tips?

**odleon** · 11-02-2004, 05:18 PM

oh, and for the hairball on the brush, dont actually "brush" the FG, its more of a dabbing or stabbing motion. that way you dont get fg on the brush, and you get out the air pockes(your worst enemy) also use the cheapest brushes you can get, you will not be able to use them again after youre done.there is also woven fg cloth. it looks like carbon fiber, but white, and not as strong.should be right next to the mat in the paint section of home depot, or in most auto parts stores.

**odleon** · 11-02-2004, 05:20 PM

damn i just relized this tread is old as hell.

**IonDokk** · 11-16-2004, 08:01 AM

Well I too have done a fair amount of fiberglassing I've found that if you use Spandex it will stretch in four directions. Other materials mentioned in the forum do not, this way you do not get any sagging and you can stretch to your hearts desire. Also on large flat surfaces you can use Speaker box carpet two layers of glass and your done. It does stretch if you get the right stuff and you also can do slight contours around subs and what not.

**98EXL** · 04-04-2005, 02:50 AM

so what I thought was true about FB is....sweet, taking the dive when my order of stuff gets here....props to the old thread

**OriginalNick2** · 05-04-2005, 05:05 AM

im gonna pop out my two center vents to make room for a screen and slim cd.
this is gonna leave an awkward shape in my dash
whats best, to fab up a module to fit to the shape left behind ortry and reproduce the whole piece (quite big)
gonna nip down the scrappy to see if i cangrab an old one

**OriginalNick2** · 05-04-2005, 07:35 AM

Forget it - its like my entire dash!!!

**cfcrafting** · 05-04-2005, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by cheerio

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?

If you are using fg matt using a dabbing action.

**RS3RS** · 09-04-2005, 03:14 AM

Yeah, dabbing makes it a lot easier.

**Fooch** · 10-21-2005, 12:21 PM

Sorry for the resurection but I am sick of spending the money and waiting for someone else to do simple stuff I want, so I am looking into learning how to do this myself. I understand that it will take a while to learn but you have to start sometime so I want to start practicing on a bunch of junk until I get the hang of it.

I am under the impression that you need:

Thin Polyester Fleese
Sanding Block
Fiberglass Resin
Hardener
Fiberglass(choppmatt or Weave)
Rubber Gloves
Cheap Brushes cut short for better "stabbing" lol
respirator
measuring cup
Pale
mising stick
Acetone
Bondo
Blue sand paper

Is that about it? What is the difference between choppmatt and weave? And where can you get all these supplies? Mainly resin, hardener, fleece, riberglass, acetone , and bondo? And about how much am I looking to spend? If it eclipses the cost of someone else doing it...lol

**98EXL** · 10-24-2005, 10:12 AM

I bought 10 square yards of chopmat, a gallon of resin (and hardner) 2 respirators, brushes, and rollers for $110 from www.uscomposites.com

this is so simple to do, really, you figure it out as you go. AS for the difference between mat and weave, the mat is a giant cluster **** of strands, and the weave is more like fabric.

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